Mitsuo Itoh

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 third 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. While he was also supposed to have started in the JAF Grand Prix Tournament (also at Fuji) two weeks later, the Junior Seven Challenge Cup victory remained his only start in a JAF race. Itoh also famously partnered with Stirling Moss in December 1968 for a publicity high-speed run along Italy's Autostrada del Sole, which leads from Milan to Naples. In the end, the average speed attained was , respectable for a car with a mere 356 cc engine.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Rank Wins1961 125cc Suzuki ESP- GER- FRANC IOMNC NED- BEL- DDR- ULS- NAT- SWE- ARG- 0 - 0 250cc Suzuki ESP- GER- FRANC IOMNC NED- BEL- DDR- ULS- NAT- SWE- ARG- 0 - 01962 50cc Suzuki ESP- FRA6 IOM5 NED5 BEL- GER3 DDR2 NAT2 FIN- ARG4 23 5th 0 125cc Suzuki ESP- FRA- IOM- NED- BEL- GER- ULS- DDR- NAT- FIN- ARG3 4 13th 01963 50cc Suzuki ESP- GER5 FRA- IOM1 NED5 BEL5 FIN- ARG- JPN6 20 5th 1 125cc Suzuki ESP- GER- FRA- IOM- NED- BEL- ULS- DDR- FIN- NAT- ARG- JPN6 1 20th 01964 50cc Suzuki USA3 ESP3 FRA- IOM5 NED3 BEL4 GER3 FIN- JPN- 19 5th 0 125cc Suzuki USA2 ESP- FRA- IOM- NED- GER- DDR- ULS- FIN- NAT- JPN- 6 8th 0 1965 50cc Suzuki USA- GER4 ESP- FRA4 IOMNC NED4 BEL4 JPN3 16 5th 0 1966 50cc Suzuki ESP- GER- NED- IOMNC NAT- JPN4 3 6th 0 125cc Suzuki ESP- GER- NED- DDR- CZE- FIN- ULS- IOM- NAT- JPN3 4 9th 0 1967 50cc Suzuki ESP- GER- FRA- IOM- NED- BEL- JPN1 8 6th 1