Takazumi Katayama

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

Takazumi Katayama
NationalityJapanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics
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

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

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
350cc Yamaha FRA
4		 AUT
Ret		 NAT
10		 YUG
3		 IOM
9		 NED
Ret		 FIN
DNS		 CZE
11		 GER
4		 SPA 7th 28
500cc Yamaha FRA AUT
DNS		 NAT IOM
4		 NED BEL
Ret		 SWE FIN
Ret		 CZE GER 26th 8
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
350cc Yamaha VEN GER
1		 NAT
3		 SPA
3		 FRA
1		 YUG
1		 NED
Ret		 SWE
1		 FIN
1		 CZE
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 1st 95
500cc Yamaha VEN AUT
DNS		 GER NAT FRA NED BEL
Ret		 SWE FIN CZE GBR NC 0
1978 350cc Yamaha VEN
1		 AUT
3		 FRA
Ret		 NAT
3		 NED
Ret		 SWE
3		 FIN
2		 GBR
Ret		 GER
1		 CZE
6		 YUG 2nd 77
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 350cc Yamaha VEN AUT
Ret		 GER NAT SPA YUG NED FIN GBR CZE FRA NC 0
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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