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

Riders

Kazuto Sakata

Nationality: Japan
Number: 1
Born: August 15, 1966(age 60)
Birthplace: Tokyo

Photos (2)

1993
At this race · Stu Newby · CC BY-SA 2.0
1994
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Eastern Creek in 1991.

In 125cc (1991–1999): 82 starts, 9 wins, 26 podiums.

First podium: Shah Alam 1991 (125cc). First win: Brno 1993 (125cc). World champion: 1994 125cc, 1998 125cc.

In all, 82 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 26 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1991–1999 ★ 2 titles (1994, 1998)

Win rate8.7%

Podium rate32.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

1307 pts · Poles 31

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

1991	Suzuka	grid 2	DNF
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 1	16
1991	Jerez		DNF
1991	Misano	grid 1	DNF
1991	Hockenheim	grid 4	10 +6
1991	Salzburgring	grid 13	DNF
1991	Jarama		14 +2
1991	Assen	grid 7	11 +5
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 4	7 +9
1991	Donington	grid 9	8 +8
1991	Mugello	grid 9	8 +8
1991	Brno	grid 4	DNF
1991	Shah Alam	grid 1	2 +17
1992	Suzuka	grid 4	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 1	DNF
1992	Shah Alam	grid 2	6 +6
1992	Jerez	grid 1	4 +10
1992	Mugello	grid 2	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 13	DNF
1992	Assen	grid 6	6 +6
1992	Hungaroring	grid 10	7 +4
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 7	4 +10
1992	Donington	grid 2	6 +6
1992	Interlagos	grid 1	14
1992	Kyalami	grid 6	DNF
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 6	2 +20
1993	Shah Alam	grid 2	2 +20
1993	Suzuka	grid 3	2 +20
1993	Jerez	grid 2	1 +25
1993	Salzburgring	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Hockenheim	grid 2	2 +20
1993	Assen	grid 8	2 +20
1993	Catalunya	grid 6	DNF
1993	Mugello	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1993	Misano	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Jarama	grid 8	3 +16
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Shah Alam	grid 1	2 +20
1994	Suzuka	grid 2	2 +20
1994	Jerez	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Salzburgring	grid 2	5 +11
1994	Hockenheim	grid 15	2 +20
1994	Assen	grid 2	4 +13
1994	Mugello	grid 3	2 +20
1994	Le Mans	grid 1	3 +16
1994	Donington	grid 1	4 +13
1994	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 1	DNF
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 11	9 +7
1994	Catalunya	grid 7	7 +9
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 2	2 +20
1995	Shah Alam	grid 4	10 +6
1995	Suzuka	grid 1	3 +16
1995	Jerez	grid 1	6 +10
1995	Nürburgring	grid 1	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 1	5 +11
1995	Assen	grid 4	4 +13
1995	Le Mans	grid 10	12 +4
1995	Donington	grid 2	1 +25
1995	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Rio	grid 10	DNF
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 6	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 4	4 +13
1996	Shah Alam	grid 1	10 +6
1996	Sentul	grid 21	14 +2
1996	Suzuka	grid 4	DNF
1996	Jerez	grid 3	5 +11
1996	Mugello	grid 2	3 +16
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 15	8 +8
1996	Assen	grid 8	7 +9
1996	Nürburgring	grid 15	11 +5
1996	Donington	grid 18	5 +11
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 11	9 +7
1996	Brno	grid 5	4 +13
1996	Imola	grid 13	12 +4
1996	Catalunya	grid 31	3 +16
1996	Rio	grid 13	11 +5
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 2	DNF
1997	Shah Alam	grid 10	2 +20
1997	Suzuka	grid 5	2 +20
1997	Jerez	grid 10	7 +9
1997	Mugello	grid 7	6 +10
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 4	6 +10
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 5	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 2	3 +16
1997	Imola	grid 5	3 +16
1997	Nürburgring		DNF
1997	Rio	grid 12	5 +11
1997	Donington		DNF
1997	Brno	grid 5	9 +7
1997	Catalunya	grid 1	2 +20
1997	Sentul	grid 3	2 +20
1997	Phillip Island	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Suzuka	grid 2	1 +25
1998	Johor	grid 5	6 +10
1998	Jerez	grid 6	1 +25
1998	Mugello	grid 2	4 +13
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 2	1 +25
1998	Jarama	grid 1	4 +13
1998	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Sachsenring	grid 2	7 +9
1998	Brno	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Imola	grid 8	4 +13
1998	Catalunya	grid 4	9 +7
1998	Phillip Island	grid 3	4 +13
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 3	5 +11
1999	Sepang	grid 16	10 +6
1999	Motegi	grid 11	8 +8
1999	Jerez	grid 13	15 +1
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 17	9 +7
1999	Mugello	grid 13	8 +8
1999	Catalunya	grid 13	7 +9
1999	Assen	grid 9	10 +6
1999	Donington	grid 12	13 +3
1999	Sachsenring	grid 18	19
1999	Brno	grid 13	DNF
1999	Imola	grid 19	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 22	12 +4
1999	Phillip Island	grid 17	13 +3
1999	Welkom	grid 19	15 +1
1999	Rio	grid 22	17
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 22	DNF

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1991–1999 (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
30 races together: ahead 8, behind 22, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
94 races together: ahead 55, behind 34, both out 5
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
13 races together: ahead 0, behind 13, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
55 races together: ahead 33, behind 22, 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)

125cc 126 races · 1991–1999

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.2 to an average finish of 8.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.6 → 3.4	10 wins / 56 races
Grid 4–6	4.8 → 5.5	1 wins / 22 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 6.4	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 8.6	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 16〜	20.2 → 11.7	0 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Suzuka (average P2.0, 8 races)

Suzuka8 racesavg P2.0

Misano2 racesavg P2.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P2.0

Brno8 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P3.5

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P4.7

Mugello9 racesavg P4.8

Shah Alam7 racesavg P4.9

Jerez9 racesavg P5.0

Donington9 racesavg P5.0

Eastern Creek6 racesavg P5.3

Catalunya7 racesavg P5.3

Assen9 racesavg P5.4

Johor1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard5 racesavg P6.3

Imola4 racesavg P6.3

Phillip Island3 racesavg P6.3

Buenos Aires4 racesavg P7.0

Jarama3 racesavg P7.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.5

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P7.5

Sentul2 racesavg P8.0

Motegi1 racesavg P8.0

Sepang1 racesavg P10.0

Rio4 racesavg P11.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P11.0

Valencia1 racesavg P12.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P13.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P14.0

Welkom1 racesavg P15.0

Kyalami1 races—

125cc: 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, 1991–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)93 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 6,939 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,449 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 236,612 miles
9.5× around the Earth · at least 21.5 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

99.2%Start rate (126/127)

1Longest run of absences (races)

108Longest run of starts (races)

5.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1991 125cc P13 · 55 pts

1992 125cc P11 · 42 pts

1993 125cc P2 · 266 pts

1994 125cc P1 · 224 pts

1995 125cc P2 · 143 pts

1996 125cc P8 · 113 pts

1997 125cc P4 · 179 pts

1998 125cc P1 · 229 pts

1999 125cc P14 · 56 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1991–1999 (the rider's racing years)