| Yoshiaki Katoh | |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Gp Active Years: | 1991 - 1992, 1994 - 1998 |
| Gp First Race: | 1994 125 cc Australian Grand Prix |
| Gp Last Race: | 1998 125 cc Argentine Grand Prix |
| Gp Teams: | Team Yamaha KurzTeam Aspar CepsaTeam Semprucci |
| Gp Last Season: | 1998 |
| Gp Last Position: | 16 |
| Gp Race Starts: | 64 |
| Gp Podiums: | 1 |
| Gp Total Points: | 243 |
is a former Japanese motorcycle racer, who competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle championships between 1991 and 1998.[1]
His first appearance at the World Championship was during the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, where he competed riding a Yamaha in the 250 cc class. In 1993 he won the All Japan Road Race Championship title in the 125cc class.[2] A year later, he competed in the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in the same class, this time for the Aspar Cepsa team with better results, finishing in twenty-sixth position overall.
In the 1995 and 1996 seasons he ranked 14th overall. In 1997, he had a podium finish at the German GP in thirteenth place overall. He retired the following season, finishing in sixteenth place.
Scoring system from 1993 onwards:
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| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991[3] | 250cc | Yamaha | JAP 24 | AUS - | USA - | SPA - | ITA - | ALE - | AUT - | EUR - | NED - | FRA - | GBR - | RSM - | CHE - | LMA - | MAL - | 0 | - |
| 1992[4] | 250cc | Yamaha | JAP Ret | AUS - | MAL - | SPA - | ITA - | EUR - | ALE - | NED - | HUN - | FRA - | GBR - | BRA - | RSA - | 0 | - | ||
| 1994[5] | 125cc | Yamaha | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | JPN - | SPA Ret | AUT 12 | GER Ret | NED Ret | ITA - | FRA - | GBR - | CZE - | USA - | ARG - | EUR 12 | 8 | 26th | |
| 1995[6] | 125cc | Yamaha | AUS 10 | MAL Ret | JPN 6 | SPA 16 | GER 11 | ITA 8 | NED 12 | FRA 9 | GBR Ret | CZE - | BRA 15 | ARG 12 | EUR 6 | 55 | 14th | ||
| 1996[7] | 125cc | Yamaha | MAL Ret | INA Ret | JPN Ret | SPA 9 | ITA 16 | FRA 5 | NED Ret | GER 18 | GBR 7 | AUS 16 | CZE 12 | IMO 8 | CAT 7 | RIO 12 | EUR 7 | 61 | 14th |
| 1997[8] | 125cc | Yamaha | MAL 8 | JAP 6 | SPA 10 | ITA 15 | AUT Ret | FRA 6 | NED Ret | IMO 12 | ALE 2 | RIO 16 | GBR 6 | CZE Ret | CAT 13 | IDN 21 | AUS 14 | 74 | 13th |
| 1998[9] | 125cc | Yamaha | JAP 12 | MAL 17 | SPA Ret | ITA 19 | FRA 10 | MAD 11 | NED Ret | GBR Ret | ALE 6 | CZE 15 | IMO 8 | CAT 7 | AUS Ret | ARG 14 | 45 | 16th | |