Takazumi Katayama


Takazumi Katayama is a Korean former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion who raced as a Japanese.
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Motorcycle racing career

Katayama was the first Asian rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc [List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year|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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112Pts
1974250ccYamahaGERNATIOMNED
Ret		BEL
3		SWE
1		FIN
5		CZE
2		YUG
Ret		SPA
Ret		4th43
1976250ccYamahaFRA
DNQ		NAT
2		YUG
Ret		IOM
2		NED
2		BEL
3		SWE
1		FIN
2		CZE
3		GER
7		SPA2nd73
1976350ccYamahaFRA
4		AUT
Ret		NAT
10		YUG
3		IOM
9		NED
Ret		FIN
DNS		CZE
11		GER
4		SPA7th28
1976500ccYamahaFRAAUT
DNS		NATIOM
4		NEDBEL
Ret		SWEFIN
Ret		CZEGER26th8
1977250ccYamahaVENGER
Ret		NAT
8		SPA
1		FRA
8		YUG
2		NED
6		BEL
2		SWE
4		FIN
Ret		CZE
Ret		GBR
Ret		4th58
1977350ccYamahaVENGER
1		NAT
3		SPA
3		FRA
1		YUG
1		NED
Ret		SWE
1		FIN
1		CZE
Ret		GBR
Ret		1st95
1977500ccYamahaVENAUT
DNS		GERNATFRANEDBEL
Ret		SWEFINCZEGBRNC0
1978350ccYamahaVEN
1		AUT
3		FRA
Ret		NAT
3		NED
Ret		SWE
3		FIN
2		GBR
Ret		GER
1		CZE
6		YUG2nd77
1978500ccYamahaVEN
Ret		SPA
3		AUT
Ret		FRA
Ret		NAT
Ret		NED
4		BEL
6		SWE
3		FIN
2		GBR
9		GER
5		5th53
1979350ccYamahaVENAUT
Ret		GERNATSPAYUGNEDFINGBRCZEFRANC0
1979500ccHondaVENAUTGERNATSPAYUGNEDBELSWEFINGBR
Ret		FRA
DNQ		NC0
1980500ccSuzukiNAT
6		SPA
4		FRA
6		NED
Ret		BELGER
12		10th18
1980500ccHondaFIN
DNS		GBR
15		10th18
1981500ccHondaAUT
13		GER
Ret		NAT
Ret		FRA
Ret		YUGNED
Ret		BELRSMGBRFINSWENC0
1982500ccHondaARG
6		AUT
9		FRA
DNS		SPA
6		NAT
7		NED
8		BEL
Ret		YUG
5		GBR
Ret		SWE
1		RSM
Ret		GER
4		7th48
1983500ccHondaRSA
Ret		FRA
Ret		NAT
5		GER
2		SPA
3		AUT
4		YUG
5		NED
2		BEL
4		GBR
6		SWE
3		RSM
DNS		5th77
1984500ccHondaRSANATSPAAUTGERFRA
DNS		YUGNED
8		BELGBR
8		SWE
4		RSM
Ret		13th14
1985500ccHondaRSASPA
Ret		GER
11		NAT
DNS		AUT
14		YUG
Ret		NED
Ret		BEL
8		FRAGBRSWERSM17th3