About Ukyo Katayama
Ukyo Katayama (Japanese: 片山 右京, Hepburn: Katayama Ukyō; born 29 May 1963) is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1997. Katayama participated in 97 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1992 South African Grand Prix, making him the sport's second most experienced Japanese driver. He scored a total of five championship points, all of them for the Tyrrell team in 1994. Katayama also competed in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second overall and leading the GTP class. He has managed the Japanese continental cycling team Team UKYO since 2012. He scored three podiums in 1990, and won the championship in 1991 with two wins and three second places. Still, the GT-One won the GTP class, although it was the only car in that class to actually finish the race. Katayama led the team to three GT300 titles in 2011, 2014, and 2017.
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