Daijiro Kato - Racing Highlights

Racing Highlights

1993

  • All Kyushu Area Championship: SP250, GP125, GP250 classes.
  • Ranking: Championship winner in all 3 classes.

1994

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • First win at round 9 at TI Circuit in Aida, Okayama.
  • Ranking: Seventh.

1995

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Fifth.

1996

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Second.
  • Kato participated as a wild card rider at the world grand prix championship GP250 race in Japan and finished third.

1997

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Championship winner.
  • Kato again participated as a wild card rider at the world grand prix championship GP250 race in Japan and won the race.
  • Kato raced the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan and finished ninth.

1998

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Eighth.
  • Kato again participated as a wild card rider at the world grand prix championship GP250 race in Japan and won the race a second time.

1999

  • All Japan Road Race Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Second.

2000

  • Grand Prix World Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Third.
  • Kato was awarded the Rookie-of-the-Year prize in the GP250 class.
  • Kato, teaming with fellow Japanese rider Tohru Ukawa, won the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan.

2001

  • Grand Prix World Championship: GP250 class.
  • Ranking: Championship winner.
  • Kato set a new grand prix world record by winning 11 races throughout the 2001 season. He was also recognized for his efforts to the public by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science and Technology.

2002

  • Grand Prix World Championship: MotoGP/500cc class.
  • Ranking: Seventh.
  • Kato was awarded the Rookie-of-the-Year prize in the MotoGP/500cc class.
  • Kato, this time teaming with American rider Colin Edwards, won the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan for a second time.

2003

  • Grand Prix World Championship: MotoGP class.
  • Suffered a fatal crash at the first race at Suzuka.

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