Masahiko Kageyama
Japanese racing driver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | (1963-08-08) August 8, 1963 (age 60) Kanagawa Prefecture |
Retired | 2002 |
Related to | Masami Kageyama (brother) |
Debut season | 1993 (JGTC GT1) |
Starts | 56 |
Wins | 6 |
Best finish | 1st 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.