# Michael Krumm

Michael Krumm (born 19 March 1970) is a German former professional racing driver and current team manager at TOM'S in Super GT. Krumm is best-known for his successes in the All-Japan GT Championship, where he triumphed in the GT500 class in 1997 and 2003 for TOM'S and Nismo, respectively. He also won the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2011.
Having begun his career in German lower formulae, Krumm went to Japan in 1994 after attaining numerous wins in German Formula Three. That year, he would win the Japanese Formula Three title and moved into Japanese F3000, where he remained intermittently for the next eight years. Krumm won races in JTCC but it was the All-Japan GT Championship, later known as Super GT, where the German would find his calling: after winning a race in his debut season, Krumm won the GT500 class title driving a Toyota Supra alongside Pedro de la Rosa in 1997. Following a year in the Super Tourenwagen Cup, the German became a Nissan factory driver, for whom he raced for ten successive seasons, winning the 2003 title together with Satoshi Motoyama.
At the start of the 2010s, Krumm spent two seasons in the FIA GT1 World Championship, where he and Lucas Luhr won the 2011 title driving for JR Motorsports. Krumm returned to Super GT in 2012, remaining until 2015, when he won his final race at Fuji for Kondo Racing before retiring from full-time competition.
Krumm has attained minor success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, being part of the third-placed Audi R8 lineup in a podium lockout for the German brand at the 2002 race, before finishing on the LMP2 podium in 2013.

## Biography

Born in Reutlingen, Krumm married Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo. Kimiko Date announced their divorce on Twitter on September 26, 2016.

## Career

* 1984 Karting
* 1988 German Formula Ford, one win
* 1989 German Formula Ford Champion, three wins
* 1990 German Formula Opel Lotus champion
* 1991 Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries
* 1992 German Formula Three, one win
* 1993 German Formula Three, four wins
* 1994 Japanese Formula Three champion, six wins
* 1995 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1 win, Formula Nippon & All-Japan GT
* 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1 win, Formula Nippon & Japanese Touring Car Championship, 3rd
* 1997 All-Japan GT champion & Japanese Touring Car Championship 3rd, one win
* 1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup & 5th at Le Mans (Nissan R390 GT1)
* 1999 All-Japan GT; Formula Nippon & No Finish at Le Mans (Nissan R391)
* 2000 All-Japan GT & Formula Nippon 2nd
* 2001 CART (Dale Coyne Racing, 2 races); Formula Nippon & All-Japan GT, 1 win
* 2002 All-Japan GT & 3rd at Le Mans, (Audi R8)
* 2003 All-Japan GT champion
* 2004 All-Japan GT, one win
* 2005 Super GT; Le Mans (Dallara SP1, did not finish)
* 2006 Super GT
* 2007 Super GT & Formula Nippon
* 2008 Super GT
* 2009 Le Mans Series (Kolles, 1 race) & FIA GT Championship (NISMO/Gigawave, 4 races)
* 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship (Nissan GT-R)
* 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship (Nissan GT-R) Drivers Champion
* 2012 Super GT
* 2013 Super GT
* 2014 Super GT
* 2015 Super GT

### Complete German Formula Three results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Pts |
| 1992 | G+M Escom Motorsport | Opel | A | ZOL 1 2 | ZOL 2 1 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 6 | WUN 1 6 | WUN 2 2 | AVU 1 Ret | AVU 2 8 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 6 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 6 | NOR 1 20 | NOR 2 10 | BRN 1 8 | BRN 2 7 | DIE 1 6 | DIE 2 3 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 8 | ALE 1 4 | ALE 2 9 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 Ret | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 4 | 6th | 158 |
| 1993 | G+M Escom Motorsport | Opel | A | ZOL 1 1 | ZOL 2 1 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 8 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 1 | WUN 1 8 | WUN 2 Ret | NOR 1 7 | NOR 2 3 | DIE 1 4 | DIE 2 Ret | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 2 | ALE 1 6 | ALE 2 9 | AVU 1 3 | AVU 2 2 | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 3 | | | | | | | 4th | 198 |

### Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
| 1994 | TOM'S | Toyota | SUZ 4 | FUJ 3 | TSU 1 | SUZ 1 | SEN 1 | TOK 2 | MIN 1 | TAI 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ 5 | 1st | 60 |

### Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 1994 | Dome | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ 4 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 15 | 11th | 3 |
| 1995 | Stellar International | SUZ | FUJ | MIN Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ Ret | TOK 7 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 7 | | NC | 0 |
| 1996 | Stellar | SUZ 4 | MIN 6 | FUJ 11 | TOK 16 | SUZ 11 | SUG 9 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | 15th | 4 |
| 1997 | Stellar | SUZ Ret | MIN 13 | FUJ Ret | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | MIN | | | | 17th | 1 |
| 1997 | Team LeMans | | | | | | | | MOT 6 | FUJ | | 17th | 1 |
| 1997 | Team Cerumo | | | | | | | | | | SUZ 10 | 17th | 1 |
| 1999 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ | MOT 5 | MIN Ret | FUJ 3 | SUZ 11 | SUG 4 | FUJ 9 | MIN 4 | MOT Ret | SUZ 2 | 5th | 19 |
| 2000 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ 2 | MOT 2 | MIN 2 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 3 | SUG 5 | MOT 2 | FUJ 5 | MIN Ret | SUZ 4 | 2nd | 35 |
| 2001 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ Ret | MOT 4 | MIN 4 | FUJ 2 | SUZ Ret | SUG 6 | FUJ 3 | MIN Ret | MOT 7 | SUZ 4 | 7th | 20 |
| 2002 | Team Impul | SUZ 7 | FUJ 7 | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Team Impul | FUJ 6 | SUZ 7 | MOT 7 | OKA 8 | SUZ 5 | FUJ Ret | SUG Ret | MOT 15 | SUZ Ret | | 10th | 12 |

### Complete JTCC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | TOM'S | Toyota Corona EXiV | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 DNS | SUG 1 2 | SUG 2 Ret | TOK 1 4 | TOK 2 1 | SUZ 1 14 | SUZ 2 6 | MIN 1 17 | MIN 2 13 | AID 1 4 | AID 2 7 | SEN 1 Ret | SEN 2 Ret | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 9 | 8th | 52 |
| 1996 | TOM'S | Toyota Corona EXiV | FUJ 1 4 | FUJ 2 7 | SUG 1 4 | SUG 2 1 | SUZ 1 3 | SUZ 2 3 | MIN 1 2 | MIN 2 6 | SEN 1 3 | SEN 2 9 | TOK 1 4 | TOK 2 4 | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 10 | | | 3rd | 87 |
| 1997 | TOM'S | Toyota Corona EXiV | FUJ 1 C | FUJ 2 C | AID 1 7 | AID 2 9 | SUG 1 1 | SUG 2 Ret | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 Ret | | | | | | | | | 10th | 39 |
| 1997 | TOM'S | Toyota Chaser | | | | | | | | | MIN 1 6 | MIN 2 4 | SEN 1 Ret | SEN 2 DNS | TOK 1 Ret | TOK 2 10 | FUJ 1 12 | FUJ 2 Ret | 10th | 39 |

### Complete JGTC/Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota Supra | GT1 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 6 | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | SUG 7 | MIN 4 | | | | 5th | 46 |
| 1996 | Taku Motorsport | Porsche 911 | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN | FUJ Ret | SUG | MIN | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 14 | FUJ 3 | SEN 1 | FUJ 2 | MIN 1 | SUG 15 | | | | 1st | 67 |
| 1998 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ C | SEN | FUJ | MOT | MIN | SUG | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 5 | FUJ | SUG 9 | MIN 12 | FUJ 12 | TAI 2 | MOT 2 | | | 6th | 40 |
| 2000 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | MOT 6 | FUJ 2 | SUG 11 | FUJ 6 | TAI 11 | MIN Ret | SUZ 4 | | | 8th | 37 |
| 2001 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 4 | FUJ 3 | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | MOT 10 | SUZ 8 | MIN 6 | | | 5th | 52 |
| 2002 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 11 | FUJ 7 | SUG 7 | SEP 4 | FUJ 2 | MOT 10 | MIN 2 | SUZ Ret | | 8th | 51 |
| 2003 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 2 | FUJ 4 | SUG 3 | FUJ 5 | FUJ 2 | MOT 11 | AUT 5 | SUZ 3 | | 1st | 86 |
| 2004 | NISMO | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT500 | TAI 9 | SUG Ret | SEP 6 | TOK 1 | MOT 8 | AUT 9 | SUZ Ret | | | 9th | 39 |
| 2005 | NISMO | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT500 | OKA 12 | FUJ 2 | SEP 6 | SUG 7 | MOT 4 | FUJ 9 | AUT 2 | SUZ 8 | | 5th | 57 |
| 2006 | NISMO | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT500 | SUZ 12 | OKA 3 | FUJ 9 | SEP 2 | SUG 3 | SUZ 2 | MOT 10 | AUT 6 | FUJ 6 | 4th | 75 |
| 2007 | NISMO | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT500 | SUZ 5 | OKA 3 | FUJ 2 | SEP 10 | SUG Ret | SUZ 6 | MOT 2 | AUT 4 | FUJ 9 | 5th | 63 |
| 2008 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 2 | OKA 15 | FUJ 12 | SEP 2 | SUG 13 | SUZ 4 | MOT 7 | AUT 5 | FUJ 11 | 7th | 57 |
| 2009 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA | SUZ | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ 6 | FUJ | AUT | MOT | 18th | 5 |
| 2012 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 3 | SEP 7 | SUG Ret | SUZ 5 | FUJ 11 | AUT 6 | MOT 6 | | 8th | 40 |
| 2013 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 13 | FUJ 12 | SEP 13 | SUG 5 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 10 | AUT 6 | MOT 9 | | 13th | 14 |
| 2014 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 12 | FUJ 4 | AUT 13 | SUG 10 | FUJ 15 | SUZ 9 | BUR 2 | MOT 4 | | 10th | 35 |
| 2015 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | CHA | FUJ 1 | SUZ 13 | SUG 3 | AUT 15 | MOT 12 | | 10th | 31 |

### Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 1998 | Nissan Primera Racing | Nissan Primera | HOC 1 11 | HOC 1 4 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 21 | SAC 1 6 | SAC 2 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 12 | REG 1 7 | REG 2 Ret | WUN 1 6 | WUN 2 6 | ZWE 1 7 | ZWE 2 12 | SAL 1 9 | SAL 2 6 | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 4 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 8 | 9th | 312 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1998 | Nissan Motorsports TWR | John Nielsen Franck Lagorce | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 342 | 5th | 5th |
| 1999 | Nissan Motorsports | Satoshi Motoyama Érik Comas | Nissan R391 | LMP | 110 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marco Werner Philipp Peter | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 372 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2005 | Rollcentre Racing | Bobby Verdon-Roe Harold Primat | Dallara SP1-Nissan | LMP1 | 133 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | Highcroft Racing | Marino Franchitti Satoshi Motoyama | DeltaWing-Nissan | UNC | 75 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Greaves Motorsport | Jann Mardenborough Lucas Ordóñez | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | LMP2 | 327 | 9th | 3rd |
| 2015 | Nissan Motorsports | Harry Tincknell Alex Buncombe | Nissan GT-R LM Nismo | LMP1 | 242 | NC | NC |

### American open-wheel racing results

(key)

#### CART

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2001 | Dale Coyne Racing | MTY 23 | LBH 15 | TXS | NZR | MOT | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | CHI | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAU | ROC | HOU | LS | SRF | FON | 31st | 0 | |

### Complete GT1 World Championship results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2010 | Sumo Power GT | Nissan | ABU QR 11 | ABU CR 16 | SIL QR 8 | SIL CR Ret | BRN QR 3 | BRN CR 3 | PRI QR 9 | PRI CR 2 | SPA QR 8 | SPA CR Ret | NÜR QR Ret | NÜR CR 15 | ALG QR 1 | ALG CR 4 | NAV QR 16 | NAV CR Ret | INT QR 2 | INT CR 6 | SAN QR 6 | SAN CR Ret | 9th | 71 |
| 2011 | JR Motorsports | Nissan | ABU QR 3 | ABU CR 14 | ZOL QR 7 | ZOL CR 9 | ALG QR 2 | ALG CR 1 | SAC QR 11 | SAC CR 9 | SIL QR 2 | SIL CR 1 | NAV QR 9 | NAV CR 6 | PRI QR 1 | PRI CR 1 | ORD QR 11 | ORD CR 9 | BEI QR 4 | BEI CR 3 | SAN QR 2 | SAN CR Ret | 1st | 137 |