Makoto Tamada Birthdate: November 4th, 1976   Birthplace: Ehime, Japan Height/Weight: 171cm/60kg WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse 1995 All Japan Road Race Championship Debut 2003 FIM Road Race World Championship (MotoGP) Debut 2004 2 Wins at Rio GP and Japan GP 2008 World Superbike Championship from Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse Race Profile 1994 Kyushu Road Race Championship GP250 & SP250: Champion 1995 All Japan Road Race Championship GP250: Ranking 11th 1996 All Japan Road Race Championship GP250: Ranking 14th 1997 All Japan Road Race Championship GP250: Ranking 6th 1998 All Japan Road Race Championship GP250: Ranking 4th / Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 10th 1999 All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike: Ranking 5th / Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 8th 2000 All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike: Ranking 3rd / Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 43rd 2001 Superbike World Championship SUGO Round: Champion            All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike: Ranking 2nd            Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 4th 2002 Superbike World Championship SUGO Round: Champion            All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike: Ranking 4th            Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 2nd 2003 Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class: 11th（Mugello GP 4th, Rio GP 3rd） 2004 Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class: 6th (2 Wins at Rio GP and Japan GP; Portugal GP 2nd) 2005 Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class from Konica Minolta Honda            Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class: 11th（Japan GP 3rd） 2006 Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class: 12th            Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race: 5th 2007 Road Race World Championship MotoGP Class: 18th