Fumio Ito

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

Fumio Ito (伊藤 史朗, Itō Fumio, 10 October 1939 – 10 March 1991) was a Japanese expert Grand Prix cruiser street racer. Ito started his Grand Prix profession in 1960, in spite of the fact that he was a Factory Yamaha rider as far back as 1957 where the Yamaha YD-An and YD-B 250cc machines were so pulverizing in the Asama good countries race, where Yamaha took the initial 3 spots with Matsuko on a YD-A taking the distinctions. Ito himself might have effectively dominated the race and had set the quickest lap, however his YD-A cruiser seized and cost him the race. The machines were later adjusted for the 1958 Catalina GP in States with more modest fuel tanks taken from the YA 125 machines, high lines and high footpegs. Ito was the Star rider of the group and the main Japanese rider close by four nearby American riders. Ito completed sixth, even after an unscheduled refueling break for a fouled attachment. He making the most of his best season in 1963 when he won the 250cc Belgian Grand Prix and completed the season in third spot in the 250cc big showdown, behind Jim Redman and Tarquinio Provini.