Katayama, Ukio

Ukio Katayama
Ukio Katayama
Citizenship	Japan
Date of Birth	May 29, 1963 (56 years old)
Place of Birth	;
Performances in Formula 1
Seasons	1992 - 1997
Cars	Larruss , Tyrrell , Minardi
The Grand Prix	97 (94 starts)
Debut	South Africa 1992
Last Grand Prix	Europe 1997
5 ( Brazil 1994 )	5 ( Germany 1994 )

Ukio Katayama ( Japanese 片山右京 Katayama Ukyo:, May 29, 1963 , Tokyo ) is a Japanese race car driver , a participant in the Formula 1 world championships in car racing. Champion of the Japanese Formula 3000 of 1991 . Known for the fact that due to his small stature, he could not get into the cockpit of the Tyrrell car, but was adopted due to the high speed on the track.

He suffered a serious cancer, is currently working as a commentator on one of the Japanese TV channels, and is actively involved in charity work.

Content

1 Biography
2 Formula 1 racing results
3 References
4 notes

Biography

Born in Tokyo, in 1986 began to engage in car racing in France . At the end of the 80s he returned to Japan, where in 1991 he won the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship. He started three times in the race “ 24 hours of Le Mans ” in 1988 - 1992 , never reached the finish line.

In 1992, he made his debut in Formula 1 thanks to the sponsorship of the Japanese concern Japan Tobacco . Not earned a single point, and in one race did not pass pre-qualification. The next year he moved to Tyrrell , where he performed until 1996 . The best season for Katayama was the 1994 season , when he finished three times with glasses and took 17th place in the championship. At the European Grand Prix in 1995, was injured in an accident at the start. After the 1997 season spent at Minardi , he left the championship.

Later he played in the Japanese championship of Gran Turismo, started again in the “ 24 hours of Le Mans ”, where in 1999 he took second place, speaking for the Toyota factory team.

Known for his love of mountain climbing , he repeatedly climbed the highest mountains of the world. In 2001, the eight-thousander Cho-Oyu conquered.

In December 2009, Katayama, as a training session before conquering the South Pole , climbed Mount Fuji . A strong wind caught him on the side of a mountain with two companions. A gust of wind tore the group off the slope. Both companions of the rider died. Katayama himself was not injured and was evacuated by rescuers. ^[one]

Formula 1 racing results

Legend to the table

The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the pilot participated. The rows of the table are the seasons, the columns are the stages of the Grand Prix. In each cell, the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the rider, additionally indicated in color, are indicated. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.

Example	Description
one	Winner
2	Second place
3	Third place
5	Finished in the spectacle zone
12	Finished out of the spectacle zone
NKL	Finished but not classified
fifteen	Participated outside the standings, or according to a separate classification
eighteen	Not finished, but classified
Gathering	Not finished and not classified
NKV	Not qualified
NPKV	Not prequalified
DSC	Disqualified
SUIT	Excluded from the protocol
test	Fridays Tester
NA	Participated in the Grand Prix as a combat pilot, but did not start the race
T	Injured or sick
QC	Opt out
NTR	Arrived at the Grand Prix, but did not even participate in training
NPR	It was announced among the participants of the Grand Prix, but did not arrive at the start of the competition
ABOUT	Race canceled
	Did not participate
Pole position
Fast lap

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	W	one	2	3	four	5	6	7	8	9	10	eleven	12	13	fourteen	fifteen	16	17	A place	Glasses
1992	Larrousse	Larrousse lc92	Lamborghini	G	SOUTH 12	MEK 12	BRA 9	COI NKL	SAN Gathering	MON NKV	CAN Gathering	FRA Gathering	Led Gathering	GER Gathering	VEN Gathering	BEL 17	ITA 9	POR Gathering	Jap eleven	ABC Gathering		-	0
1993	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 20C	Yamaha	G	SOUTH Gathering	BRA Gathering	EUR Gathering	SAN Gathering	COI Gathering	MON Gathering	CAN 17	FRA Gathering	Led 13									-	0
1993	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 021	Yamaha	G										GER Gathering	VEN 10	BEL fifteen	ITA fourteen	POR Gathering	Jap Gathering	ABC Gathering		-	0
1994	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 022	Yamaha	G	BRA 5	QUIET Gathering	SAN 5	MON Gathering	COI Gathering	CAN Gathering	FRA Gathering	Led 6	GER Gathering	VEN Gathering	BEL Gathering	ITA Gathering	POR Gathering	EUR 7	Jap Gathering	ABC Gathering		17	5
1995	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 023	Yamaha	G	BRA Gathering	ARG 8	SAN Gathering	COI Gathering	MON Gathering	CAN Gathering	FRA Gathering	Led Gathering	GER 7	VEN Gathering	BEL Gathering	ITA 10	POR Gathering	EUR T	QUIET fourteen	Jap Gathering	ABC Gathering	-	0
1996	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha	G	ABC eleven	BRA 9	ARG Gathering	EUR DSC	SAN Gathering	MON Gathering	COI Gathering	CAN Gathering	FRA Gathering	Led Gathering	GER Gathering	VEN 7	BEL 8	ITA 10	POR 12	Jap Gathering		-	0
1997	Minardi	Minardi m197	Hart	B	ABC Gathering	BRA eighteen	ARG Gathering	SAN eleven	MON 10	COI Gathering	CAN Gathering	FRA eleven	Led Gathering	GER Gathering	VEN 10	BEL fourteen	ITA Gathering	ABT eleven	LUKE Gathering	Jap Gathering	EUR 17	-	0

Links

Ukio Katayama (Russian) on wildsoft.motorsport.com
Performance Results
22 questions to the pilots of Formula 1 (inaccessible link)

Notes

↑ Yukio Katayama nearly died on Fuji

[1] Yukio Katayama nearly died on Fuji