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

Riders

Mitsuo Itoh

Nationality: Japan
Bike: Suzuki
Born: January 1, 1937(age 89)

Photos (4)

1963
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1963
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1963
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1963
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1962.

In 50cc (1962): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 4 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963–1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964–1965): 7 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1962 (50cc). First win: Isle of Man 1963 (50cc).

In all, 20 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 9 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 50cc (USA) / 1967 50cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1967

Win rate8.0%

Podium rate36.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9

90 pts · Poles 0

Includes 7 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

9 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

125cc1962–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate75.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

15 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1962. Of the 45 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Hugh Anderson 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 4, behind 16, both out 0
Hans-Georg Anscheidt 3 world titles
19 races together: ahead 7, behind 12, both out 0
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
15 races together: ahead 6, behind 9, both out 0

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 29 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Fuji (average P2.7, 3 races)

Daytona125cc 1avg P2.0

Sachsenring50cc 1avg P2.0

Monza50cc 1avg P2.0

Fuji50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.7

Solitude50cc 2avg P3.0

Buenos Aires50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5

Isle of Man50cc 3avg P3.7

Rouen50cc 1avg P4.0

Nürburgring50cc 1avg P4.0

Assen50cc 4avg P4.3

Spa50cc 3avg P4.3

Suzuka50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P5.0

Montjuïc50cc 2avg P5.0

Hockenheim50cc 1avg P5.0

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P6.0

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.

50cc 25 races · 1962–1967

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Isle of Man (average P3.7, 3 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Monza1 racesavg P2.0

Fuji2 racesavg P2.5

Solitude2 racesavg P3.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.7

Rouen1 racesavg P4.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Assen4 racesavg P4.3

Spa3 racesavg P4.3

Suzuka2 racesavg P4.5

Montjuïc2 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P5.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 4 races · 1962–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Daytona1 racesavg P2.0

Fuji1 racesavg P3.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P6.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Every race

69.7%Start rate (23/33)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

26.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1962 50cc P5 · 23 pts

1963 50cc P5 · 20 pts

1964 50cc P5 · 19 pts

1965 50cc P5 · 16 pts

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? 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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1962	Clermont-Ferrand	6 +1
1962	Isle of Man	5 +2
1962	Assen	5 +2
1962	Solitude	3 +4
1962	Sachsenring	2 +6
1962	Monza	2 +6
1962	Buenos Aires	4 +3
1963	Hockenheim	5 +2
1963	Isle of Man	1 +8
1963	Assen	5 +2
1963	Spa	5 +2
1963	Suzuka	6 +1
1964	Montjuïc	3 +4
1964	Isle of Man	5 +2
1964	Assen	3 +4
1964	Spa	4 +3
1964	Solitude	3 +4
1965	Nürburgring	4 +3
1965	Montjuïc	7
1965	Rouen	4 +3
1965	Assen	4 +3
1965	Spa	4 +3
1965	Suzuka	3 +4
1966	Fuji	4 +3
1967	Fuji	1 +8