| Masahiko Kageyama | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | (1963-08-08)August 8, 1963 (age 62) |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Related to | Masami Kageyama (brother) |
| Debut season | 1993 (JGTC GT1) |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in1993–1995 |
| Previous series | |
| 1990-2001 1990-1996 1987-1989 | Formula Nippon Japanese Touring Car Championship All-Japan Formula Three |
Masahiko Kageyama (影山 正彦,Kageyama Masahiko; born August 8, 1963 inKanagawa Prefecture) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in theJapanese Grand Touring Car series in thetop category between1993 and2002.
Kageyama won the inaugural Japanese Grand Touring Car championship, in theNismoNissan Skyline GT-R R32, before winning the next two championships.
He also won theAll-Japan Formula Three Championship in 1989, and theJapanese Touring Car Championship in1993.
Along withNissan Motorsports teammatesAguri Suzuki andKazuyoshi Hoshino, he drove aNissan R390 GT1 to a third-place finish at the1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Kageyama is theCEO of M-Proto Inc., a supplier of brake pads, based inFujisawa, Kanagawa.[2] His younger brother isMasami Kageyama, who also competed in JGTC and at Le Mans.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Stellar International | SUZ 15 | FUJ DNQ | MIN 6 | SUZ Ret | SUG 11 | FUJ Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | FUJ DNS | SUZ 9 | 20th | 1 | |
| 1991 | Stellar International | SUZ Ret | AUT 17 | FUJ 11 | MIN Ret | SUZ 13 | SUG Ret | FUJ 16 | SUZ 13 | FUJ C | SUZ Ret | FUJ DNQ | 31st | 0 |
| 1993 | Nakajima Racing | SUZ 12 | SUZ 8 | MIN 6 | SUZ Ret | AUT C | SUG 2 | FUJ C | FUJ 8 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 11 | 10th | 7 |
| 1994 | Nakajima Racing | SUZ 16 | FUJ Ret | MIN 11 | SUZ Ret | SUG 9 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 5 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 11 | SUZ 8 | 13th | 2 | |
| 1995 | Navi Connection Racing | SUZ 3 | FUJ C | MIN 8 | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ 6 | TOK Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | 12th | 5 | ||
| 1996 | Navi Connection Racing | SUZ Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | TOK Ret | SUZ 16 | SUG 12 | FUJ Ret | MIN 9 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 3 | 14th | 4 | |
| 1997 | Team Impul | SUZ Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ 5 | SUZ 2 | SUG 3 | FUJ Ret | MIN 15 | MOT Ret | FUJ 12 | SUZ 3 | 7th | 16 | |
| 1998 | Maziora Team Impul | SUZ 1 | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | MOT 8 | SUZ 1 | SUG Ret | FUJ C | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 6 | 4th | 21 | |
| 1999 | Speedmaster Mooncraft | SUZ Ret | MOT 12 | MIN Ret | FUJ 13 | SUZ Ret | SUG 13 | FUJ Ret | MIN 6 | MOT 12 | SUZ 13 | 18th | 1 | |
| 2001 | Takagi B-1 Car Club | SUZ 12 | MOT Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ 10 | SUZ DNS | SUG 14 | FUJ 16 | MIN Ret | MOT Ret | SUZ Ret | 20th | 0 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Object T | Ford Sierra RS500 | JTC-1 | NIS 4 | SUG 3 | SUZ 5 | TSU Ret | 6th | 84 | |||||
| Nissan Skyline GT-R | SEN 3 | FUJ Ret | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Object T | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG Ret | SUZ 3 | TSU 4 | SEN Ret | AUT 3 | FUJ 2 | 7th | 98 | |||
| 1992 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | AID Ret | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUZ Ret | MIN Ret | TSU 1 | SEN 1 | FUJ 6 | 7th | 78 | |
| 1993 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | MIN 1 | AUT 3 | SUG 2 | SUZ 3 | AID 1 | TSU 2 | TOK 1 | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | 1st | 134 |
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nismo | Nissan Sunny | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | TOK 1 | TOK 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | AID 1 21 | AID 2 10 | TSU 1 Ret | TSU 2 3 | SEN 1 Ret | SEN 2 DNS | FUJ 1 14 | FUJ 2 18 | 22nd | 10 |
| 1996 | Nismo | Nissan Primera Camino | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 Ret | SUG 1 8 | SUG 2 9 | SUZ 1 4 | SUZ 2 6 | MIN 1 4 | MIN 2 1 | SEN 1 7 | SEN 2 6 | TOK 1 Ret | TOK 2 18 | FUJ 1 3 | FUJ 2 7 | 5th | 63 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hoshino Racing | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT1 | FUJ 1 | SEN 2 | FUJ 2 | SUG 4 | MIN 4 | 1st | 70 | |||
| 1995 | Hoshino Racing | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 10 | SEN 2 | FUJ 7 | SUG 2 | MIN 3 | 1st | 67 | ||
| 1996 | Team Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 5 | SEN 5 | FUJ 1 | SUG 2 | MIN Ret | 4th | 54 | ||
| 1997 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 5 | FUJ Ret | SEN 14 | FUJ 9 | MIN Ret | SUG Ret | 19th | 10 | ||
| 1998 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ Ret | FUJ C | SEN 2 | FUJ 7 | MOT 11 | MIN 5 | SUG 9 | 8th | 29 | |
| 1999 | Toyota Team Sard | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 16 | FUJ 15 | SUG Ret | MIN 7 | FUJ 10 | TAI 13 | MOT Ret | 22nd | 5 | |
| 2000 | Toyota Team Sard | Toyota Supra | GT500 | MOT 10 | FUJ Ret | SUG 6 | FUJ 2 | TAI Ret | MIN 8 | SUZ 16 | 12th | 25 | |
| 2001 | Toyota Team Sard | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 7 | FUJ 7 | SUG | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | MIN | 21st | 8 | |
| 2002 | Kraft | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 17 | FUJ 10 | SUG Ret | SEP 12 | FUJ 10 | MOT 15 | MIN 10 | SUZ 12 | 25th | 3 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  NISMO | Kazuyoshi HoshinoToshio Suzuki | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 157 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | NISMO | Aguri SuzukiMasahiko 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 MotorsportsTWR | Aguri SuzukiKazuyoshi Hoshino | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 347 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2000 | TV AsahiTeam Dragon | Toshio SuzukiMasami Kageyama | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | LMP900 | 340 | 6th | 6th |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by none | JGTC (GT1) Champion 1993–1994–1995 | Succeeded by |
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