Tsugio Matsuda
Tsugio Matsuda | |
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Matsuda in 2010. | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born |
Mie (Japan) | June 18, 1979
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 2000 |
Current team | Nismo |
Car no. | 1 |
Former teams | Team Impul, Nakajima, Take One |
Starts | 131 |
Championships | 2 (2014 & 2015) |
Wins | 18 |
Podiums | 33 |
Poles | 12 |
Best finish | 1st in 2014, 2015 |
Finished last season | 1st |
Previous series | |
1998-2013 | Formula Nippon |
Tsugio Matsuda (松田 次生 Matsuda Tsugio, born June 18, 1979) is a Japanese professional racing driver. He has won the Formula Nippon series twice, in 2007 and 2008. He has also competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Matsuda has also become a regular participant in the Super GT series which he won in 2014 jointly with Ronnie Quintarelli. The 2015 Super GT season was closely contested throughout the year, but ultimately Matsuda and Quintarelli successfully defended their title, taking the lead of the championship at the final race of the season at Motegi.
Racing record
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Pts |
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2013 | KCMG | Morgan LMP2 | LMP2 | INJ | FSW | ZHU | SEP 2 |
9th | 19 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
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2013 | KCMG | Morgan LMP2 | LMP2 | SIL | SPA | LMN | SAO | COA | FSW 6 |
SHA | BHR | NC | 0 |
2014 | KCMG | Oreca 03 Oreca 03R |
LMP2 | SIL 2 |
SPA | LMN | COA 1 |
FSW | SHA | BHR | SAO | 7th | 43 |
2015 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R LM Nismo | LMP1 | SIL | SPA | LMN Ret |
NUR | COA | FSW | SHA | BHR | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2015 | Nissan Motorsports | Mark Shulzhitskiy Lucas Ordóñez |
Nissan GT-R LM Nismo | LMP1 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
2016 | KCMG | Richard Bradley Matthew Howson |
Oreca 05-Nissan | LMP2 | 116 | DNF | DNF |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsugio Matsuda. |
- Official website
- Tsugio Matsuda career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Benoît Tréluyer |
Formula Nippon Champion 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Loïc Duval |
Preceded by Kohei Hirate Yuji Tachikawa |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2014–2015 with: Ronnie Quintarelli |
Succeeded by Kohei Hirate Heikki Kovalainen |