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Kazuto Sakata

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Kazuto Sakata
Kazuto Sakata at the 1994 Japanese GP
NationalityJapanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1991 - 1999
First race1991 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race1999 125cc Argentine Grand Prix
First win1993 125cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1998 125cc British Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda, Aprilia
Championships125cc - 1994, 1998
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
126 11 41 29 19 687

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.

Motorcycle racing career

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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

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(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
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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