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Ukyo Katayama in Formula 1

Ukyo Katayama started 95 Formula 1 races between 1992 and 1997, collecting no wins and 0 podiums. The table below walks the career season by season, with team, wins and points.

Ukyo Katayama season by season

Career totals

On and off the track

Katayama started 97 Grands Prix between 1992 and 1997, mostly for Tyrrell, winning fans over with his attacking style and warm humor and scoring all five of his points in 1994. Life after F1 brought remarkable adventures: he finished second overall at the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours in the Toyota GT-One, winning the GTP class, and contested the Dakar Rally for Toyota in the mid 2000s. He also became a serious mountaineer, summiting Cho Oyu in 2001 and Manaslu in 2006, two of the world's highest peaks, and completing six of the Seven Summits.

Ukyo Katayama's milestones

Ukyo Katayama (Japanese) debuted at the 1992 South African Grand Prix, at Kyalami, and raced for the last time at the 1997 European Grand Prix. The on-track high point was a P5 finish at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix. In all there were 95 starts across 23 circuits in 17 countries, averaging 0.1 points per race. The longest partnership of the career was with Tyrrell: 64 races together.

The most productive year on points was 1994, with 5. To place the career in time, compare the debut season, 1992, with the final one, 1997, or see who took each title among the Formula 1 world champions.

Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.

Last updated: 2026-07-10 · Methodology and sources