Katsuhiro Ueo
| Ueo Katsuhiro | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | May 26, 1972 Kumamoto |
| 2012 D1 Grand Prix | |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Current team | Team m.o.v.e. & DRIFTSPEED (USA) |
| Best finish | 1 in 2002 |
Katsuhiro Ueo (植尾勝浩 Ueo Katsuhiro, 26 May 1972, Kumamoto) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team m.o.v.e. and Cockpit.
He was into cars from a young age, and started out competing in gymkhana events. At one of these events one of his younger colleagues took him to the touge runs and challenged him saying that he couldn't do it. So he went out and proved him wrong, and this got him started drifting. As well as his drifting he is also the owner of tuning shop and used car dealership Sift Racing Garage.
He has been competing in the D1 Grand Prix since the first year in his Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). He has always done well, getting his first win in 2002 and going on to take the championship.
During Round 7 of 2006, he attempted to pilot his NKB Nissan Fairlady Z Z33, but had trouble during the qualifing round having the trunk fly open.
In 2007 he has changed team and car, moving to Team m.o.v.e's Nissan Silvia (S15), the car that won the 2005 championship at the hands of Yasuyuki Kazama. He has not adapted well to the new vehicle and finished the season down in 20th place.
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[edit] Complete Drifting Results
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[edit] D1 Grand Prix
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | EBS |
NIK |
BHH 3 |
EBS TAN |
NIK 7 |
8 | 24 | ||||
| 2002 | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | BHH 1 |
1 | 70 | ||||||||
| Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | EBS TAN |
SGO 9 |
TKB 7 |
EBS 4 |
SEK 2 |
NIK 8 |
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| 2003 | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | TKB 7 |
BHH 16 |
SGO 3 |
FUJ 5 |
EBS 4 |
SEK 1 |
TKB TAN |
3 | 70 | ||
| 2004 | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | IRW TAN |
SGO TAN |
EBS TAN |
APS 16 |
ODB DNQ |
EBS DNQ |
TKB DNQ |
- | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | IRW |
ODB 1 |
SGO TAN |
APS 16 |
EBS 9 |
FUJ 2 |
TKB 10 |
7 | 45 | ||
| 2006 | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | IRW TAN |
SGO 16 |
FUJ 2 |
APS 4 |
EBS 9 |
SUZ 7 |
IRW 16 |
10 | 48 | ||
| Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 | FUJ TAN |
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| 2007 | Team M.O.V.E | Nissan Silvia S15 | EBS 7 |
FUJ TAN |
SUZ TAN |
SGO DNQ |
EBS TAN |
APS TAN |
FUJ TAN |
20 | 8 |
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| Preceded by Nobuteru Taniguchi |
D1 Grand Prix Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Youichi Imamura |
