Takazumi Katayama

Takazumi Katayama
Nationality	Japanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1974 - 1985 First race 1974 250cc Belgian Grand Prix Last race 1985 500cc Belgian Grand Prix First win 1974 250cc Swedish Grand Prix Last win 1982 500cc Swedish Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha, Honda Championships 350cc - 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.

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