Mikhail "Misha" Goikhberg (born 24 November 1986) is a Russian-born Canadian race car driver who is best known for competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Early career Goikhberg's first foray into driving happened in 2003 at the Russian track of Nevskoye Kolzo (The Neva Ring) with a Lada Cup Car under guidance of experienced Russian race car driver Aleksandr Lvov. Goikhberg completed several seasons of regional karting in Canada, followed by enrollment into Skip Barber Racing School in 2008.
Open Wheel competition 2009 saw Goikhberg competing with Brian Graham Racing in Ontario Formula Ford, where he finished 5th and 2nd amongst rookies. In 2010, Goikhberg signed with his current team JDC MotorSports, with which started a multi-year relationship. He competed in USF2000 claiming third spot at the end of the year having won at Laguna Seca. In 2011, he drove a limited campaign in the Star Mazda Championship. Due to lack of sponsorship, he only ran the rounds in Mosport and Sonoma. In 2019, he ran the SCCA June Sprints with Rice Race Prep in both a Formula Ford and Formula Continental. He won two races in the Formula Continental and one in the Formula F.
Sportscar Racing competition In 2012, Goikhberg and JDC MotorSports decided to move into sportscar racing teaming up for a full season in the IMSA Prototype Lites Championship. He won two rounds and finished second overall in 2012, followed by a third overall finish in 2013, and finally claimed the championship in 2014 in a commanding fashion winning nine rounds including six pole positions. Goikhberg won the $100000 Mazda Road to the 24 scholarship and moved up to the Tudor United SportsCar Championship with JDC-Miller MotorSports in 2015. 2015 was a challenging rookie year for Goikhberg, who finished fourth overall in the driver championship claiming three podiums at Daytona, Detroit and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
In 2016, Goikhberg teamed up with Stephen Simpson as his full season teammate. Driving again for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Prototype Challenge category of the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, the pair has scored two victories, winning the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the Long Beach Grand Prix. Goikhberg finished the 2016 season in third position in the driver standings and has moved up to Prototype class for 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
In 2018, Goikhberg and co-driver Simpson would swap rides, piloting the return of the No. 99 "Red Dragon" with sponsorship from GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing as JDC-Miller expanded to a second Oreca 07. and would win that year's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, the first Prototype victory for JDC-Miller MotorSports.
In 2019, Goikhberg returned to the familiar No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports entry with new teammate Tristan Vautier, as the team moved for the first year to a Cadillac DPi-V.R. The Cadillac DPi-V.R is a prototype racing car which started competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in North America in 2017. With the switch to the IMSA DPi class, Goikhberg would compete in the highest form of prototype sportscar racing in North America.
For 2020, Goikhberg teamed up with Álvaro Parente in a full-season effort in the GT Daytona category. They would pilot the No. 57 Acura NSX GT3 Evo for Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank. They would be joined for all four of the Michelin Endurance Cup races by Trent Hindman. A. J. Allmendinger would also join the lineup for the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2014United SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports100002639th2015United SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports1000032854th2016IMSA SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports1120033173rd2017IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJDC-Miller MotorSports1000022774th2018IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJDC-Miller MotorSports1010022524th2019IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPiJDC-Miller MotorSports10000023011th2020IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDHeinricher Racing with MSR900012507th2021IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDGRT Grasser Racing Team90001141017th2022IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDT3 Motorsport North America1000023957th2023IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDUS RaceTronics11100229215th2024IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDForte Racing10000225545th2025IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDForte Racing100001226613th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen7000120215th
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PtsRef 2014 JDC-Miller MotorSports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY SEB LGA KAN WGL IND ELK VIR COA PET 39th 26 2015 JDC-Miller MotorSports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK COA PET 4th 285 2016 JDC-Miller MotorSports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK COA PET 3rd 317 2017 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH AUS DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET4th277 2018 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET4th252 2019 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS RA LGA PET 11th 230 2020 Heinricher Racing with MSR GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY DAYSEB ELK RA MO CHA PET LGA SEB 7th 2502021GRT Grasser Racing TeamGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY19SEBMOHDET2WGL13WGL11LIM7ELK15LGALBH17VIR9PET1317th1410 2022 T3 Motorsport North America GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 57th 239 2023 US RaceTronics GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR14 IMS2 PET1 5th 29212024Forte RacingGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY16SEB5LBH11LGA8WGL14MOS9ELK14VIR2IMS4PET2 5th 25542025Forte RacingGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY12SEB12LBH12LGA5WGL14MOS13ELK2VIR12IMS13PET1313th2266 2026 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 5th 2021 * Season still in progress.
References
External links JDC-Miller Motorsports