is a Japanese racing driver and team manager.
Racing career Katoh started karting in 1990 and entered four-wheeled racing in 1992 with Formula Toyota. He would then compete in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, with a highlight being a sixth place at the Macau Grand Prix. Katoh entered the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1997 with Kraft and has competed mainly in that series since; his best championship result was a second place with Cars Tokai Dream28 in 2006 and 2007. In 2004 he also won the 12 Hours of Sepang. He has won seven races as of 2023.
In 2021, Cars Tokai Dream28 and INGING merged to form a collaborative entry known as muta Racing INGING; Katoh would drive for the team alongside veteran driver Ryohei Sakaguchi. Katoh stepped back from racing full-time in 2023, becoming the director for muta Racing INGING; he remains in the team as a third driver. In addition to Super GT, Katoh has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times.
Outside of racing, Katoh is an instructor at the Honda Racing School in Suzuka and a driving advisor.
Racing record
Formula racing
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 1994 The Next One Dallara F393 Mugen MF204 2.0 I4SUZ FUJ12 TSURet SUZ16 SEN14 TOK MIN8 TAI10 SUG12 SUZ7 NC 0 1995 The Next One Dallara F395 Mugen MF204 2.0 I4 SUZ FUJC TSU6 MIN2 SUZ6 TAI5 SUG2 FUJ3 SUZ3 SEN2 3rd 30 1997 Pal Sport Dallara F397 HKS 4G93 2.0 I4 SUZ TSU MIN FUJ SUZRet SUG10 SEN4 MOT FUJ SUZ 12th 3 1998 Toda Racing Dallara F398 Mugen MF204B 2.0 I4 SUZ3 TSU1 MIN2 FUJ2 MOT4 SUZ5 SUGRet TAI3 SEN4 SUG2 2nd 38 2005 INGING Dome F107 Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 I4 MOT1 MOT2 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUG19 SUG26 FUJ1 FUJ2 OKA1 OKA2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 MIN1 MIN2 MOT16 MOT26 12th 20
Complete Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 1999 Shionogi Team Nova SUZRet MOT10 MINRet FUJ15 SUZ10 SUG12 FUJ12 MINRet MOT7 SUZ6 15th 1 2003 Oizumi Team Nova SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG FUJ MINRet MOT11 SUZ7 NC 0
Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 1997 KRAFT Toyota MR2 GT300SUZRetFUJRetSENRetFUJ11MINRetSUG6 21st 6 1998 Hitotsuyama Racing BMW M3 (E46) GT300SUZRetFUJSEN5FUJ3MOT5MIN5SUG5 4th 44 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 GT500SUZFUJCSENFUJMOTMINSUG NC 0 2001 Mugen × Dome Project Honda NSX GT500 GT500TAI14FUJ15SUG6FUJ15MOTSUZMIN 22nd 6 2002 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Honda NSX GT500 GT500TAI9FUJSUG2SEP5FUJ8MOT2MINRetSUZ4 6th 55 2003 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Honda NSX GT500 GT500TAI7FUJ7SUG16FUJ17FUJ13MOT5AUT9SUZ5 12th 27 2004 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Honda NSX GT500 GT500TAIRetSUG8SEP15TOK10MOT9AUT10SUZ9 13th 9 2005 Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Celica GT300OKA7FUJ6SEP7SUG7MOT2FUJ6AUT3SUZ9 7th 54 2006 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300SUZ6OKA11FUJ4SEP4SUG3SUZ5MOT21AUT1FUJ12 2nd 89 2007 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300SUZ2OKA2FUJ5SEP11SUG4SUZ1MOT6AUT10FUJ3 2nd 89 2008 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300SUZ2OKA9FUJ3SEP5SUG10SUZRetMOT2AUT3FUJ11 4th 68 2009 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300OKA6SUZ7FUJ9SEP1SUG2SUZ3FUJ5AUT16MOT16 6th 63 2010 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300SUZRetOKA2FUJ13SEPRetSUG1SUZ18FUJCMOT2 4th 50 2011 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300OKA7FUJRetSEP10SUG13SUZ6FUJ3AUT4MOT8 10th 32 2012 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300OKA7FUJ2SEPDNSSUGRetSUZ15FUJ13AUTDNQMOT16 11th 25 2013 Cars Tokai Dream28 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 GT300OKARetFUJ18SEP15SUG16SUZ18FUJ14FUJ5AUT11MOT17 25th 3 2014 Cars Tokai Dream28 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 GT300OKA14FUJ7AUT13SUG21FUJ12SUZ12CHA15MOT19 33rd 4 2015 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKA16FUJRetCHA11FUJ22SUZ7SUGRetAUT21MOT13 24th 5 2016 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKA17FUJ13SUG23FUJRetSUZRetCHADNSMOT19MOTRet NC 0 2017 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKA26FUJ22AUT24SUGRetFUJ24SUZ23CHA20MOTRet NC 0 2018 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKA23FUJ23SUZ13CHA12FUJ20SUGRetAUT21MOT22 NC 0 2019 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKA14FUJ23SUZ23CHA21FUJ12AUT23SUG17MOT29 NC 0 2020 Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300 FUJ12FUJ1SUZ3MOT13FUJ27 SUZ11MOT24FUJ23 10th 31 2021 muta Racing INGING Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300OKARetFUJ10SUZ9MOT1SUG16AUT18MOT24FUJ12 11th 23 2022 muta Racing INGING Toyota GR86 GT300 GT300OKA20FUJ8SUZ14FUJ18SUZ8SUG1AUT27MOT12 14th 24.5 2023 muta Racing INGING Toyota GR86 GT300 GT300OKAFUJ2SUZ2FUJ11SUZ7SUGAUT2MOT 26th 1 Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1999 Team Goh David Price Racing Hiro Matsushita Akihiko Nakaya BMW V12 LM LMP 223 DNF DNF 2000 Panoz Motorsports Johnny O'Connell Pierre-Henri Raphanel Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S LMP900 342 5th 5th 2001 Team Den Blå Avis-Goh John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Dome S101 LMP900 66 DNF DNF 2002 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Yannick Dalmas Seiji Ara Audi R8 LMP900 358 7th 6th 2004 Kondo Racing Ryō Fukuda Ryo Michigami Dome S101 LMP1 206 DNF DNF 2008 Terramos Yojiro Terada Kazuho Takahashi Courage LC70 LMP1 224 NC NC 2017 Clearwater Racing Richard Wee Álvaro Parente Ferrari 488 GTE LM GTE Am 327 40th 11th
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