Mitsuo Itoh

Mitsuo Itoh (伊藤光夫, Itō Mitsuo, 1 January 1937 – 3 July 2019)[1] was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan.[2]

Mitsuo Itoh
Nationality	Japanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1961 - 1967 First race 1961 125cc French motorcycle Grand Prix Last race 1967 50cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1963 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT Last win 1967 50cc Japanese Grand Prix Team(s) Suzuki Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 29 2 13 0 1 93

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.[3] 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.[4][5] He remains the only Japanese rider to have won an Isle of Man TT race.[6] Itoh won two Grand Prix races during his career.[2] Itoh stayed with Suzuki for most of his racing career, even for his brief foray into car racing.