Ryo Michigami
Ryō Michigami (Japanese道上 龙, Michigami Ryo; born March 1, 1973 in Nara Prefecture ) is a Japanese racing driver.
Ryo Michigami came across the karting in 1993 in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and played in three years at 20 championship races, of which he won. In 1997 he went into the Formula Nippon and drove in parallel on a Honda Accord runs the Japanese Touring Car Championship.
After three difficult years in the best Japanese single-seater series Michigami moved in 2000 to the sports car and secured in the same the title of a Japanese GT- master. In the 1000 - km race at Suzuka he drove a Honda NSX, but could not place in the race.
By 2004, he drove both regularly in Formula Nippon and in the Super GT championship with the emphasis on the sports car was where he was able to celebrate victories over again. In 2006 he was third in the Super GT 500 and continues in 2009 in this series.
In 2004 and 2005 he took part as a driver at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2004 he fell - with Hiroki and Ryo Fukuda Katō as a partner - up early. Together with his compatriots Seiji Ara and Katsutomo Kaneishi he drove back a 2005 Dome S101, but had to give up as in the previous year early with gearbox failure.