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

Riders

Yoshomasa Kato

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Nationality: Japan
Number: 62

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 1991.

In 250cc (1991): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 1 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

250cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1994–1997

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate4.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.2

129 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1991–1992

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P24.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1991–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1991. Of the 34 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
13 races together: ahead 2, behind 11, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 8, behind 13, both out 0
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
23 races together: ahead 8, behind 15, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
14 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, 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 25 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard125cc 2avg P5.5

Donington125cc 1avg P6.0

Shah Alam125cc 2avg P8.0

Mugello125cc 1avg P8.0

Eastern Creek125cc 2avg P8.5

Le Mans125cc 1avg P9.0

Nürburgring125cc 2avg P10.0

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P12.0

Salzburgring125cc 1avg P12.0

Brno125cc 1avg P12.0

Imola125cc 1avg P12.0

Catalunya125cc 2avg P12.5

Jerez125cc 2avg P13.0

Suzuka250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P15.0

Rio125cc 2avg P15.5

Assen125cc 1—

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.

125cc 23 races · 1994–1997

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.5

Suzuka1 racesavg P6.0

Donington1 racesavg P6.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P8.0

Mugello1 racesavg P8.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P8.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P10.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P12.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P12.0

Brno1 racesavg P12.0

Imola1 racesavg P12.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P12.5

Jerez2 racesavg P13.0

Rio2 racesavg P15.5

Assen1 races—

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

250cc 2 races · 1991–1992

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1991–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)24 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,440 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 513 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 47,392 miles
1.9× around the Earth · at least 4.2 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

57.1%Start rate (16/28)

2Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

72Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1995 125cc P14 · 36 pts

1996 no Grand Prix starts

1997 125cc

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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, 1991–1997 (the rider's racing years)

1994	Shah Alam	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	12 +4
1994	Mugello	Did not start
1994	Catalunya	12 +4
1995	Eastern Creek	10 +6
1995	Suzuka	6 +10
1995	Jerez	16
1995	Mugello	8 +8
1995	Le Mans	9 +7
1995	Rio	15 +1
1995	Buenos Aires	12 +4
1996	Paul Ricard	5 +11
1996	Nürburgring	18
1996	Brno	12 +4
1996	Eastern Creek	7 +9
1997	Shah Alam	8 +8
1997	Jerez	10 +6
1997	Paul Ricard	6 +10
1997	Assen	DNF
1997	Imola	12 +4
1997	Nürburgring	2 +20
1997	Rio	16
1997	Donington	6 +10
1997	Catalunya	13 +3