Ukyo Katayama

Ukyo Katayama
片山 右京
Katayama in 2008
Born (1963-05-29) 29 May 1963 (age 61)
Tokyo, Japan
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityJapan Japanese
Active years19921997
TeamsLarrousse, Tyrrell, Minardi
Entries97 (95 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points5
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1992 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1997 European Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1988, 1992, 19981999, 20022003
TeamsCourage, Toyota, Pescarolo, Kondo
Best finish2nd (1999)
Class wins1 (1999)

Ukyo Katayama (Japanese: 片山 右京, Hepburn: Katayama Ukyō, born 29 May 1963) is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1997.

Katayama participated in 97 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1992 South African Grand Prix. He scored a total of five championship points, all of them for the Tyrrell team in 1994. He also competed in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second overall and leading the GTP class. He has managed the Japanese continental cycling team Team UKYO since 2012.