Tadahiko Taira

Tadahiko Taira (born November 12, 1956) is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Born in Minamisōma, Taira won three consecutive All Japan 500cc championships in 1983, 1984 and 1985. Taira began his Grand Prix career in 1984 with Yamaha. He enjoyed his best season in 1987 when he finished the season in sixth place overall in the 500cc world championship.

Grand Prix career statistics Source:

Points system from 1969 to 1987: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1984 500cc Marlboro Yamaha YZR500 RSA- NAT- ESP- AUT- GER- FRA- YUG- NED6 BEL6 GBR- SWE- RSM- 10 16th 0 1985 500cc Marlboro Yamaha YZR500 RSA- ESP- GER- NAT15 AUT9 YUG- NED- BEL- FRA- GBR- SWE- RSM- 2 21st 0 1986 250cc Marlboro Yamaha YZR250 ESP- NAT22 GER9 AUT8 YUGNC NED6 BEL9 FRA10 GBRNC SWE13 RSM1 28 9th 1 1987 500cc Marlboro Yamaha YZR500 JPN6 ESP7 GER4 NAT6 AUT9 YUG7 NED18 FRA- GBR8 SWE13 CZE3 RSM4 PORNC BRA7 ARG8 56 6th 0 1988 500cc Yamaha Racing Team YZR500 JPN5 USA- ESP- EXP- NAT10 GER- AUT- NED- BEL- YUG- FRA- GBR10 SWE14 CZE5 BRA- 36 15th 0 1989 500cc Tech-21 Yamaha YZR500 JPN8 AUS6 USANC ESP8 NAT- GER- AUT- YUG- NED- BEL- FRA- GBR- SWE10 CZE9 BRA- 39 14th 0 1990 500cc Tech-21 Yamaha YZR500 JPN6 USA- ESP- NAT- GER- AUT- YUG- NED- BEL- FRA- GBR- SWE- CZE- HUN- AUSNC 10 23rd 0 1991 500cc Y.R.T.R. Yamaha YZR500 JPNNC AUS- USA- ESP- ITA- GER- AUT- EUR- NED- FRA- GBR- RSM- CZE- VDM- MAL- 0 - 0

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Team Co-Rider Bike Pos 1990 Shiseido Tech 21 Racing Team Tadahiko Taira Eddie Lawson Yamaha YZF750 1st