Daijiro Kato was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during
Kato at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, his final race
Kato's 2001 Honda NSR250 with Telefónica Movistar livery
The Suzuka International Racing Course, a.k.a. the Suzuka Circuit, is a 5.807 km long motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, and operated by Honda Mobilityland, a su
Daijiro Kato
…and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. Kato was born in Saitama, and started racing miniature bikes at an early age, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese pocket-bike…
The circuit as it appeared in 2018
The Suzuka Circuit seen in 2006
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari 248 F1 being towed away after retiring from the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix
Yamaha YZF-R1 of Team Etching Factory at the qualifying session of the Suzuka 300 km endurance race (2010)