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Takamoto Katsuta
Katsuta at the 2023 Central European Rally
Personal information
Nationality
Japanese
Born
(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31) Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
World Rally Championship record
Active years
2016–present
Co-driver
Aaron Johnston
Teams
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Rallies
70
Championships
0
Rally wins
0
Podiums
5
Stage wins
30
Total points
327
First rally
2016 Rally Finland
Last rally
2024 Rally de Portugal
Takamoto Katsuta (勝田貴元, Katsuta Takamoto, born 17 March 1993) is a Japanese rally driver who currently competes in the World Rally Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Katsuta rose to prominence after taking a surprise victory in the WRC-2 class at the 2018 Rally Sweden. He achieved his first World Rally Championship podium in the 2021 Safari Rally, finishing in second place.
TakamotoKatsuta (勝田貴元, KatsutaTakamoto, born 17 March 1993) is a Japanese rally driver who currently competes in the World Rally Championship for Toyota...
maintain the lineup from 2023, with the crews led by Elfyn Evans and by TakamotoKatsuta would be the two full-time competitors for the team. Reigning world...
include reigning champion Kalle Rovanperä, alongside Elfyn Evans, TakamotoKatsuta and Sébastien Ogier. The team made its debut during the 2017 season...
driven by Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans, Ott Tänak, Kalle Rovanperä and TakamotoKatsuta. The car entered its testing and development phase in March 2014, ahead...
number 69 for the season, instead of opting for the number 1 plate. TakamotoKatsuta and Aaron Johnston stepped up to the works team to share the third...
Kazuki Himeno Keisei Tominaga Kimiyasu Kudō Midori Ito Jong Tae-se TakamotoKatsuta Takuma Koga (footballer) Takuma Koga (racing driver) Takahiko Kozuka...
2011 Formula Challenge Japan Drivers' champion: TakamotoKatsuta Previous 2010 Next 2012 The 2011 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing...
returned to the team to share the third car with Ogier and Veillas. TakamotoKatsuta again contested a full campaign in a fourth car, this time under the...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Racing WRT Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Notable drivers Elfyn Evans TakamotoKatsuta Sébastien Ogier Kalle Rovanperä Lorenzo Bertelli Debut 2022 Monte Carlo...
Evans and Scott Martin and of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen. TakamotoKatsuta and Daniel Barritt also remained with the team to contest a full-time...
Elfyn Evans to partner TakamotoKatsuta in the World Rally Championship-2; Evans instead was joined by Scott Martin. Katsuta and Barritt were later entered...
entered an additional two cars for Jari-Matti Latvala and TakamotoKatsuta on a part-time basis. Katsuta contested all of the European rallies under the Toyota...
Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, and TakamotoKatsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Ford Fiesta R5 A Fiesta R5 driven by TakamotoKatsuta and Marko Salminen at the 2017 Rally Finland Overview Manufacturer M-Sport Production 2013–2019 Assembly...
Toyota Gazoo Racing to join their Rally Challenge Program, alongside TakamotoKatsuta, and made his WRC debut in 2016. After over two years of absence in...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P 18 TakamotoKatsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver...
Global Information
Japanese
Aaron Johnston