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🇯🇵 Tsugio Matsuda

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Kondo Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Tsugio Matsuda
Born
18 June 1979(b. 1979)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Kondo Racing
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Championships
12015
Career wins
20
Career podiums
40
Career starts
153
Career DNFs
13
Racer Rating
4,874
Tsugio Matsuda
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,874
Rank 1327 of 39,254 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Tsugio Matsuda is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Kondo Racing. Matsuda is a one-time champion (2015), with 20 wins and 40 podiums from 153 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,874 ranks Matsuda 1327th of 39,254 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-11-01Twin Ring Motegi GT500Super GTP10+1
2025-10-18Autopolis GT500Super GTDNF−115
2025-09-20Sportsland SUGO GT500Super GTP1+199
2025-08-23Suzuka GT500Super GTP13−63
2025-05-03Fuji GT500Super GTP15−112
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+199Sportsland SUGO 2025Super GTP1
+165FUJIMAKI GROUP SUZUKA GT 300km RACE 2021Super GTP1
+161TI Aida 2011Super GTP1
+159Sepang 2010Super GTP1
+157Okayama 2023Super GTP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sportsland SUGO5 starts+58
TI Aida12 starts+35
Twin Ring Motegi5 starts+14
Fuji35 starts+11
Struggles
Buriram6 starts-50
Sugo11 starts-28
Autopolis14 starts-25
Suzuka23 starts-1
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸Super GTKondo Racing611100P12−1174,874
2024▸Super GTKondo Racing800010P15−5214,991
2023▸Super GTNISMO813110P4+665,513
2022▸Super GTNISMO802010P7−965,447
2021▸Super GTNISMO812200P8−1435,543
2020▸Super GTNISMO822000P6+925,373
2019▸Super GTNISMO804130P3+1015,499
▸24H SeriesKCMG100000P21−95
▸GT World Challenge EuropeKCMG100000P38−133
2018▸Super GTNISMO811010P6−2955,618
2017▸Super GTNISMO813010P2+3585,994
2016▸Super GTNISMO722000P2−105,795
▸WECKCMG100100P31−220
2015▸Super GTNISMO823020P1+3595,883
▸WECNissan Motorsports100100P15−127
2014▸Super GTNISMO824020P2+3805,583
▸WECKCMG212000P7+134
2013▸Super GTTeam Impul811210P7−965,143
▸WECKCMG100000P21−52
2012▸Super GTTeam Impul811110P4+535,290
2011▸Super GTTeam Impul813000P6−155,237
2010▸Super GTTeam Impul711110P5+1725,252
2009▸Super GTTeam Impul901100P11−2255,080
2008▸Super GTTeam Impul823100P9↑400+195,306
1999▸Formula 3 MacauNakajima Honda301000—+2004,887
1998▸Formula 3 MacauNakajima Honda200000—+3,3364,686
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Matsuda finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Hiroaki IshiuraFIA Platinum5,433141657646%
🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum5,649134637147%
🇯🇵 Takuya Izawa4,700134765857%
🇯🇵 Koudai Tsukakoshi5,527133686551%
🇯🇵 Yuji Tachikawa5,160127616648%
🇯🇵 Naoki YamamotoFIA Platinum6,328122517142%
🇧🇷 Kohei HirateFIA Platinum5,176110605055%
🇯🇵 Yuji KunimotoFIA Platinum5,017108634558%
🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold5,879102554754%
🇯🇵 Bertrand BaguetteFIA Platinum5,85795573860%
🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion6,79955173831%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion6,74155173831%
🇯🇵 Felix RosenqvistFIA Gold, 1× champion6,53972529%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,254 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,320🇬🇧 Dirk MullerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,878
1,321🇺🇸 Landon CassillNASCAR Xfinity4,878
1,322🇬🇧 Oliver GavinWEC4,877
1,323🇺🇸 William LanghorneNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,877
1,324🇺🇸 Conrad GrunewaldGT World Challenge Europe4,876
1,325🇫🇷 Jérôme PolicandRoad to Le Mans4,876
1,326🇮🇹 Giovanni BonannoInternational Formula 30004,874
1,327🇯🇵 Tsugio MatsudaSuper GT4,874
1,328🇬🇧 Callum VoisinPorsche Carrera Cup GB4,872
1,329🇫🇷 Ryo FukudaFormula V8 3.54,872
1,330🇮🇹 Valerio RinicellaEuropean Le Mans Series4,872
1,331🇪🇸 Adrián VallésFormula V8 3.54,869
1,332🇳🇱 Hannes van AsseldonkFIA Formula 3 European4,868
1,333🇺🇸 Rc EnersonNASCAR Xfinity4,867
1,334🇺🇸 Trenton EstepIMSA Pilot Challenge4,867
1,335🇺🇸 Burt FrisselleIMSA WeatherTech4,866
1,336🇮🇹 Gabriele LancieriEuropean Le Mans Series4,865
1,337🇨🇭 Neel JaniWEC4,865
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Tsugio Matsuda is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Kondo Racing. Matsuda is a one-time champion (2015), with 20 wins and 40 podiums from 153 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,874 ranks Matsuda 1327th of 39,254 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Nissan Announces Matsuda’s SUPER GT Retirement[1]
Sportscar365
23 Oct 2025
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Tsugio Matsuda Announces SUPER GT Retirement[2]
dailysportscar.com
23 Oct 2025
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Last Lap Heroics Give Kondo Racing Nissan The Win In Sugo Thriller[3]
dailysportscar.com
24 Sep 2025
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