Keiichi Kitagawa
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Keiichi Kitagawa (北川圭一 Kitagawa Keiichi, born 24 March 1967 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture) is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He was runner-up in the 1993 F1 All-Japan Road Racing Championship. He won the 1998 Superbike World Championship round at Sugo as a wild card rider for Suzuki.[1] Kitagawa coming 16th in the season's overall standings. He was a semi-regular in the Superbike World Championship in 1995, finishing 17th overall with a best finish of 4th, on a Kawasaki. Kitagawa finished 2nd in the Suzuka 8 Hours race, teamed with Akira Ryo. He was also a three-time winner of the Bol d'or endurance race. He retired from racing at the end of 2003, after winning the 2002 and 2003 Endurance World Championship.[2]
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