<page_title> List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 1977 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan Takazumi Katayama (Yamaha) <col_header> 350cc </col_header> <row_header> 1977 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Takazumi Katayama became the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc world championship aboard a Yamaha.