Michael Krumm (born 19 March 1970) is a German former professional racing driver and current team manager at TOM'S in Super GT.[1] 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.
| 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 |
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Biography
editBorn in Reutlingen, Krumm married Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo.[7][8] Kimiko Date announced their divorce on Twitter on September 26, 2016.[9]
Career
edit- 1984 Karting
- 1988 German Formula Ford, one win
- 1989 German Formula Ford Champion, three wins
- 1990 German Formula Opel Lotus champion[10]
- 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[10]
- 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1 win, Formula Nippon & Japanese Touring Car Championship, 3rd[10]
- 1997 All-Japan GT champion & Japanese Touring Car Championship 3rd,[10] 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[10]
- 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 R390 GT1 | GT1 | 342 | 5th | 5th | ||
| 1999 | Nissan R391 | LMP | 110 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2002 | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 372 | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| 2005 | Dallara SP1-Nissan | LMP1 | 133 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2012 | DeltaWing-Nissan | UNC | 75 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2013 | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | LMP2 | 327 | 9th | 3rd | ||
| 2015 | 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 | [11] |
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- ^ "Michael Krumm Becomes TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S Director". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "The Legend Of The Castrol TOM's Supra". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Richards, Giles (2011-11-07). "JRM's Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm grab FIA GT1 drivers' title". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Super GT: GT500 Season Review". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Audi dominates at Le Mans". GrandPrix.com. 16 June 2002. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Dagys, John (2013-09-17). "G-Drive's LM24 Exclusion Upheld – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "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- Official website (in English and Japanese) (requires Macromedia Flash)
- Michael Krumm career summary at DriverDB.com