Kazuto Sakata
Kazuto Sakata (坂田 和人, born August 15, 1966 in Kōtō, Tokyo) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1991 to 1999. Sakata is notable being a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion.
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Motorcycle racing career
Sakata began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and by the 1993 season, finished second to Dirk Raudies in the 125cc class on a Honda. In 1994, he became the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory when he signed with the Aprilia factory. He repaid them by winning the 125cc championship that year. He repeated as champion in 1998 after a tight points battle with Tomomi Manako and Marco Melandri. He retired after the 1999 season.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts | Wins |
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1991 | 125cc | ELF Kepla-Meiko Honda | RS125 | JPN Ret |
AUS 16 |
USA |
ESP DNS |
ITA Ret |
GER 10 |
AUT Ret |
EUR 14 |
NED 11 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 8 |
RSM 8 |
CZE Ret |
VDM |
MAL 2 |
13th | 55 | 0 | |
1992 | 125cc | F.C.C./T.S. Venus-Honda | RS125 | JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL 6 |
ESP 4 |
ITA Ret |
EUR |
GER Ret |
NED 6 |
HUN 7 |
FRA 4 |
GBR 6 |
BRA 14 |
RSA Ret |
11th | 42 | 0 | |||
1993 | 125cc | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | RS125 | AUS 2 |
MAL 2 |
JPN 2 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 2 |
NED 2 |
EUR Ret |
RSM 2 |
GBR 2 |
CZE 1 |
ITA 2 |
USA 2 |
FIM 3 |
2nd | 266 | 2 | ||
1994 | 125cc | Semprucci-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS 1 |
MAL 2 |
JPN 2 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 5 |
GER 2 |
NED 4 |
ITA 2 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 4 |
CZE 1 |
USA Ret |
ARG 9 |
EUR 7 |
1st | 224 | 3 | ||
1995 | 125cc | Team Krona-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS 2 |
MAL 10 |
JPN 3 |
ESP 6 |
GER Ret |
ITA 5 |
NED 4 |
FRA 12 |
GBR 1 |
CZE 1 |
BRA Ret |
ARG Ret |
EUR 4 |
2nd | 140 | 2 | |||
1996 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL 10 |
INA 14 |
JPN Ret |
ESP 5 |
ITA 3 |
FRA 8 |
NED 7 |
GER 11 |
GBR 5 |
AUT 9 |
CZE 4 |
IMO 12 |
CAT 3 |
BRA 11 |
AUS Ret |
8th | 113 | 0 | |
1997 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL 2 |
JPN 2 |
ESP 7 |
ITA 6 |
AUT 6 |
FRA Ret |
NED 3 |
IMO 3 |
GER Ret |
BRA 5 |
GBR Ret |
CZE 9 |
CAT 2 |
INA 2 |
AUS 2 |
4th | 179 | 0 | |
1998 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | JPN 1 |
MAL 6 |
ESP 1 |
ITA 4 |
FRA 1 |
MAD 4 |
NED 2 |
GBR 1 |
GER 7 |
CZE 2 |
IMO 4 |
CAT 9 |
AUS 4 |
ARG 5 |
1st | 229 | 4 | ||
1999 | 125cc | Honda | RS125 | MAL 10 |
JPN 8 |
ESP 13 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 8 |
CAT 7 |
NED 10 |
GBR 13 |
GER 19 |
CZE Ret |
IMO Ret |
VAL 12 |
AUS 13 |
RSA 15 |
BRA 17 |
ARG Ret |
14th | 56 | 0 |
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