Masahiko Kageyama
| Masahiko Kageyama | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | August 8, 1963 Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Related to | Masami Kageyama (brother) |
| Debut season | 1993 (JGTC GT1) |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1993–1995 |
| Previous series | |
| 1990-2001 1990-1996 1987-1989 | Formula Nippon Japanese Touring Car Championship All-Japan Formula Three |
Masahiko Kageyama (影山 正彦, Kageyama Masahiko, born August 8, 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in the Japanese Grand Touring Car series in the top category between 1993 and 2002.
Kageyama won the inaugural Japanese Grand Touring Car championship, in the Nismo Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, before winning the next two championships.
He also won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 1989, and the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1993.
Along with Nissan Motorsports teammates Aguri Suzuki and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, he drove a Nissan R390 GT1 to a third-place finish at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Kageyama is the CEO of M-Proto Inc., a supplier of brake pads, based in Fujisawa, Kanagawa.[2] His younger brother is Masami Kageyama, who also competed in JGTC and at Le Mans.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  NISMO
|
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 157 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | NISMO
|
Aguri Suzuki Masahiko Kondo
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 209 | DNF | DNF |
| 1997 | Nissan Motorsport TWR
|
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Érik Comas
|
Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 294 | 12th | 5th |
| 1998 | Nissan Motorsports TWR
|
Aguri Suzuki Kazuyoshi Hoshino
|
Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 347 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2000 | TV Asahi Team Dragon
|
Toshio Suzuki Masami Kageyama
|
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | LMP900 | 340 | 6th | 6th |
References
- ^ "1998 24 Hours of Le Mans results". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ 会社情報 [Corporate Information]. M-Proto official website (in Japanese). Japan: M-Proto Inc. 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
External links
- Masahiko Kageyama career summary at DriverDB.com
- Nissan driver profile Template:Ja icon
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