Shoya Tomizawa (富沢 祥也, Tomizawa Shōya?) (born December 10, 1990 in Asahi City, Chiba; died September 5, 2010 in Riccione) was a Japanese motorcycle racer. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship,[1] he switched to the MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009.[2] In the 2010 season he rode [...]
Shoya Tomizawa died from injuries sustained in a crash in the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix on Sunday. Neither de Angelis nor British rider Scott Redding were able to avoid hitting Tomizawa, who was propelled over 40 metres and off the track into the gravel. Shoya Tomizawa was taken to hospital 30 kilometres away in [...]
Japanese aged 19 dies after suffering an accident in Moto2 in Italy. Tomizawa was hit by two pilots and suffered multiple fractures. The Japanese Shoya Tomizawa, 19, died Sunday (05/09/2010), just hours after suffering a serious accident during the race Moto2 in San Marino, Italy. He fell from his bike, was hit by two riders [...]