RACING DRIVER

Daijiro Kato

1976 - 2003

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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. He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daijiro Kato is the 566th most popular racing driver (down from 473rd in 2019), the 1,670th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,387th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Daijiro Kato ranks 566 out of 1,080Before him are Jacques Swaters, Adolf Brudes, Sete Gibernau, Kevin Magnussen, Hubert Auriol, and Danny Ongais. After him are Nasif Estéfano, Chris Lawrence, Kenneth McAlpine, Ricardo Tormo, Oscar Piastri, and Armin Schwarz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Daijiro Kato ranks 215Before him are Saúl Martínez, Kazumasa Shimizu, Óscar Freire, Kevin Alejandro, Chang Chen, and Ľudovít Ódor. After him are Sandra Nasić, Barbara Schett, Alex, Rick Ross, Zoli Ádok, and Timmy Simons. Among people deceased in 2003, Daijiro Kato ranks 308Before him are Ignacio Velasco, Gusztáv Juhász, José Juncosa, Zagir Ismagilov, Eddie Thomson, and Janice Rule. After him are José Manuel Pesudo, Lawrence H. Aller, Vasile Deheleanu, Bhisham Sahni, Juha Tiainen, and Jeannette Campbell.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Daijiro Kato ranks 1,670 out of 6,245Before him are Takeshi Watanabe (1972), Norio Sasaki (1958), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Yuji Takada (1954), Takashi Yamazaki (1964), and Shogo Sakurai (1984). After him are Yuto Nagatomo (1986), Kinya Takehara (1974), Rikiya Koyama (1963), Katsuya Okada (1953), Megumi Torigoe (1950), and Hisashi Kato (1956).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Japan

Among racing drivers born in Japan, Daijiro Kato ranks 14Before him are Toshio Suzuki (1955), Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1947), Hiroshi Fushida (1946), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), Noritake Takahara (1951), and Yuji Ide (1975). After him are Yuki Tsunoda (2000), Kazuki Nakajima (1985), Norifumi Abe (1975), Sakon Yamamoto (1982), Masami Kuwashima (1950), and Shinji Nakano (1971).