is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in . He enjoyed his best season in , when he finished the season in ninth place in the 500cc world championship.Shunji Yatsushiro career statistics at MotoGP.com His best GP qualifying position was fourth place, which he achieved several times that season.
Yatsushiro won the following titles in domestic competition: 1981 Novice 250cc Japanese Champion (Yamaha), 1983 Formula One Japanese Champion (Kawasaki), 1984 Formula One Japanese Champion (Honda).
Grand Prix career statistics Points system from 1969 to 1987: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1988 to 1992: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1986 500cc HRC-Moriwaki Honda NSR500 ESP- NAT- GER- AUT7 YUG8 NEDNC BEL- FRANC GBRNC SWE14 RSM11 7 13th 0 1987 500cc Rothmans-Honda NSR500 JPNNC ESP8 GERNC NATNC AUT7 YUG8 NED14 FRA8 GBR11 SWENC CZE6 RSM5 POR8 BRA6 ARG4 40 9th 0 1988 500cc Rothmans-Honda NSR500 JPN10 USANC ESP9 EXPNC NAT8 GER10 AUT7 NED11 BEL9 YUG7 FRANC GBR- SWE- CZE- BRA- 57 13th 0 1989 500cc HRC-Honda NSR500 JPN13 AUS- USA- ESP- NAT- GER- AUT- YUG- NED- BEL- FRA- GBR- SWE- CZE- BRA- 3 41st 0
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