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Takazumi Katayama
Japanese motorcycle racer

Takazumi Katayama

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Japanese motorcycle racer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai region, Japan
Age
73 years
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Biography

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

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

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

YearClassTeamMachine12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1974250ccYamahaYZR250 0W17GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
3
SWE
1
FIN
5
CZE
2
YUG
-
ESP
-
434th1
1976250ccYamahaTZ250CFRA
-
NAT
2
IOM
2
NED
2
BEL
3
SWE
1
FIN
2
CZE
3
GER
7
ESP
-
732nd1
350ccYamahaTZ350CFRA
4
AUT
-
NAT
10
YUG
3
IOM
9
NED
-
FIN
-
CZE
11
GER
4
ESP
-
287th0
500ccYamahaTZ354CFRA
-
AUT
WD
NAT
-
IOM
4
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
CZE
-
GER
-
826th0
1977250ccYamahaTZ250DVEN
-
GER
-
NAT
8
ESP
1
FRA
8
YUG
2
NED
6
BEL
2
SWE
4
FIN
-
CZE
-
GBR
-
584th1
350ccYamahaTZ350D/YSK3VEN
-
GER
1
NAT
3
ESP
3
FRA
1
YUG
1
NED
-
SWE
1
FIN
1
CZE
-
GBR
-
951st5
1978350ccYamahaTZ350EVEN
1
AUT
3
FRA
-
NAT
3
NED
-
SWE
3
FIN
2
GBR
-
GER
1
CZE
-
YUG
-
772nd2
500ccYamahaYZR500 0W35BVEN
-
ESP
3
AUT
-
FRA
-
NAT
-
NED
4
BEL
6
SWE
3
FIN
2
GBR
9
GER
5
535th0
1979500ccHondaNR500VEN
-
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
GBR
NC
FRA
-
0-0
1980500ccSuzukiRG500 MkVNAT
6
ESP
4
FRA
6
1810th0
HondaNR500NED
-
BEL
-
FIN
-
GBR
15
GER
12
1981500ccHondaNR500AUT
13
GER
-
NAT
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
NED
NC
BEL
-
RSM
-
GBR
-
FIN
-
SWE
-
0-0
1982500ccHondaNS500-AARG
6
AUT
9
FRA
-
ESP
7
NAT
7
NED
8
BEL
-
YUG
5
GBR
NC
SWE
1
RSM
NC
GER
4
487th1
1983500ccHondaNS500-BRSA
NC
FRA
-
NAT
5
GER
2
ESP
3
AUT
4
YUG
5
NED
2
BEL
4
GBR
6
SWE
3
RSM
-
775th0
1984500ccHondaNS500-CRSA
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
AUT
-
GER
-
FRA
-
YUG
-
NED
8
BEL
-
GBR
8
SWE
4
RSM
NC
1413th0
1985500ccHondaNS500-DRSA
-
ESP
NC
GER
11
NAT
-
AUT
14
YUG
NC
NED
NC
BEL
8
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
RSM
-
317th0
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