Keiichi Kitagawa

Keiichi Kitagawa (北川圭一, Kitagawa Keiichi, born 24 March 1967 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture) is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He was Japanese Champion in the 1993 F1 All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Kawasaki, 2001 in S-NK All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Suzuki and 2003 JSB1000 All-Japan Road Racing Championship on Suzuki. He won the 1998 Superbike World Championship round at Sugo as a wild card rider for Suzuki. Kitagawa coming 16th in the season's overall standings. He was a semi-regular in the Superbike World Championship in 1995, finishing 17th overall with a best finish of 4th, on a Kawasaki. Kitagawa finished 2nd in the Suzuka 8 Hours race, teamed with Akira Ryo. He was also a three-time winner of the Bol d'or endurance race. He retired from racing at the end of 2006, after winning the 2005 and 2006 Endurance World Championship.