Michael Krumm
| Michael Krumm | |
|---|---|
 Krumm in 2010 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 19 March 1970 Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Current team | Nismo |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| 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 |
Michael Krumm (born 19 March 1970) is a German professional racing driver. He won the All-Japan GT Championship in the GT500 class in 1997 and 2003 for TOM'S and Nismo, respectively, and in 2011 he won the FIA GT1 World Championship driving for JR Motorsports.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
- 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 German Formula Three results[edit]
(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[edit]
(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[edit]
(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 | |||
| 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 | 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[edit]
(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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
Complete JGTC/Super GT results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results[edit]
(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[edit]
| 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[edit]
(key)
CART[edit]
| 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 | [5] |
Complete GT1 World Championship results[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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".
- ^ a b c d e "Driver Biography : Michael Krumm". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Michael Krumm – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Krumm.
- Official website (in English and Japanese) (requires Macromedia Flash)
- Michael Krumm career summary at DriverDB.com
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| National | |
| Other | |
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