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Ukyo Katayama

1963 - Today

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Ukyo Katayama (Japanese: 片山 右京, Hepburn: Katayama Ukyō; born 29 May 1963) is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1997. Katayama participated in 97 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1992 South African Grand Prix, making him the sport's most experienced Japanese driver. He scored a total of five championship points, all of them for the Tyrrell team in 1994. Katayama also competed in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second overall and leading the GTP class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ukyo Katayama is the 407th most popular racing driver (up from 409th in 2019), the 1,378th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,308th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ukyo Katayama ranks 407 out of 1,080. Before him are Gabriele Tarquini, Michael May, Masahiro Hasemi, Dieter Quester, Ronnie Bucknum, and Gianni Morbidelli. After him are Chris Irwin, Mike Spence, Tom Walkinshaw, Bobby Unser, Marco Simoncelli, and Aldo Gordini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ukyo Katayama ranks 288. Before him are Yasuharu Takanashi, Raimond Aumann, Rosario Flores, Daniel Bravo, Andy Rubin, and Francesco Quinn. After him are Angus Macfadyen, Henri Leconte, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Fisher Stevens, Toru Sano, and Gabriele Reinsch.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ukyo Katayama ranks 1,378 out of 6,245. Before him are Masahiro Hasemi (1945), Kei Kumai (1930), Nobuhiro Watsuki (1970), Kei Nishikori (1989), Masanori Yusa (1915), and Maho Shimizu (1960). After him are Katsuyoshi Shinto (1960), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Tomoji Abe (1903), Masi Oka (1974), Takashi Seki (1978), and Takekazu Asaka (1952).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Japan

Among racing drivers born in Japan, Ukyo Katayama ranks 7. Before him are Satoru Nakajima (1953), Kunimitsu Takahashi (1940), Keiichi Tsuchiya (1956), Aguri Suzuki (1960), Takuma Sato (1977), and Masahiro Hasemi (1945). After him are Toshio Suzuki (1955), Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1947), Hiroshi Fushida (1946), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), Noritake Takahara (1951), and Yuji Ide (1975).

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