Tags: Motorcycle Rider, Motorsport Racer.
Tohru Ukawa (宇川 徹 Ukawa Tōru) (born May 18 1973) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. Ukawa began his Grand Prix career in 1994 racing in the 250cc world championships. He finished second to Valentino Rossi in the 1999 World Championship. In 2002 he moved up to the MotoGP class riding for the factory Repsol Honda Grand Prix team finishing third overall behind team-mate Rossi with a win at Phakisa in South Africa.
