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
Nationality	Japanese
Born	February 13, 1967 (1967-02-13) (age 57)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1989 - 2000, 2008 First race 1989 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2008 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix First win 1994 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last win 1999 500cc Australian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Championships None Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 116 6 36 7 8 1250 Superbike World Championship Active years 2001 Manufacturers Honda 2001 championship position 8th Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 25 0 3 0 0 176

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 -	INP -	JPN -	AUS -	MAL -	VAL -	2	21st	0

References

1. "Tadayuki OKADA". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
2. 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.

External links

• Tadayuki Okada at MotoGP.com
• Tadayuki Okada at WorldSBK.com
• Tadayuki Okada profile at Crash.net