Yuma Yahagi
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1990 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuma Yahagi (Japanese: 矢作 雄馬, Hepburn: Yahagi Yūma; born 26 July 1990) is a Japanese former motorcycle racer. He has competed in the All Japan Road Race Championship, in the GP125, J-GP3 and ST600 classes.[1] Aged 18, he made his Grand Prix debut in the 2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard entry in the 125cc class. In 2025, he was convicted of robbery and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Personal life
In 2024, Yahagi was arrested and indicted for allegedly acting as a perpetrator in a robbery in Saitama. On 8 January 2025, he was arrested again by the Saitama Prefectural Police on suspicion of fraud involving 1.2 million yen.[2] On 21 October 2025, he was sentenced to eight years in prison for robbery.[3]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 125cc | Honda | Okegawajuku & Endurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | Endurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | JPN Ret |
SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR | CZE | INP | RSM | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN 24 |
MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ "ライダープロフィール #26 矢作 雄馬". superbike.jp (in Japanese). MFJ. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "強盗実行役、特殊詐欺疑い 埼玉県警、34歳男を再逮捕". news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "母娘が恐怖…寝ていると窓が割れ、男ら襲いかかる 深夜に自宅で 口ふさぎ暴行した21歳と25歳に懲役6年、35歳に懲役8年 「軽い程度」と減刑を求めた弁護士 裁判長「まだ社会復帰できる年齢。しっかり反省を". saitama-np.co.jp (in Japanese). 22 October 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2026.