Kazuto Sakata
Kazuto Sakata is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1991 to 1999.
Sakata is notable being a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion.
Motorcycle racing career
Sakata began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and by the 1993 season, finished second to Dirk Raudies in the 125cc class on a Honda. In 1994, he became the first Japanese rider to race for a European factory when he signed with the Aprilia factory. He repaid them by winning the 125cc championship that year. He repeated as champion in 1998 after a tight points battle with Tomomi Manako and Marco Melandri. He retired after the 1999 season.Motorcycle Grand Prix results
| Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts | Wins |
| 1991 | 125cc | ELF Kepla-Meiko Honda | RS125 | JPN Ret | AUS 16 | USA | ESP DNS | ITA Ret | GER 10 | AUT Ret | EUR 14 | NED 11 | FRA 7 | GBR 8 | RSM 8 | CZE Ret | VDM | MAL 2 | 13th | 55 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 125cc | F.C.C./T.S. Venus-Honda | RS125 | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | MAL 6 | ESP 4 | ITA Ret | EUR | GER Ret | NED 6 | HUN 7 | FRA 4 | GBR 6 | BRA 14 | RSA Ret | 11th | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 125cc | F.C.C. Technical Sports-Honda | RS125 | AUS 2 | MAL 2 | JPN 2 | ESP 1 | AUT 2 | GER 2 | NED 2 | EUR Ret | RSM 2 | GBR 2 | CZE 1 | ITA 2 | USA 2 | FIM 3 | 2nd | 266 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 125cc | Semprucci-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS 1 | MAL 2 | JPN 2 | ESP 1 | AUT 5 | GER 2 | NED 4 | ITA 2 | FRA 3 | GBR 4 | CZE 1 | USA Ret | ARG 9 | EUR 7 | 1st | 224 | 3 | ||
| 1995 | 125cc | Team Krona-Aprilia | RS125R | AUS 2 | MAL 10 | JPN 3 | ESP 6 | GER Ret | ITA 5 | NED 4 | FRA 12 | GBR 1 | CZE 1 | BRA Ret | ARG Ret | EUR 4 | 2nd | 140 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL 10 | INA 14 | JPN Ret | ESP 5 | ITA 3 | FRA 8 | NED 7 | GER 11 | GBR 5 | AUT 9 | CZE 4 | IMO 12 | CAT 3 | BRA 11 | AUS Ret | 8th | 113 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | MAL 2 | JPN 2 | ESP 7 | ITA 6 | AUT 6 | FRA Ret | NED 3 | IMO 3 | GER Ret | BRA 5 | GBR Ret | CZE 9 | CAT 2 | INA 2 | AUS 2 | 4th | 179 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 125cc | Aprilia | RS125R | JPN 1 | MAL 6 | ESP 1 | ITA 4 | FRA 1 | MAD 4 | NED 2 | GBR 1 | GER 7 | CZE 2 | IMO 4 | CAT 9 | AUS 4 | ARG 5 | 1st | 229 | 4 | ||
| 1999 | 125cc | Honda | RS125 | MAL 10 | JPN 8 | ESP 13 | FRA 9 | ITA 8 | CAT 7 | NED 10 | GBR 13 | GER 19 | CZE Ret | IMO Ret | VAL 12 | AUS 13 | RSA 15 | BRA 17 | ARG Ret | 14th | 56 | 0 |