Michael Krumm
Michael Krumm (born 19 March 1970) is a German professional racing driver who won the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship driving for JR Motorsports.
| Michael Krumm | |
|---|---|
 Krumm in 2010 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 19 March 1970 Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Current team | Nismo |
| Former teams | Kondo Racing, TOM'S |
| Previous series | |
| 1988–1989 1990 1993 1994 1994–1997 1995–2004 1998 1999–2001 2001 2005 2007 2009-2011 2012–2015 | German Formula Ford German Formula Opel Lotus German Formula Three Championship All-Japan Formula Three Japanese F3000 / Formula Nippon JGTC (excluding 1998) DTM Formula Nippon Champ Car European Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship Super GT |
| Championship titles | |
| 1989 1990 1994 1997, 2003 2011 | German Formula Ford German Formula Opel Lotus All-Japan Formula Three JGTC (GT500) FIA GT1 World Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1998 - 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012 - 2013, 2015 |
| Teams | Nismo/TWR, Audi Sport Team Joest, Rollcentre Racing |
| Best finish | 3rd (2002) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Biography
Born in Reutlingen, Krumm married Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo.[1][2] Kimiko Date announced their divorce on Twitter on September 26, 2016.[3]
Career
Krumm during the 2007 Formula Nippon season.
- 1984 Karting
- 1988 German Formula Ford, one win
- 1989 German Formula Ford Champion, three wins
- 1990 German Formula Opel Lotus champion[4]
- 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[4]
- 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1 win, Formula Nippon & Japanese Touring Car Championship, 3rd[4]
- 1997 All-Japan GT champion & Japanese Touring Car Championship 3rd,[4] 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[4]
- 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 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 | 11th | 7 | |||
| Team LeMans | MOT 6 |
FUJ | |||||||||||
| Team Cerumo | SUZ 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ | MOT 5 |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ 11 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ 9 |
MIN 4 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ 2 |
5th | 18 |
| 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 JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dale Coyne Racing |  MTY 23 |
LBH 15 |
TXS |
NZR |
MOT |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
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MIS |
CHI |
MDO |
ROA |
VAN |
LAU |
ROC |
HOU |
LS |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
References
- "Krumm sets the date" crash.net 24 August 2010
- Dwyre, Bill (25 August 2014). "Venus Williams (age 34) and Kimiko Date-Krumm (43) refresh U.S. Open". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- Tandon, Kamakshi (September 27, 2016). "Ahead of comeback, ageless Kimiko Date-Krumm files for divorce after 16 years of marriage".
- "Driver Biography : Michael Krumm". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Krumm. |
- Official website (in English and Japanese) (requires Macromedia Flash)
- Michael Krumm career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tom Kristensen |
All-Japan Formula Three Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Pedro de la Rosa |
| Preceded by David Brabham John Nielsen |
All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500) 1997 with: Pedro de la Rosa |
Succeeded by Érik Comas Masami Kageyama |
| Preceded by Juichi Wakisaka Akira Iida |
All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500) 2003 with: Satoshi Motoyama |
Succeeded by Satoshi Motoyama Richard Lyons |
| Preceded by Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini |
FIA GT1 World Champion 2011 with: Lucas Luhr |
Succeeded by Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock |
Authority control  |
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