Naomi Taniguchi
Naomi Taniguchi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. In 1959, Taniguchi became the first Japanese racer to compete at the world championship level when Honda entered him in the Isle of Man TT. His most successful season was in 1960 when he finished in tenth place in the 125cc world championship.| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1959 | 125cc | Honda | IOM
6 | GER
- | NED
- | BEL
- | SWE
- | ULS
- | NAT
- | | | | | 1 | 14th | 0 |
| 1960 | 125cc | Honda | IOM
6 | NED
- | BEL
- | | ULS
- | NAT
- | | | | | | 1 | 10th | 0 |
| 1960 | 250cc | Honda | IOM
6 | NED
- | BEL
- | GER
- | ULS
- | NAT
- | | | | | | 1 | 17th | 0 |
| 1961 | 125cc | Honda | ESP
- | GER
- | FRA
- | IOM
8 | NED
- | BEL
7 | DDR
- | ULS
- | NAT
- | SWE
- | ARG
5 | 2 | 15th | 0 |
| 1961 | 250cc | Honda | ESP
- | GER
- | FRA
- | IOM
5 | NED
- | BEL
- | DDR
- | ULS
- | NAT
- | SWE
- | ARG
- | 2 | 16th | 0 |
| 1963 | 50cc | Honda | ESP
- | GER
- | FRA
- | IOM
- | NED
- | BEL
- | FIN
- | ARG
- | JPN
9 | | | 0 | - | 0 |
| 1964 | 50cc | Honda | USA
- | ESP
- | FRA
- | IOM
6 | NED
- | BEL
- | GER
- | FIN
- | JPN
- | | | 1 | 13th | 0 |
| 1965 | 50cc | Honda | USA
- | GER
- | ESP
- | FRA
- | IOM
- | NED
- | BEL
- | JPN
8 | | | | 0 | - | 0 |
