Profile

Daijiro Kato

Nationality

Japan

Birthday

4th.July.1976

Height

162cm

Weight

51kg

Blood Type

RH+A

Place of birth

Saitama-city, Saitama-prefecture

Hobby

Sleeping

At 3 years old, he started to go circuit often with pocket bike which was a birthday present from parents. He made his debut on the race at 5 years old. He stepped up to mini bike class at 11 years old, then he had so many wins in races and got win championship at 15 years old.
At 16years old, when he took drivers license and race license by federation, he was getting more seriously, in earnest to make road racing activity.

1993

All Kyushu area championship SP250, GP125, GP250.
All 3 classes, he won the championship.

1994

All Japan championship series GP250 class.
Year ranking > 7th position.
First win on R9 at TI Aida.

1995

All Japan championship series GP250 class.
Year ranking > 5th position.

1996

All Japan championship series GP250 class.
Year ranking > 2nd position.
He participated one of the world championship GP250 race at Japan GP, and finished 3rd.

1997

All Japan championship series GP250 class,
Won the championship.
He participated one of the world championship GP250 race at Japan GP, and won the race.
On the suzuka 8 hours endurance of world championship race, finished 9th position.

1998

All Japan championship series GP250 class.
Year ranking > 8th position.
He participated one of the world championship GP250 race at Japan GP, and won the race.

1999

All Japan championship series GP250 class.
Year ranking > 2nd position.

2000

World championship GP250 class.
Year ranking > 3rd position.
He was awarded a prize of rookie of the year in GP250 class.
Won the suzuka 8 hours endurance of world championship race.

2001

On the World championship GP250 class, won the championship.
Then he is the most greatest winner because of getting 11 races win throughout 01 year, which is new record in the world.
He was awarded a great prize which is given publicly for his unrecognized effort by Ministory of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, that is only to the person who made a good fight bravely on the sports category.

2002

World championship MotoGP class.
Year ranking > 7th position.
He was awarded a prize of rookie of the year in MotoGP class.
Won the suzuka 8 hours endurance world championship race.

2003

World championship MotoGP class
With Telefonica Movistar Honda team.