Tsugio Matsuda
| Tsugio Matsuda | |
|---|---|
Matsuda in 2010 | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | June 18, 1979 Kuwana, Mie, Japan |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2000 |
| Current team | Kondo Racing |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 24 |
| Former teams | Team Impul, Nakajima, Take One, Nismo |
| Starts | 197 |
| Championships | 2 (2014 & 2015) |
| Wins | 24 |
| Podiums | 50 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2014, 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 1998–2013 | Formula Nippon |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014 & 2015 2007 & 2008 | Super GT - GT500 Formula Nippon |
Tsugio Matsuda (松田 次生, Matsuda Tsugio; born June 18, 1979) is a Japanese professional racing driver for Nissan and Kondo Racing in the Super GT Series, and a team ambassador for KCMG in the Super Formula Championship.
He is the Super GT Series' all-time career wins leader in the GT500 class, and a two-time GT500 class champion in 2014 and 2015. He raced in Super Formula from 1998 to 2013, and won back-to-back series titles in 2007 and 2008, when the series was known as Formula Nippon.
Matsuda has also represented Nissan in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Intercontinental GT Challenge.