Ryusei Yamanaka

Ryusei Yamanaka was born in 2001 in Yotsukaido, Chiba — not exactly a city that screams "motorsport powerhouse" — and yet here he is, a professional motorcycle racer while most people his age are still figuring out their twenties. In racing, a compact frame can actually be an edge, and I like the idea that something society might shrug at just becomes fuel on the track. He is already a full-time Moto3 World Championship rider with MT Helmets – MSi and finished ninth overall in 2025, so the story is well under way. A 2000s kid already racing professionally? That's the kind of trajectory you want to bookmark early.

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Ryusei Yamanaka is a Japanese motorcycle racer born on November 6, 2001, in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. He stands 150 cm tall and competes in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship with MT Helmets – MSi, having finished ninth in the 2025 Moto3 standings.

Name (English)

Ryusei Yamanaka

Name (Japanese)

山中琉聖

Reading

やまなか りゅうせい

Born

November 6, 2001 (age 24)

Origin

Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

150 cm

Occupation

Motorcycle Racer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%AD%E7%90%89%E8%81%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66133405

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Motorcycle Racer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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