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Michael Krumm
Krumm in 2010.Nationality German
Born 19 March 1970
Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany2011 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
2007German 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 NipponChampionship titles 1989
1990
1994
1997, 2003German Formula Ford
German Formula Vauxhall
All-Japan Formula Three
JGTC (GT500)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. Krumm married tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo. They currently reside in Tokyo.[1]
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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)
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 V8Nissan Motorsports
TWR
John Nielsen
Franck Lagorce
342 5th 5th 1999 LMP 22 B Nissan R391
Nissan VRH50A 5.0L V8Nissan Motorsports
Satoshi Motoyama
Érik Comas
110 DNF DNF 2002 LMP900 3 M Audi R8
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8Audi Sport Team Joest
Marco Werner
Philipp Peter
372 3rd 3rd 2005 LMP1 8 M Dallara SP1
Nissan 3.6L Turbo V8Rollcentre Racing
Bobby Verdon-Roe
Harold Primat
133 DNF DNF American open-wheel racing results
(key)
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
FON31st 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
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11ABU
CR
16SIL
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8SIL
CR
RetBRN
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3BRN
CR
3PRI
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9PRI
CR
2SPA
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8SPA
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RetNÜR
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RetNÜR
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15ALG
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1ALG
CR
4NAV
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16NAV
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RetINT
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2INT
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6SAN
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6SAN
CR
Ret9th 71 2011 JR Motorsports Nissan ABU
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3ABU
CR
14ZOL
QR
7ZOL
CR
9ALG
QR
2ALG
CR
1SAC
QR
11SAC
CR
9SIL
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2SIL
CR
1NAV
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9NAV
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6PRI
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1PRI
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1ORD
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11ORD
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9BEI
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4BEI
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3SAN
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2SAN
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Ret1st 137 References
- ^ "Krumm sets the date" crash.net 24 August 2010
External links
- Official site (in English and Japanese) (requires Macromedia Flash)
- [1] Profile at Driver Database
Sporting positions Preceded by
Tom KristensenAll-Japan Formula Three Champion
1994Succeeded by
Pedro de la RosaPreceded by
David Brabham
John NielsenAll-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion
1997 with:
Pedro de la Rosa
Masami KageyamaSucceeded by
Érik Comas
Masami KageyamaPreceded by
Juichi Wakisaka
Akira IidaAll-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion
2003 with:
Satoshi MotoyamaSucceeded by
Satoshi Motoyama
Richard LyonsPreceded by
Michael Bartels
Andrea BertoliniFIA GT1 World Champion
2011 with:
Lucas LuhrSucceeded by
IncumbentManufacturers, Teams, and Drivers competing in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season Aston Martin Corvette Ford Lamborghini Nissan Hexis AMR
3 - Piccione, Dusseldorp
4 - Hohenadel, Piccini
Young Driver AMR
7 - Enge, Müller
8 - Turner, MückeExim Bank Team China
11 - Hezemans, Catsburg, Zuber, Verdonck, Tung, Den Boer, Buurman, F. Pastorelli
12 - Rossi, Jimenez
DKR Engineering
47 - Rossi, Camara, Bobbi, EnjalbertBelgian Racing
9 - Leclerc, Giroix, Ickx, Beche, Nygaard, Hirschi
10 - Matzke, Pavlović, Leclerc, Clairay, Palttala
Marc VDS Racing Team
40 - Leinders, Hennerici, Risatti
41 - Martin, Makowiecki, Clairay, BaguetteSwiss Racing Team
5 - Wendlinger, Kox
6 - Nilsson, Janák
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
37 - Schwager, N. Pastorelli
38 - Basseng, Winkelhock
DKR www-discount.de
47 - Leuenberger, Lauck, Haase
48 - Kennard, BrückSumo Power GT
20 - Zonta, Bernoldi, Hughes, Catsburg
21 - Brabham, Campbell-Walter
JR Motorsports
22 - Dumbreck, Westbrook
23 - Krumm, LuhrThis biographical article related to German auto racing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.