Katsuyuki Nakasuga

Katsuyuki Nakasuga
Nakasuga riding a Yamaha YZF-R1
Nationality	Japanese
Born	9 August 1981 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Current team	Yamaha Factory Racing Team
Bike number	1
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2011–2015 Manufacturers Yamaha 2015 championship position 23rd (8 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 6 0 1 0 0 54 250cc World Championship Active years 2002–2004 Manufacturers Yamaha 2004 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 3 0 0 0 0 4

Katsuyuki Nakasuga (中須賀 克行 Nakasuga Katsuyuki, born 9 August 1981 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer.^[1] He races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MFJ All Japan JSB1000 Championship.

A former competitor in the MFJ All Japan Road Race GP250 Championship between 1999 and 2005, Nakasuga moved into the All Japan Superbike Championship, winning the title in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Yamaha.

Nakasuga made his Grand Prix debut in the premier class at the Valencia circuit at the final race of the 2011 season as a replacement for the injured Jorge Lorenzo, finishing a creditable sixth place. In 2012, he made a wild-card appearance for Yamaha at his home race at Motegi, finishing ninth, before making another appearance for the factory team at Valencia, this time in place of the injured Ben Spies. Taking advantage of a wet circuit and numerous retirements ahead of him, Nakasuga was able to finish a distant second behind race winner Dani Pedrosa, becoming the only Japanese rider to score a podium finish in any class during 2012. Nakasuga also won a third All Japan Superbike Championship title in 2012, a fourth in 2013, a fifth in 2014, and a sixth title in 2015.

He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2015 with Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró.

Alongside his racing duties, he currently is the lead test rider for Yamaha in MotoGP.

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2002	250cc	Yamaha		1	0	0	0	0	4	31st
2003	250cc	Yamaha		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2004	250cc	Yamaha	SP Tadao Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha Factory Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	18th
2012	MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha Factory Racing	2	0	1	0	0	27	18th
2013	MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha YSP Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	5	22nd
2014	MotoGP	Yamaha	YAMALUBE YSP Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	4	26th
2015	MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha Factory Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	8	23rd
Total				9	0	1	0	0	58

Races by year

(key)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2002	250cc	Yamaha	JPN	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	BRA	PAC 12	MAL	AUS	VAL			31st	4
2003	250cc	Yamaha	JPN Ret	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	BRA	PAC	MAL	AUS	VAL			NC	0
2004	250cc	Yamaha	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	BRA	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN 20	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL			NC	0
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL C	VAL 6	18th	10
2012	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	IND	CZE	RSM	ARA	JPN 9	MAL	AUS	VAL 2	18th	27
2013	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	USA	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN 11	VAL	22nd	5
2014	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN 12	AUS	MAL	VAL	26th	4
2015	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN 8	AUS	MAL	VAL	23rd	8

References

1. Yamaha team rider profile Retrieved 13 April 2012. (Japanese)

External links

• Profile on motogp.com