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Tadayuki Okada
Tadayuki Okada on the Honda NSR500V
NationalityJapanese
BornFebruary 13, 1967 (1967-02-13) (age 57)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1989 - 2000, 2008
First race1989 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race2008 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix
First win1994 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win1999 500cc Australian Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
ChampionshipsNone
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
116 6 36 7 8 1250
Superbike World Championship
Active years2001
ManufacturersHonda
2001 championship position8th
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
25 0 3 0 0 176

Tadayuki 'Taddy' Okada (born February 13, 1967) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was runner-up in the 1994 250cc and in the 1997 500cc World Championship.[1][2]

Early career

Okada won the 250cc All Japan Road Race Championship in three successive years from 1989 to 1991 for Honda.[3] Honda then entered him into the 250cc World Championship in 1993.[2] He was runner-up in the series in 1994, and fourth in 1995.[1][2]

500cc and beyond

Okada stepped up to 500cc in 1996, helping develop the V-twin Honda NSR500V and finished the season in 7th overall. In 1997, he claimed his first 500cc win in Indonesia and finished second to Mick Doohan.[1][2] He missed several races in 1998 due to a wrist injury but bounced back in 1999 to finish third in the championship, with wins at Assen, Brno and Phillip Island.[1] Going into the final round of the season he was second in points, but lost out to final-race winner Kenny Roberts Jr.. After a largely unsuccessful 2000 he switched to the Superbike World Championship for 2001, without winning a race although taking three podium finishes and 8th overall.[4] Okada chose to retire at the end of the year. He made a one-off wildcard appearance at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in June, finishing 14th, in the first race for the pneumatic valved Honda RC212V.[5]

Grand Prix career statistics[1]

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points Rank Wins
1989 250cc Cabin-Honda NSR250 JPN
6 		AUS
- 		USA
- 		ESP
- 		NAT
- 		GER
- 		AUT
- 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		FRA
- 		GBR
- 		SWE
- 		CZE
- 		BRA
- 		10 28th 0
1990 250cc Honda NSR250 JPN
RET 		USA
- 		ESP
- 		NAT
- 		GER
- 		AUT
- 		YUG
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		FRA
- 		GBR
- 		SWE
- 		CZE
- 		HUN
- 		AUS
- 		0 - 0
1991 250cc Honda NSR250 JPN
RET 		AUS
- 		USA
- 		ESP
- 		ITA
- 		GER
- 		AUT
- 		EUR
- 		NED
- 		FRA
- 		GBR
- 		RSM
- 		CZE
- 		VDM
- 		MAL
- 		0 - 0
1992 250cc HRC-Honda NSR250 JPN
2 		AUS
- 		MAL
- 		ESP
- 		ITA
- 		EUR
- 		GER
- 		NED
- 		HUN
- 		FRA
- 		GBR
- 		BRA
- 		RSA
- 		15 13th 0
1993 250cc Rothmans-Honda NSR250 AUS
4 		MAL
3 		JPN
2 		ESP
7 		AUT
RET 		GER
INJ 		NED
RET 		EUR
2 		RSM
6 		GBR
5 		CZE
11 		ITA
7 		USA
9 		FIM
RET 		120 8th 0
1994 250cc Kanemoto-Honda NSR250 AUS
5 		MAL
2 		JPN
1 		ESP
3 		AUT
4 		GER
5 		NED
2 		ITA
7 		FRA
9 		GBR
2 		CZE
5 		USA
4 		ARG
1 		EUR
4 		214 2nd 2
1995 250cc HRC-Honda NSR250 AUS
RET 		MAL
3 		JPN
RET 		ESP
6 		GER
3 		ITA
5 		NED
3 		FRA
3 		GBR
8 		CZE
7 		BRA
3 		ARG
7 		EUR
7 		136 4th 0
1996 500cc Repsol Honda NSR500V MAL
RET 		INA
RET 		JPN
4 		ESP
3 		ITA
7 		FRA
RET 		NED
13 		GER
7 		GBR
4 		AUT
11 		CZE
7 		IMO
3 		CAT
5 		BRA
8 		AUS
2 		132 7th 0
1997 500cc Repsol Honda NSR500 MAL
10 		JPN
3 		ESP
3 		ITA
RET 		AUT
2 		FRA
3 		NED
12 		IMO
5 		GER
2 		BRA
2 		GBR
2 		CZE
RET 		CAT
6 		INA
1 		AUS
4 		197 2nd 1
1998 500cc Repsol Honda NSR500 JPN
2 		MAL
RET 		ESP
7 		ITA
INJ 		FRA
INJ 		MAD
INJ 		NED
8 		GBR
INJ 		GER
INJ 		CZE
4 		IMO
7 		CAT
2 		AUS
9 		ARG
2 		106 8th 0
1999 500cc Repsol Honda NSR500 MAL
5 		JPN
15 		ESP
4 		FRA
9 		ITA
3 		CAT
2 		NED
1 		GBR
2 		GER
RET 		CZE
1 		IMO
4 		VAL
4 		AUS
1 		RSA
4 		BRA
7 		ARG
RET 		211 3rd 3
2000 500cc Repsol-Honda NSR500 RSA
RET 		MAL
6 		JPN
3 		ESP
10 		FRA
14 		ITA
8 		CAT
15 		NED
11 		GBR
10 		GER
5 		CZE
10 		POR
7 		VAL
9 		BRA
9 		PAC
10 		AUS
9 		107 11th 0
2008 MotoGP Repsol-Honda RC212V QAT
- 		ESP
- 		POR
- 		CHN
- 		FRA
- 		ITA
14 		CAT
- 		GBR
- 		NED
- 		GER
- 		USA
- 		CZE
- 		RSM
- 		IND
- 		JPN
- 		AUS
- 		MAL
- 		VAL
- 		2 21st 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tadayuki OKADA". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  2. ^ a b c d Tadayuki Okada profile at crash.net
  3. ^ "All Japan Road Race Champions". motoracing-japan.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Tadayuki Okada WSBK statistics". worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  5. ^ "Honda about to make engine decision". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
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