Daijiro Kato

Daijiro Kato
Kato at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1976-07-04)4 July 1976 Saitama, Japan
Died	20 April 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 26) Suzuka, Japan
Bike number	74 (retired in honour)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1996–2003 First race 1996 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2003 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix First win 1997 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last win 2001 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Championships 1 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.