– Ai Ogura is the first Japanese rider to clinch a Grand Prix title since Hiroshi Aoyama in the 250cc class in 2009.
– He is the first Japanese rider to win the Moto2 title and the first to become Champion in the intermediate category since Aoyama in 2009.
– Ogura is the seventh different Japanese rider to clinch a GP world title along with Haruchika Aoki (2 times), Kazuto Sakata (2), Takazumi Katayama (1), Tetsuya Harada (1), Daijiro Kato (1) and Hiroshi Aoyama (1). So this is the ninth world title in GP racing for Japan.
– Ogura is the first Asia Talent Cup rider to become a Grand Prix World Champion.
– Riding a Boscoscuro, Ogura is the first non-Kalex rider to clinch the Moto2 title since Marc Marquez in 2012 with Suter.
– With six wins in Moto2, Ogura is the most successful Japanese rider in the class ahead of Takaaki Nakagami (2 wins).
