Takazumi Katayama

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Takazumi Katayama
NationalityJapanese
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1974 - 1985
First race1974 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last race1985 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
First win1974 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Last win1982 500cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha, Honda
Championships350cc - 1977
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
83 11 35 5 6

Takazumi Katayama (片山敬済, born April 16, 1951) is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion.[1]

Motorcycle racing career[]

Born in Kobe, Japan, he was the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc world championship aboard a Yamaha. In 1979 he accepted an offer from Honda to develop their exotic oval-cylinder, four-stroke NR500 race bike. After retiring from competition, Katayama became a motorcycle Grand Prix racing team owner.

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

Races by year[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1974 250cc Yamaha GER NAT IOM NED
Ret 		BEL
3 		SWE
1 		FIN
5 		CZE
2 		YUG
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		4th 43
1976 250cc Yamaha FRA
DNQ 		NAT
2 		YUG
Ret 		IOM
2 		NED
2 		BEL
3 		SWE
1 		FIN
2 		CZE
3 		GER
7 		SPA 2nd 73
1977 250cc Yamaha VEN GER
Ret 		NAT
8 		SPA
1 		FRA
8 		YUG
2 		NED
6 		BEL
2 		SWE
4 		FIN
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		4th 58
1978 500cc Yamaha VEN
Ret 		SPA
3 		AUT
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		NAT
Ret 		NED
4 		BEL
6 		SWE
3 		FIN
2 		GBR
9 		GER
5 		5th 53
1979 500cc Honda VEN AUT GER NAT SPA YUG NED BEL SWE FIN GBR
Ret 		FRA
DNQ 		NC 0
1980 500cc Suzuki NAT
6 		SPA
4 		FRA
6 		NED
Ret 		BEL GER
12 		10th 18
Honda FIN
DNS 		GBR
15
1981 500cc Honda AUT
13 		GER
Ret 		NAT
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		YUG NED
Ret 		BEL RSM GBR FIN SWE NC 0
1982 500cc Honda ARG
6 		AUT
9 		FRA
DNS 		SPA
6 		NAT
7 		NED
8 		BEL
Ret 		YUG
5 		GBR
Ret 		SWE
1 		RSM
Ret 		GER
4 		7th 48
1983 500cc Honda RSA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		NAT
5 		GER
2 		SPA
3 		AUT
4 		YUG
5 		NED
2 		BEL
4 		GBR
6 		SWE
3 		RSM
DNS 		5th 77
1984 500cc Honda RSA NAT SPA AUT GER FRA
DNS 		YUG NED
8 		BEL GBR
8 		SWE
4 		RSM
Ret 		13th 14
1985 500cc Honda RSA SPA
Ret 		GER
11 		NAT
DNS 		AUT
14 		YUG
Ret 		NED
Ret 		BEL
8 		FRA GBR SWE RSM 17th 3

References[]

  1. ^ Takazumi Katayama career statistics at MotoGP.com
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