As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Tekkyu Kayo

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Nationality: Japan
Bike: Yamaha
Born: November 21, 1981(age 44)
Birthplace: Tokyo

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Motegi in 1999.

In 250cc (1999–2000): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (2000): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2001–2003): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 7 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1999–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1999–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.3

8 pts · Poles 0

500cc2000–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.5

3 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1999–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1999. Of the 51 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 7 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P15.3, 3 races)

Phillip Island500cc 1avg P13.0

Suzuka250cc 3avg P15.3

Motegi250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P15.5

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

250cc 5 races · 1999–2003

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Motegi2 racesavg P15.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P15.3

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

500cc 2 races · 2000

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	15.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	17.0 → 16.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Motegi1 racesavg P16.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1999–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 482 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 151 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 11,240 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.1 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1999–2003 (the rider's racing years)

1999	Motegi	grid 23	15 +1
2000	Suzuka	grid 21	17
2001	Suzuka	grid 27	20
2002	Motegi	grid 15	DNF
2003	Suzuka		9 +7

2000	Sachsenring		Did not start
2000	Motegi	grid 17	16
2000	Phillip Island	grid 15	13 +3