Keiichi Kitagawa | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1967 |
Birth Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
Gp Race Starts: | 1 |
Gp Race Wins: | 0 |
Gp Podiums: | 0 |
Gp Poles: | 0 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 0 |
Gp Total Points: | 0 |
Sbk Active Years: | – |
Sbk Race Starts: | 24 |
Sbk Race Wins: | 1 |
Sbk Podiums: | 5 |
Sbk Poles: | 0 |
Sbk Fastest Laps: | 1 |
Sbk Total Points: | 222 |
is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He was Japanese Champion in the 1993 F1 All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Kawasaki, 2001 in S-NK All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Suzuki and 2003 JSB1000 All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Suzuki. He won the Superbike World Championship round at Sugo as a wild card rider for Suzuki.[1] Kitagawa coming 16th in the season's overall standings. He was a semi-regular in the Superbike World Championship in, finishing 17th overall with a best finish of 4th, on a Kawasaki. Kitagawa finished 2nd in the Suzuka 8 Hours race, teamed with Akira Ryo. He was also a three-time winner of the Bol d'or endurance race. He retired from racing at the end of 2006, after winning the 2005 and 2006 Endurance World Championship.[2]