Nationality Japanese | Name Takazumi Katayama | |
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Takazumi Katayama (片山敬済, born April 16, 1951) is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion.
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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.
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Races by year
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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References
Takazumi Katayama Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA