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

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