Saturday, 19th April 2003

Daijiro Kato only commenced his full-time World Championship career in 2000 but was already on his way to becoming Japan's most successful GP rider. By the end of 2001 when he secured the 250 world title, he had scored 17 GP wins to equal Japan's greatest GP winner Tetsuya Harada.

Kato started motorcycle racing at the age of five, on ‘Pocket Bikes'. By 1985 he had won the Japanese Championship, then moved on to larger Mini Bikes, taking four National Championship titles.

1995 5th in the All Japan 250cc Championship.

1994 7th in the All Japan 250cc Championship.

1992 Started road racing.

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1988-91 Japanese Mini Bike Champion.

1987 First ride on a Mini Bike.

1985 Japanese Pocket Bike Champion.

1979 First ride on a Pocket Bike.

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