Mitsuo Itoh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese motorcycle racer
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Place of Birth: Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
About Mitsuo Itoh
- Mitsuo Itoh (????, Ito Mitsuo, 1 January 1937 – 3 July 2019) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan.Itoh was a lifelong employee of Suzuki (mainly concerned with racing and competitions) and began his Grand Prix career in 1961 at the French motorcycle Grand Prix.
- There he was a DNS in the 125cc Grand Prix and retired on the 3rd Lap in the 250cc Grand Prix.
- He finished in fifth place in the 50cc world championships, four consecutive years between 1962 and 1965.
- In 1963, Itoh became the first Japanese rider with a Japanese motor-cycle (Suzuki) to win a race at the Isle of Man TT when he won the 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT race.
- He remains the only Japanese rider to have won an Isle of Man TT race.
- Itoh won two Grand Prix races during his career.
- Itoh stayed with Suzuki for most of his racing career, even for his brief foray into car racing.
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