Yoshiaki Katoh


Yoshiaki Katoh is a former Japanese motorcycle racer, who competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle championships between 1991 and 1998.

Biography

Katoh's first appearance at the World Championship was during the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, where he competed riding a Yamaha in the 250 cc class. In 1993 he won the All Japan Road Race Championship title in the 125cc class. A year later, he competed in the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in the same class, this time for the Aspar Cepsa team with better results, finishing in twenty-sixth position overall.
In the 1995 and 1996 seasons, Katoh ranked 14th overall. In 1997, he had a podium finish at the German GP in thirteenth place overall. He retired the following season, finishing in sixteenth place.

Results

Scoring system from 1993 onwards:
Position1.º2.º3.º4.º5.º6.º7.º8.º9.º10.º11.º12.º13.º14.º15.º
Points252016131110987654321


YearClassMachine123456789101112131415PtsPos
1991250ccYamahaJAP
24		AUS
-		USA
-		SPA
-		ITA
-		ALE
-		AUT
-		EUR
-		NED
-		FRA
-		GBR
-		RSM
-		CHE
-		LMA
-		MAL
-		0-
1992250ccYamahaJAP
Ret		AUS
-		MAL
-		SPA
-		ITA
-		EUR
-		ALE
-		NED
-		HUN
-		FRA
-		GBR
-		BRA
-		RSA
-		0-
1994125ccYamahaAUS
Ret		MAL
Ret		JPN
-		SPA
Ret		AUT
12		GER
Ret		NED
Ret		ITA
-		FRA
-		GBR
-		CZE
-		USA
-		ARG
-		EUR
12		826th
1995125ccYamahaAUS
10		MAL
Ret		JPN
6		SPA
16		GER
11		ITA
8		NED
12		FRA
9		GBR
Ret		CZE
-		BRA
15		ARG
12		EUR
6		5514th
1996125ccYamahaMAL
Ret		INA
Ret		JPN
Ret		SPA
9		ITA
16		FRA
5		NED
Ret		GER
18		GBR
7		AUS
16		CZE
12		IMO
8		CAT
7		RIO
12		EUR
7		6114th
1997125ccYamahaMAL
8		JAP
6		SPA
10		ITA
15		AUT
Ret		FRA
6		NED
Ret		IMO
12		ALE
2		RIO
16		GBR
6		CZE
Ret		CAT
13		IDN
21		AUS
14		7413th
1998125ccYamahaJAP
12		MAL
17		SPA
Ret		ITA
19		FRA
10		MAD
11		NED
Ret		GBR
Ret		ALE
6		CZE
15		IMO
8		CAT
7		AUS
Ret		ARG
14		4516th