Masahiko Kageyama

Masahiko Kageyama (影山 正彦, Kageyama Masahiko, born August 8, 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in the Japanese Grand Touring Car series in the top category between 1993 and 2002.

Masahiko Kageyama
NationalityJapanese
Born (1963-08-08) August 8, 1963
Kanagawa Prefecture
Retired2002
Related toMasami Kageyama (brother)
Debut season1993 (JGTC GT1)
Starts56
Wins6
Best finish1st in 1993–1995
Previous series
1990-2001
1990-1996
1987-1989		Formula Nippon
Japanese Touring Car Championship
All-Japan Formula Three

Kageyama won the inaugural Japanese Grand Touring Car championship, in the Nismo Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, before winning the next two championships.

He also won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 1989, and the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1993.

Along with Nissan Motorsports teammates Aguri Suzuki and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, he drove a Nissan R390 GT1 to a third-place finish at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Kageyama is the CEO of M-Proto Inc., a supplier of brake pads, based in Fujisawa, Kanagawa.[2] His younger brother is Masami Kageyama, who also competed in JGTC and at Le Mans.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1995 NISMO Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki		 Nissan Skyline GT-R LM GT1 157 DNF DNF
1996 NISMO Aguri Suzuki
Masahiko Kondo		 Nissan Skyline GT-R LM GT1 209 DNF DNF
1997 Nissan Motorsport
TWR		 Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Érik Comas		 Nissan R390 GT1 GT1 294 12th 5th
1998 Nissan Motorsports
TWR		 Aguri Suzuki
Kazuyoshi Hoshino		 Nissan R390 GT1 GT1 347 3rd 3rd
2000 TV Asahi Team Dragon Toshio Suzuki
Masami Kageyama		 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S LMP900 340 6th 6th

References
  1. "1998 24 Hours of Le Mans results". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. 会社情報 [Corporate Information]. M-Proto official website (in Japanese). Japan: M-Proto Inc. 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
none		 JGTC (GT1) Champion
1993–1994–1995		 Succeeded by
David Brabham
John Nielsen


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