Michael Krumm

Michael Krumm Krumm in 2010. Nationality German Born 19 March 1970 (1970-03-19) Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship Debut season 2005 (since 1995 in JGTC) Current team Sumo Power GT Car no. 23 Starts 20 Wins 1 Poles 0 Fastest laps 1 Best finish 9th in 2010 Previous series 1988–1989 1990 1993 1994 1994–1997 1995–2004 1998 1999–2001 2001 2005 2007 German Formula Ford German Formula Vauxhall German Formula Three Championship All-Japan Formula Three Japanese F3000 / Formula Nippon JGTC (excluding 1998) DTM Formula Nippon Champ Car European Le Mans Series Formula Nippon Championship titles 1989 1990 1994 1997, 2003 2011 German Formula Ford German Formula Vauxhall All-Japan Formula Three JGTC (GT500) FIA GT1 World Championship 24 Hours of Le Mans career Participating years 1998 - 1999, 2002, 2005 Teams Nismo/TWR, Audi Sport Team Joest, Rollcentre Racing Best finish 3rd (2002) Class wins 0

Michael Krumm (born 19 March 1970 in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is an auto racing driver. At present, he competes in the FIA GT1 World Championship, where he won the 2011 drivers championship driving for JRM Racing. Krumm married tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo. They currently reside in Tokyo.

Career

Krumm during the 2007 Formula Nippon season.

• 1984 Karting
• 1988 German Formula Ford, one win
• 1989 German Formula Ford Champion, three wins
• 1990 Formula Vauxhall 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
• 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1 win & Formula Nippon
• 1997 All-Japan GT champion & Japanese Touring Car Championship, 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
• 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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Class	No	Tyres	Car	Team	Co-Drivers	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1998	GT1	30	B	Nissan R390 GT1 Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8	Nissan Motorsports TWR	John Nielsen Franck Lagorce	342	5th	5th
1999	LMP	22	B	Nissan R391 Nissan VRH50A 5.0L V8	Nissan Motorsports	Satoshi Motoyama Érik Comas	110	DNF	DNF
2002	LMP900	3	M	Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Marco Werner Philipp Peter	372	3rd	3rd
2005	LMP1	8	M	Dallara SP1 Nissan 3.6L Turbo V8	Rollcentre Racing	Bobby Verdon-Roe Harold Primat	133	DNF	DNF

American open-wheel racing results

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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 Ret	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

External links

• Official site (in English and Japanese) (requires Macromedia Flash)
• [1] Profile at Driver Database

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 1997 with: Pedro de la Rosa Masami Kageyama	Succeeded by Érik Comas Masami Kageyama
Preceded by Juichi Wakisaka Akira Iida	All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion 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 Incumbent