Ryo Michigami


Ryō Michigami is a Japanese racing driver. Currently he is driving a Honda NSX GT3 Evo for Modulo Drago Corse in Super GT. He won the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2000.
He competed in the GT500 category of the Super GT series in 1995 and then from 1998 to 2013. He drove for Mugen from 1998 to 2002, for Dome from 2003 to 2009, and for Nakajima Racing from 2010 to 2013. Apart from 1995, he always drove for Honda teams, and became Honda's first champion in the series in 2000. He also won the Suzuka 1000 km three times; in 1999, 2003 and 2004.
After his initial retirement, he formed the Drago Corse team, which competed in Super GT's GT500 class in 2015 and 2016 before withdrawing from the series. Michigami and the Drago Corse team would return to Super GT in 2018, albeit competing in the GT300 class with the NSX GT3. This marked Michigami's return as a full-time competitor, and his first season as a driver-owner in the series. Drago Corse also currently competes in All-Japan Formula Three Championship as the ThreeBond Racing team.
In 2017, Michigami drove a factory Honda Civic in the World Touring Car Championship. He became the first Japanese driver in the series to finish on the podium at the Race of Macau.
for Nakajima Racing in 2011.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
1995Team KunimitsuPorsche 964GT500SUZFUJSENFUJ
14
SUG
12
MIN
8
25th3
1998MugenHonda NSXGT500SUZ
Ret
FUJ
C
SEN
Ret
FUJ
5
MOT
1
MIN
11
SUG
1
4th48
1999MugenHonda NSXGT500SUZ
14
FUJ
12
SUG
3
MIN
3
FUJ
9
TAI
16
MOT
4
10th36
2000MugenHonda NSXGT500MOT
2
FUJ
8
SUG
2
FUJ
10
TAI
2
MIN
4
SUZ
2
1st74
2001MugenHonda NSXGT500TAI
1
FUJ
8
SUG
4
FUJ
5
MOT
12
SUZ
2
MIN
12
3rd56
2002MugenHonda NSXGT500TAIFUJSUGSEPFUJ
11
MOT
16
MIN
1
SUZ
10
18th24
2003Dome Racing TeamHonda NSXGT500TAI
3
FUJ
Ret
SUG
7
FUJ
8
FUJ
1
MOT
14
AUT
Ret
SUZ
2
7th55
2004Dome Racing TeamHonda NSXGT500TAI
12
SUG
12
SEP
8
TOK
8
MOT
15
AUT
14
SUZ
12
14th6
2005DomeHonda NSXGT500OKA
7
FUJ
13
SEP
7
SUG
Ret
MOT
2
FUJ
11
AUT
5
SUZ
6
10th37
2006DomeHonda NSXGT500SUZ
4
OKA
1
FUJ
Ret
SEP
6
SUG
Ret
SUZ
Ret
MOT
5
AUT
2
FUJ
7
3rd76
2007Dome Racing TeamHonda NSXGT500SUZ
13
OKA
7
FUJ
11
SEP
Ret
SUG
2
SUZ
12
MOT
1
AUT
5
FUJ
10
4th63
2008Dome Racing TeamHonda NSXGT500SUZ
7
OKA
12
FUJ
3
SEP
3
SUG
1
SUZ
12
MOT
8
AUT
7
FUJ
14
6th60
2009Dome ProjectHonda NSXGT500OKA
2
SUZ
5
FUJ
13
SEP
12
SUG
3
SUZ
4
FUJ
8
AUT
5
MOT
10
6th50
2010Nakajima RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500SUZ
10
OKA
11
FUJ
9
SEP
Ret
SUG
11
SUZ
7
FUJ
C
MOT
9
14th9
2011Nakajima RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
10
FUJ
15
SEP
12
SUG
3
SUZ
13
FUJ
12
AUT
8
MOT
5
12th21
2012Nakajima RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
Ret
FUJ
11
SEP
11
SUG
11
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
14
AUT
2
MOT
3
14th26
2013Nakajima RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
11
FUJ
13
SEP
12
SUG
8
SUZ
13
FUJ
Ret
AUT
10
MOT
11
15th4
2014Team MugenHonda CR-ZGT300OKA
FUJ
AUT
SUG
FUJ
SUZ
8
BUR
MOT
NC0
2018Modulo Drago CorseHonda NSX GT3GT300OKA
Ret
FUJ
8
SUZ
26
CHA
9
FUJ
DNS
SUG
4
AUT
3
MOT
14
14th24
2019Modulo Drago CorseHonda NSX GT3 EvoGT300OKA
9‡
FUJ
26
SUZ
7
CHA
10
FUJ
3
AUT
11
SUG
13
MOT
24
17th19
2020Modulo Drago CorseHonda NSX GT3 EvoGT300FUJ
8
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
8th*3*

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

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016Honda Racing Team JASHonda Civic WTCCFRA
1
FRA
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
GER
1
GER
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
JPN
1
11
JPN
2
17
CHN
1
CHN
2
QAT
1
QAT
2
NC0
2017Honda Racing Team JASHonda Civic WTCCMAR
1
Ret
MAR
2
10
ITA
1
Ret
ITA
2
Ret
HUN
1
11
HUN
2
13
GER
1
11
GER
2
Ret
POR
1

Ret
POR
2
13
ARG
1
10
ARG
2
11
CHN
1

DSQ
CHN
2

DSQ
JPN
1
10
JPN
2
Ret
MAC
1
3
MAC
2
15
QAT
1
14
QAT
2
10
14th20