Michigami pleased with early pace in WTCC

Ryo Michigami will make his FIA World Touring Car Championship debut at WTCC JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan in the knowledge that he won’t simply be making up the numbers.

Michigami, an accomplished Japanese competitor and long-term member of the Honda Racing family, forms part of the four-strong factory Honda team at Twin Ring Motegi this weekend.

“I tested the Civic WTCC at Barcelona in the summer and I was impressed with how consistently fast it felt,” he said. “I was reasonably pleased with my own pace, both in qualifying simulations with new tyres, and on race runs, and I have done more work since then on the Honda simulator. I will race with my heart and soul and put all my experience to best use.”

Michigami will become the first Japanese to race a TC1 World Touring Car.