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
NationalityGermany German
Born (1970-03-19) 19 March 1970 (age 54)
Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Current teamNismo
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Former teamsKondo Racing, TOM'S
Previous series
1988–1989
1990
1993
1994
19941997
1995–2004
1998
19992001
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
Years1998 - 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012 - 2013, 2015
TeamsNismo/TWR, Audi Sport Team Joest, Rollcentre Racing
Best finish3rd (2002)
Class wins0

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

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Born 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

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Krumm during the 2007 Formula Nippon season.

Complete German Formula Three results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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 9 DC Pts
1995 Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Supra GT1 SUZ
6
FUJ
6
SEN
1
FUJ
Ret
SUG
7
MIN
4
5th 46
1996 Taku Motorsport Porsche 911 GT500 SUZ FUJ SEN FUJ
Ret
SUG MIN NC 0
1997 Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ
14
FUJ
3
SEN
1
FUJ
2
MIN
1
SUG
15
1st 67
1998 Impul Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 SUZ FUJ
C
SEN FUJ MOT MIN SUG NC 0
1999 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 SUZ
5
FUJ SUG
9
MIN
12
FUJ
12
TAI
2
MOT
2
6th 40
2000 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 MOT
6
FUJ
2
SUG
11
FUJ
6
TAI
11
MIN
Ret
SUZ
4
8th 37
2001 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 TAI
4
FUJ
3
SUG
Ret
FUJ
1
MOT
10
SUZ
8
MIN
6
5th 52
2002 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 TAI
11
FUJ
7
SUG
7
SEP
4
FUJ
2
MOT
10
MIN
2
SUZ
Ret
8th 51
2003 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 TAI
2
FUJ
4
SUG
3
FUJ
5
FUJ
2
MOT
11
AUT
5
SUZ
3
1st 86
2004 NISMO Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 TAI
9
SUG
Ret
SEP
6
TOK
1
MOT
8
AUT
9
SUZ
Ret
9th 39
2005 NISMO Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 OKA
12
FUJ
2
SEP
6
SUG
7
MOT
4
FUJ
9
AUT
2
SUZ
8
5th 57
2006 NISMO Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 SUZ
12
OKA
3
FUJ
9
SEP
2
SUG
3
SUZ
2
MOT
10
AUT
6
FUJ
6
4th 75
2007 NISMO Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 SUZ
5
OKA
3
FUJ
2
SEP
10
SUG
Ret
SUZ
6
MOT
2
AUT
4
FUJ
9
5th 63
2008 NISMO Nissan GT-R GT500 SUZ
2
OKA
15
FUJ
12
SEP
2
SUG
13
SUZ
4
MOT
7
AUT
5
FUJ
11
7th 57
2009 NISMO Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA SUZ FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
6
FUJ AUT MOT 18th 5
2012 NISMO Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
4
FUJ
3
SEP
7
SUG
Ret
SUZ
5
FUJ
11
AUT
6
MOT
6
8th 40
2013 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
13
FUJ
12
SEP
13
SUG
5
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
10
AUT
6
MOT
9
13th 14
2014 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
12
FUJ
4
AUT
13
SUG
10
FUJ
15
SUZ
9
BUR
2
MOT
4
10th 35
2015 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA FUJ CHA FUJ
1
SUZ
13
SUG
3
AUT
15
MOT
12
10th 31

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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(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

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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

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(key)

CART

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Michael Krumm Becomes TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S Director". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "The Legend Of The Castrol TOM's Supra". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Super GT: GT500 Season Review". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  5. ^ "Audi dominates at Le Mans". GrandPrix.com. 16 June 2002. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (2013-09-17). "G-Drive's LM24 Exclusion Upheld – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  7. ^ "Krumm sets the date" crash.net 24 August 2010
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Tandon, Kamakshi (September 27, 2016). "Ahead of comeback, ageless Kimiko Date-Krumm files for divorce after 16 years of marriage".
  10. ^ a b c d e "Driver Biography : Michael Krumm". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Michael Krumm – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by All-Japan Formula Three Champion
1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500)
1997 with:
Pedro de la Rosa
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500)
2003 with:
Satoshi Motoyama
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT1 World Champion
2011 with:
Lucas Luhr
Succeeded by