Yoshimi Katayama

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Yoshimi Katayama
Nationality Flag of Japan Japanese
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years 1964 - 1967
Teams Suzuki
Grands Prix 17
Championships
Wins 4
Podium finishes    12
Career points 87
Pole positions N/A
Fastest laps N/A
First Grand Prix 1964 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win 1966 50cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win 1967 50cc Dutch TT
Last Grand Prix 1967 50cc Belgian Grand Prix


Yoshimi Katayama (片山義美 Katayama Yoshimi?, born May 15, 1940) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. Katayama began his Grand Prix career in 1964 with Suzuki. He enjoyed his best season in 1967 when he won two races and finished the season in second place behind his Suzuki team-mate, Hans-Georg Anscheidt in the 50cc world championship. He also finished the 1967 season in fourth place in the 125cc championship. Katayama won four Grand Prix races in his career.

Katayama would later switch to cars, competing in domestic series mainly as Mazda's factory driver until he retired at the end of 1990.

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