Ukyo Katayama | |
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片山 右京 | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 29 May 1963
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Active years | 1992–1997 |
Teams | Larrousse, Tyrrell, Minardi |
Entries | 97 (95 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 5 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1992 South African Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1997 European Grand Prix |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1988, 1992, 1998–1999, 2002–2003 |
Teams | Courage, Toyota, Pescarolo, Kondo |
Best finish | 2nd (1999) |
Class wins | 1 (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.