Shinya Michimi is a racing driver from Hong Kong who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian. Michimi has recorded 3 wins and 4 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,458 ranks Michimi 2063th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2020-11-14 | Sebring International Raceway GTD | P3 | +105 |
| 2020-10-17 | Motul Petit Le Mans GTD | P10 | −69 |
| 2020-09-05 | Road Atlanta GTD | P1 | +168 |
| 2020-01-25 | Rolex 24 at Daytona GTD | P10 | +15 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | Road Atlanta 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +140 | Watkins Glen International 2016 | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | P1 |
| +106 | Sebring International Raceway 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech | P3 |
| +100 | Sugo 2019 | Super GT | P6 |
| +88 | Fuji 2019 | Super GT | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +220 | 4,640 |
| 2019 | ▸Super GT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +233 | 4,436 | |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −78 | ||
| 2016 | ▸Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | Prestige Performance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,915 | 4,265 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum | 7,659 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇯🇵 Sacha FenestrazFIA Platinum | 5,817 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki HiramineFIA Gold | 5,695 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Nirei FukuzumiFIA Gold | 5,448 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Sena SakaguchiFIA Silver | 5,442 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum | 5,256 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,236 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki OhtsuFIA Gold | 5,191 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold | 5,156 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuya MotojimaFIA Silver | 5,156 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,771 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Shane van GisbergenFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,155 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Nick YellolyFIA Platinum | 5,917 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,053 | 🇧🇷 Galid Osman | TCR World Tour | 4,461 |
| 2,054 | 🇳🇱 Max van Splunteren | 24H Series | 4,461 |
| 2,055 | 🇺🇸 Sean Guthrie | Indy NXT | 4,461 |
| 2,056 | 🇯🇵 Kouki Saga | Super GT | 4,460 |
| 2,057 | 🇳🇱 Ross Zwolsman | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,460 |
| 2,058 | 🇦🇺 Zach Bates | Supercars Championship | 4,460 |
| 2,059 | 🇨🇦 John Farano | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,459 |
| 2,060 | 🇬🇷 Georgios-Periklis Kolovos | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,458 |
| 2,061 | 🇪🇸 Máximo Cortés | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,458 |
| 2,062 | 🇨🇴 Oscar Tunjo | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 4,458 |
| 2,063 | 🇭🇰 Shinya Michimi | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,458 |
| 2,064 | 🇲🇽 Andres Perez de Lara | NASCAR Truck | 4,457 |
| 2,065 | 🇬🇧 Charles Rainford | BTCC | 4,457 |
| 2,066 | 🇯🇵 Toshio Suzuki | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,457 |
| 2,067 | 🏳️ Michael Schulze | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,455 |
| 2,068 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Lewis | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,455 |
| 2,069 | 🏳️ Tobias Schulze | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,455 |
| 2,070 | 🇺🇸 Ashton Lewis | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,454 |
| 2,071 | 🇦🇷 Juuso Puhakka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,454 |
| 2,072 | 🇺🇸 Ray Black Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,454 |
| 2,073 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Minassian | 24H Series | 4,453 |
Shinya Michimi is an American-born retired racing driver whose professional career spanned three seasons of sportscar racing from 2016 to 2020. Holding an FIA Silver grading, Michimi competed as a professional-level driver in endurance and GT racing, primarily in the IMSA WeatherTech series and Super GT. His record across 12 starts yielded 3 wins and 4 podiums, with his most productive period coming in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo in 2016, where he recorded two wins in two starts for Prestige Performance. His IMSA campaign with Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian from 2019 to 2020 produced one win and two additional podium finishes across five starts.[1]
Michimi's competitive standing placed him in a strong professional field at approximately 4,340 on the Elo rating scale. His head-to-head record in Super GT during 2019 tells a clear story; he faced an exceptionally high calibre of opposition including multiple FIA Platinum and Gold graded champions such as Sho Tsuboi, Tadasuke Makino, Kenta Yamashita, and Kazuki Hiramine, finishing behind each of them in all five shared races. However, isolated results showed his capacity to exceed his typical level; he finished ahead of Alex Palou, an FIA Platinum graded four-time champion, twice across their meetings, and beat Tomoki Nojiri, a former champion, once in five encounters. His average finishing position across all classified starts was 12th.[2]
Michimi's career concluded in 2019. His final appearances came in Super GT, where he finished 31st in a five-round sequence without taking points, marking the end of his racing record on file. Recent headlines from 2020 and 2021 reference his involvement in iRacing simulation racing with IMSA, though no such competition appears in his official record.