Ai Ogura is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP for Trackhouse MotoGP Team on an Aprilia, carrying the number 79. He made history as the 2024 Moto2 World Champion with MT Helmets – MSi, becoming the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship in fifteen years. Previously, he finished as Moto2 championship runner-up in 2022 with Idemitsu Honda Team Asia and achieved a career-best third overall in Moto3 in 2020, also with Honda Team Asia. As the first Asia Talent Cup graduate to reach MotoGP, Ogura made a strong debut at the 2025 Thai Grand Prix before injuries interrupted his rookie season.
