Takazumi Katayama
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| Nationality |  Japanese |
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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing career | |
| Active years | 1974 - 1985 |
| Teams | Yamaha, Honda |
| Grands Prix | 83 |
| Championships | 350cc - 1977 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Podium finishes | 35 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| First Grand Prix | 1974 250cc Belgian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1974 250cc Swedish Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1982 500cc Swedish Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1985 500cc Belgian Grand Prix |
Takazumi Katayama (片山敬済, born April 16, 1951 in Japan) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He was the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc title aboard a Yamaha. In 1980 he accepted an offer from Honda to develop their exotic oval-cylinder, four-stroke NR500 race bike.
[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
| Year | Class | Classification | Machine | Victories |
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| 1974 | 250cc | 4th | Yamaha | 1 |
| 1975 | 250cc | 2nd | Yamaha | 1 |
| 1976 | 350cc | 7th | Yamaha | 0 |
| 1976 | 500cc | 26th | Yamaha | 0 |
| 1977 | 250cc | 4th | Yamaha | 1 |
| 1977 | 350cc | 1st | Yamaha | 5 |
| 1978 | 350cc | 2nd | Yamaha | 2 |
| 1978 | 500cc | 5th | Yamaha | 0 |
| 1980 | 500cc | 10th | Honda | 0 |
| 1981 | 500cc | - | Honda | 0 |
| 1982 | 500cc | 7th | Honda | 1 |
| 1983 | 500cc | 5th | Honda | 0 |
| 1984 | 500cc | 13th | Honda | 0 |
| 1985 | 500cc | 17th | Honda | 0 |
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