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

Riders

Fumio Ito

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Bike
Yamaha
Born
October 10, 1939(age 87)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1960.

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In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1961–1963): 5 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1963 (250cc). First win: Spa 1963 (250cc).

In all, 6 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1960 500cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc ★ Champion

15101519601961196219631960 500cc: P15 / 1 pts / 0 wins500cc1961 250cc: P9 / 7 pts / 0 wins1963 250cc: P3 / 26 pts / 1 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1960–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1961–1963
Win rate14.3%
Podium rate57.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1

33 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1960–1960
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

1 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1960–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1960. Of the 37 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 8 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka250cc 1avg P2.0
Isle of Man250cc 1avg P2.0
Spa250cc 2avg P3.0
Assen250cc 2avg P4.0
Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 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.

250cc 7 races · 1961–1963

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

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

500cc 1 races · 1960

500cc: 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, 1960–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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, 1960–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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