| Takazumi Katayama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1951-04-16)16 April 1951 (age 73) Kobe, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takazumi Katayama (片山敬済, born April 16, 1951) is aKorean formerGrand Prixmotorcycleroad racing world champion who raced as aJapanese.[1]
Katayama was the first Asian rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the1977 350ccworld championship aboard aYamaha. In1979 he accepted an offer fromHonda to develop their exotic oval-cylinder,four-strokeNR500 race bike. After retiring from competition, Katayama became a motorcycle Grand Prix racing team owner.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
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