Daijiro Kato

Daijiro Kato
NationalityJapanese
Born(1976-07-04)4 July 1976
Saitama, Japan
Died20 April 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 26)
Suzuka, Japan
Bike number74 (retired in honour)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19962003
First race1996 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race2003 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
First win1997 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win2001 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Championships1
250cc: 2001
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
53 17 27 11 11 775

Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, Katō Daijirō, 4 July 1976 – 20 April 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner.[1] He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan.

  1. ^ "Daijiro Kato career statistics". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2011.