Tsugio Matsuda


Tsugio Matsuda 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

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1998NakajimaSUZMINFUJMOTSUZ
6
SUGFUJMINFUJSUZ15th1
2000NakajimaSUZ
12
MOT
3
MIN
1
FUJ
16
SUZ
5
SUG
11
MOT
4
FUJ
Ret
MIN
3
SUZ
3
4th27
2001NakajimaSUZ
Ret
MOT
3
MIN
8
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
5
SUG
5
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
MOT
9
SUZ
9
8th10
2002NakajimaSUZ
3
FUJ
10
MIN
2
SUZ
Ret
MOT
13
SUG
5
FUJ
Ret
MIN
4
MOT
4
SUZ
6
5th19
2003CerumoSUZ
5
FUJ
9
MIN
Ret
MOT
Ret
SUZ
15
SUG
6
FUJ
5
MIN
5
MOT
14
SUZ
Ret
11th7
2004CerumoSUZ
4
SUG
Ret
MOT
12
SUZ
9
SUG
DSQ
MIN
12
SEP
4
MOT
6
SUZ
Ret
9th7
20055ZIGENMOT
10
SUZ
2
SUG
Ret
FUJ
3
SUZ
6
MIN
4
FUJ
9
MOT
10
SUZ
8
6th14
2006ImpulFUJ
2
SUZ
9
MOT
5
SUZ
2
AUT
1
FUJ
7
SUG
3
MOT
2
SUZ
2
2nd37
2007ImpulFUJ
2
SUZ
2
MOT
3
OKA''
3
SUZ
4
FUJ
13
SUG
5
MOT
5
SUZ
4
1st46
2008ImpulFUJ
1
SUZ
1
MOT
1
OKA
Ret
SUZ
1
SUZ
8
MOT
2
MOT
2
FUJ
4
FUJ
5
SUG
1
1st93.5
2009ImpulFUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
MOT
6
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
12
MOT
5
AUT
7
SUG
7
11th11
2010KondoSUZMOTFUJMOT
Ret
SUG
8
AUT
Ret
SUZ
14
SUZ
9
15th1
2012ImpulSUZ
8
MOT
6
AUT
4
FUJ
5
MOT
7
SUG
Ret
SUZ
2
SUZ
Ret
8th20
2013ImpulSUZ
2
AUT
5
FUJ
16
MOT
13
SUG
5
SUZ
4
SUZ
16
6th18.5

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
2000Take OneMcLaren F1 GTRGT500MOTFUJSUGFUJTAI
4
MIN
Ret
SUZ
Ret
19th10
2001NakajimaHonda NSXGT500TAI
3
FUJ
12
SUG
14
FUJ
6
MOT
1
SUZ
Ret
MIN
Ret
8th38
2002NakajimaHonda NSXGT500TAI
1
FUJ
11
SUG
Ret
SEP
1
FUJ
12
MOT
14
MIN
6
SUZ
1
2nd74
2003NakajimaHonda NSXGT500TAI
5
FUJ
6
SUG
8
FUJ
13
FUJ
9
MOT
Ret
AUT
2
SUZ
12
11th36
2004NakajimaHonda NSXGT500TAI
10
SUG
4
SEP
9
TOK
6
MOT
1
AUT
12
SUZ
5
8th42
2005NakajimaHonda NSXGT500OKA
5
FUJ
8
SEP
5
SUG
13
MOT
10
FUJ
2
AUT
14
SUZ
10
9th38
2006NismoNissan ZGT500SUZ
2
OKA
Ret
FUJ
4
SEP
5
SUG
2
Suzuka Circuit|
DSQ
MOT
14
AUT
1
FUJ
11
6th69
2007NismoNissan ZGT500SUZ
5
OKA
3
FUJ
2
SEP
10
SUG
Ret
SUZ
6
MOT
2
AUT
4
FUJ
9
5th63
2008ImpulNissan GT-RGT500SUZ
Ret
OKA
2
FUJ
9
SEP
14
SUGSUZ
1
MOT
11
AUT
10
FUJ
1
5th61
2009ImpulNissan GT-RGT500OKA
4
SUZ
3
FUJ
15
SEP
7
SUG
8
SUZ
5
FUJ
15
AUT
Ret
MOT
7
11th36
2010ImpulNissan GT-RGT500SUZ
Ret
OKA
4
FUJ
6
SEP
1
SUG
4
SUZ
12
FUJ
C
MOT
5
5th47
2011ImpulNissan GT-RGT500OKA
1
FUJ
14
SEP
15
SUG
13
SUZ
3
FUJ
2
AUT
10
MOT
9
5th49
2012ImpulNissan GT-RGT500OKA
10
FUJ
5
SEP
5
SUG
Ret
SUZ
4
FUJ
1
AUT
10
MOT
10
4th45
2013ImpulNissan GT-RGT500OKA
6
FUJ
5
SEP
1
SUG
Ret
SUZ
4
FUJ
6
AUT
Ret
MOT
13
9th46
2014NismoNissan GT-RGT500OKA
7
FUJ
8
AUT
1
SUG
14
FUJ
2
SUZ
2
BUR
10
MOT
1
1st81
2015NISMONissan GT-RGT500OKA
13
FUJ
1
CHA
5
FUJ
4
SUZ
7
SUG
6
AUT
1
MOT
2
1st79
2016NISMONissan GT-RGT500OKA
1
FUJ
1
SUG
9
FUJ
4
SUZ
6
CHA
14
MOT
9
MOT
7
3rd62
2017NISMONissan GT-RGT500OKA
7
FUJ
4
AUT
5
SUG
4
FUJ
2
SUZ
2
CHA
9
MOT
1
2nd82
2018NISMONissan GT-RGT500OKA
5
FUJ
1
SUZ
6
CHA
12
FUJ
9
SUG
7
AUT
15
MOT
7
8th43
2019NISMONissan GT-RGT500OKA
2‡
FUJ
2
SUZ
Ret
CHA
11
FUJ
3
AUT
13
SUG
3
MOT
8
3rd52.5
2020NISMONissan GT-R Nismo GT500GT500FUJ
11
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
NC*0*

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

YearTeamCarClass1234DCPts
2013KCMGMorgan LMP2LMP2INJFSWZHUSEP
2
9th19

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPts
2013KCMGMorgan LMP2LMP2SILSPALMNSAOCOAFSW
6
SHABHRNC0
2014KCMGOreca 03
Oreca 03R
LMP2SIL
2
SPALMNCOA
1
FSWSHABHRSAO7th43
2015NISMONissan GT-R LM NismoLMP1SILSPALMN
Ret
NURCOAFSWSHABHRNC0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2015 Nissan Motorsports Mark Shulzhitskiy
Lucas Ordóñez
Nissan GT-R LM NismoLMP1115DNFDNF
2016 KCMG Richard Bradley
Matthew Howson
Oreca 05-NissanLMP2116DNFDNF