Takazumi Katayama

Takazumi Katayama
Nationality Japan Japanese
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

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

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.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins
1974 250cc Yamaha TZ250 GER
-		 NAT
-		 IOM
-		 NED
-		 BEL
3		 SWE
1		 FIN
5		 CZE
2		 YUG
-		 ESP
-		 43 4th 1
1976 250cc Yamaha TZ250 FRA
-		 NAT
2		 IOM
2		 NED
2		 BEL
3		 SWE
1		 FIN
2		 CZE
3		 GER
7		 ESP
-		 73 2nd 1
350cc Yamaha TZ350 FRA
4		 AUT
-		 NAT
10		 YUG
3		 IOM
9		 NED
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
11		 GER
4		 ESP
-		 28 7th 0
500cc Yamaha TZ500 FRA
-		 AUT
WD		 NAT
-		 IOM
4		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GER
-		 8 26th 0
1977 250cc Yamaha TZ250 VEN
-		 GER
-		 NAT
8		 ESP
1		 FRA
8		 YUG
2		 NED
6		 BEL
2		 SWE
4		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GBR
- 		58 4th 1
350cc Yamaha TZ350 VEN
-		 GER
1		 NAT
3		 ESP
3		 FRA
1		 YUG
1		 NED
-		 SWE
1		 FIN
1		 CZE
-		 GBR
-		 95 1st 5
1978 350cc Yamaha TZ350 VEN
1		 AUT
3		 FRA
-		 NAT
3		 NED
-		 SWE
3		 FIN
2		 GBR
-		 GER
1		 CZE
-		 YUG
-		 77 2nd 2
500cc Yamaha TZ500 VEN
-		 ESP
3		 AUT
-		 FRA
-		 NAT
-		 NED
4		 BEL
6		 SWE
3		 FIN
2		 GBR
9		 GER
5		 53 5th 0
1979 500cc Honda NR500 VEN
-		 AUT
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
NC		 FRA
-		 0 - 0
1980 500cc Suzuki RG500 NAT
6		 ESP
4		 FRA
6		 18 10th 0
Honda NR500 NED
-		 BEL
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
15		 GER
12
1981 500cc Honda NR500 AUT
13		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 FRA
-		 YUG
-		 NED
NC		 BEL
-		 RSM
-		 GBR
-		 FIN
-		 SWE
-		 0 - 0
1982 500cc Honda NS500 ARG
6		 AUT
9		 FRA
-		 ESP
7		 NAT
7		 NED
8		 BEL
-		 YUG
5		 GBR
NC		 SWE
1		 RSM
NC		 GER
4		 48 7th 1
1983 500cc Honda NS500 RSA
NC		 FRA
-		 NAT
5		 GER
2		 ESP
3		 AUT
4		 YUG
5		 NED
2		 BEL
4		 GBR
6		 SWE
3		 RSM
-		 77 5th 0
1984 500cc Honda NS500 RSA
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		 AUT
-		 GER
-		 FRA
-		 YUG
-		 NED
8		 BEL
-		 GBR
8		 SWE
4		 RSM
NC		 14 13th 0
1985 500cc Honda NSR500 RSA
-		 ESP
NC		 GER
11		 NAT
-		 AUT
14		 YUG
NC		 NED
NC		 BEL
8		 FRA
-		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 RSM
-		 3 17th 0

References

  1. ↑ Takazumi Katayama career statistics at MotoGP.com
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