Fumio Ito

Fumio Ito (伊藤 史朗, Itō Fumio, 10 October 1939 – 10 March 1991) was a Japanese professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Ito began his Grand Prix career in 1960, although he was a Factory Yamaha rider as far back as 1957 [1] where the Yamaha YD-A & YD-B 250cc machines were so devastating in the Asama highlands race, where Yamaha took the first 3 places with Matsuko on a YD-A taking the honors. Ito himself could have easily won the race and had set the fastest lap, but his YD-A motorcycle seized and cost him the race. The machines were later modified for the 1958 Catalina GP in States with smaller fuel tanks taken from the YA 125 machines, high pipes and high footpegs. Ito was the Star rider of the team and the only Japanese rider alongside four local American riders. Ito finished 6th, even after an unscheduled pit stop for a fouled plug. He enjoyed his best season in 1963 when he won the 250cc Belgian Grand Prix and finished the season in third place in the 250cc world championship, behind Jim Redman and Tarquinio Provini.[2]

Fumio Ito
NationalityJapanese
Born(1939-10-10)10 October 1939
Died10 March 1991(1991-03-10) (aged 51)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1960 - 1961, 1963
First race1960 500cc French Grand Prix
Last race1963 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win1963 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last win1963 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
9 1 4 0 2 34

Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank Wins
1960 500cc BMW FRA
6		 IOM
-		 NED
10		 BEL
10		 GER
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 1 15th 0
1961 125cc Yamaha ESP
-		 GER
-		 FRA
-		 IOM
11		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 DDR
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 SWE
-		 ARG
-		 0 - 0
250cc Yamaha ESP
-		 GER
-		 FRA
-		 IOM
6		 NED
6		 BEL
5		 DDR
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 SWE
-		 ARG
4		 7 9th 0
1963 250cc Yamaha ESP
-		 GER
-		 IOM
2		 NED
2		 BEL
1		 ULS
-		 DDR
-		 NAT
-		 ARG
-		 JPN
2		 26 3rd 1
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References
  1. http://global.yamaha-motor.com/race/wgp-50th/race_archive/machines/yd_racer/
  2. Fumio Ito career statistics at MotoGP.com


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