Ukyo Katayama
Ukyo Katayama (片 山 右 京Japanese Ukyo Katayama; * May 29, 1963 in Tokyo ) is a former Japanese Formula 1 driver, as well as managers of the company founded in 2012 cycling team Team Ukyo.
Career
Katayama debuted in 1992 when Venturi Larrousse racing team before leaving for four seasons moved to Tyrrell in 1993, where he remained until the end of 1996. His Formula 1 career ended Katayama 1997 Minardi -Hart, where it already for the season in mid - announced his resignation in order to forestall an impending career end because of lack of interest in his person.
The highlight of Katayama's driving career was the 1994 season: He could here obtain only 5 championship points, however, impressed by solid performances in the qualifications and lay in other races on promising positions before retiring due to defects or mostly undeserved accidents. The Australian Formula 1 Website f1rejects.com, which deals with the biographies of "failed " drivers and teams, summed up in an article about Katayama this year, he had a good chance 25 driver points and thus the 5th Place the driver to reach World Cup. The British TV commentator Murray Walker called Katayama at the end of the season even the best driver, the Formula 1 have ever produced.
In the following year, however, Katayama was unable to match these benefits, both for technical reasons and health reasons: the end of 1994, a tumor was diagnosed in the back with him, who, though benign, but caused severe pain. Finally, Katayama had to cancel the subsequent race at the Grand Prix of Portugal at Estoril a serious accident in a Tyrrell and had.
Ukyo Katayama used to boot a non-typical driving style. He steers during cornering passage multiple new one, so he had to cope with several quasi curves in a. This unorthodox driving style made in driver circuits often for disbelieving laughter, as the remaining Super Licence - holders could not imagine that one can drive fast lap times with such a driving style.
Katayama fell to its extreme neck muscles, which he always had to wear custom-built probe T -shirts.
One goal of the Japanese has always been to win a single Grand Prix. Since he was never able to achieve this goal, he sat down after his career a new, namely the ascent of Mount Everest, without oxygen equipment.
He participated in the 2007/ 08 Speedcar Series season.
In December 2009, Katayama came with an ascent of Mount Fuji in a violent snowstorm. At an altitude of 2200 meters, it was saved by a rescue helicopter, while his two companions could only be recovered dead.
Statistics
- Finish (best): 5
- Finish (worst): 18
- Start position ( best): 5
- Starting position (worst): 26