Kazuto Sakata | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Gp Active Years: | 1991 - 1999 |
Gp Teams: | Honda, Aprilia |
Gp Race Starts: | 126 |
Gp Race Wins: | 11 |
Gp Podiums: | 41 |
Gp Total Points: | 687 |
Gp Poles: | 29 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 19 |
Gp First Race: | 1991 125cc Japanese Grand Prix |
Gp First Win: | 1993 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
Gp Last Win: | 1998 125cc British Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1999 125cc Argentine Grand Prix |
is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1991 to 1999.Sakata is notable being a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion.
Sakata began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and by the 1993 season, finished second to Dirk Raudies in the 125cc class on a Honda. In 1994, he became the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory when he signed with the Aprilia factory. He repaid them by winning the 125cc championship that year. He repeated as champion in 1998 after a tight points battle with Tomomi Manako and Marco Melandri. He retired after the 1999 season.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts | Wins | |
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1991 | 125cc | ELF Kepla-Meiko Honda | RS125 | JPN | AUS | USA | ESP | ITA | GER | AUT | EUR | NED | FRA | GBR | RSM | CZE | VDM | MAL | 13th | 55 | 0 | ||
1992 | 125cc | F.C.C./T.S. Venus-Honda | RS125 | JPN | AUS | MAL | ESP | ITA | EUR | GER | NED | HUN | FRA | GBR | BRA | RSA | 11th | 42 | 0 | ||||
1993 | 125cc | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | RS125 | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | AUT | GER | NED | EUR | RSM | GBR | CZE | ITA | USA | FIM | 2nd | 266 | 2 | |||
1994 | 125cc | Semprucci-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | AUT | GER | NED | ITA | FRA | GBR | CZE | USA | ARG | EUR | 1st | 224 | 3 | |||
1995 | 125cc | Team Krona-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | GER | ITA | NED | FRA | GBR | CZE | BRA | ARG | EUR | 2nd | 140 | 2 | ||||
1996 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | BRA | AUS | 8th | 113 | 0 | ||
1997 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL | JPN | ESP | ITA | AUT | FRA | NED | IMO | GER | BRA | GBR | CZE | CAT | INA | AUS | 4th | 179 | 0 | ||
1998 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | 1st | 229 | 4 | |||
1999 | 125cc | Honda | RS125 | MAL | JPN | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | VAL | AUS | RSA | BRA | ARG | 14th | 56 | 0 |
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