Keiji Matsumoto

Keiji Matsumoto
NationalityJapanese
Born(1949-12-26)26 December 1949
Kyoto, Japan
Died17 May 2015(2015-05-17) (aged 65)
Previous series
1976–1977
1978–1986
1983–1989
19871992
All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship
Japanese Formula Two Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
Championship titles
1979
1983
Japanese Formula Two Championship
Fuji Grand Champion Series
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years19861987
TeamsNISMO
Best finishDNF (1986, 1987)
Class wins0

Keiji Matsumoto (松本 恵二, Matsumoto Keiji; 26 December 1949 – 17 May 2015) was a Japanese racing driver who competed at the top level of Japanese Formula racing, currently known as Super Formula, between 1976 and 1992. Under the Japanese Formula 2 moniker, he won the championship in 1979 and was runner-up to future Formula 1 driver Satoru Nakajima in 1982 and 1985.