- Yoshimi Katayama
Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider
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Name = Yoshimi Katayama
Nationality = flagicon|Japan Japanese
Years = 1964 - 1967
Teams =Suzuki
Races = 17
Championships =
Wins = 4
Podiums = 12
Points = 87
Poles = N/A
Fastest laps = N/A
First race = 1964 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win = 1966 50cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win = 1967 50ccDutch TT
Last race = 1967 50cc Belgian Grand Prixnihongo|Yoshimi Katayama|片山義美|Katayama Yoshimi|extra=born
May 15 ,1940 is a former Grand Prixmotorcycle road racer fromJapan . Katayama began his Grand Prix career in 1964 withSuzuki . He enjoyed his best season in 1967 when he won two races and finished the season in second place behind his Suzuki team-mate,Hans-Georg Anscheidt in the 50cc world championship. He also finished the 1967 season in fourth place in the 125cc championship. Katayama won four Grand Prix races in his career.Katayama would later switch to cars, competing in domestic series mainly as
Mazda 's factory driver until he retired at the end of1990 .
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