Takaaki Nakagami

Date of birth: 9 February 1992
Nationality: Japanese
First season in MotoGP: 2018
Achievements: 10th place (2020)

One of the most dangerous riders on the starting field. In fact, at LCR, the chair swings a lot under him. He didn’t score a single podium in the previous five seasons and was almost replaced by his younger compatriot Aj Ogura last year. However, Nakagami was saved in the end because Ogura didn’t want to move to MotoGP just yet, opting instead for another year in Moto2. This year, however, we can’t expect such a scenario...