Daijiro Kato
The 2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 August 2002 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. This event would be the last podium for Japanese MotoGP rider, Daijiro Kato; who finished in second place, before his death on 6 April 2003 at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix.