Tadayuki Okada

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]

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
StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
116636781250
Superbike World Championship
Active years2001
ManufacturersHonda
2001 championship position8th
StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
250300176

Early career

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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

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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]

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Points system from 1988 to 1992:

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Points system from 1993 onwards:

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearClassTeamMachine123456789101112131415161718PointsRankWins
1989250ccCabin-HondaNSR250JPN
6
AUS
-
USA
-
ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
BRA
-
1028th0
1990250ccHondaNSR250JPN
RET
USA
-
ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
HUN
-
AUS
-
0-0
1991250ccHondaNSR250JPN
RET
AUS
-
USA
-
ESP
-
ITA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
EUR
-
NED
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
RSM
-
CZE
-
VDM
-
MAL
-
0-0
1992250ccHRC-HondaNSR250JPN
2
AUS
-
MAL
-
ESP
-
ITA
-
EUR
-
GER
-
NED
-
HUN
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
BRA
-
RSA
-
1513th0
1993250ccRothmans-HondaNSR250AUS
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
1208th0
1994250ccKanemoto-HondaNSR250AUS
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
2142nd2
1995250ccHRC-HondaNSR250AUS
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
1364th0
1996500ccRepsol HondaNSR500VMAL
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
1327th0
1997500ccRepsol HondaNSR500MAL
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
1972nd1
1998500ccRepsol HondaNSR500JPN
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
1068th0
1999500ccRepsol HondaNSR500MAL
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
2113rd3
2000500ccRepsol-HondaNSR500RSA
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
10711th0
2008MotoGPRepsol-HondaRC212VQAT
-
ESP
-
POR
-
CHN
-
FRA
-
ITA
14
CAT
-
GBR
-
NED
-
GER
-
USA
-
CZE
-
RSM
-
INP
-
JPN
-
AUS
-
MAL
-
VAL
-
221st0

References

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  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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