Misha Goikhberg
NationalityCanada
Birth dateNovember 24, 1986 (age 39)
Birth placeRussia
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2025)
FIA Bronze (2026–)[1]
Current seriesWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
First year2012 IMSA Prototype Challenge
Current teamHeinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian
Car number57
EngineAcura 3.5 L Turbo V6
CodriverÁlvaro Parente
Starts48
Wins3
Best finish3rd
Year2016

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.[2][3][4]

Open Wheel competition

2009 saw Goikhberg competing with Brian Graham Racing in Ontario Formula Ford, where he finished 5th and 2nd amongst rookies.[5] In 2010, Goikhberg signed with his current team JDC MotorSports, with which started a multi-year relationship.[6] He competed in USF2000 claiming third spot at the end of the year having won at Laguna Seca.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10][11] 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[12][13] and the Long Beach Grand Prix.[14][15] Goikhberg finished the 2016 season in third position in the driver standings[16] and has moved up to Prototype class for 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[17]

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.[18] and would win that year's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, the first Prototype victory for JDC-Miller MotorSports.[19]

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.[20]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014United SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports100002639th
2015United SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports1000032854th
2016IMSA SportsCar Championship - PCJDC-Miller MotorSports1120033173rd
2017IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJDC-Miller MotorSports1000022774th
2018IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJDC-Miller MotorSports1010022524th
2019IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPiJDC-Miller MotorSports10000023011th
2020IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDHeinricher Racing with MSR900012507th
2021IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDGRT Grasser Racing Team90001141017th
2022IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDT3 Motorsport North America1000023957th
2023IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDUS RaceTronics11100229215th
2024IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDForte Racing10000225545th
2025IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDForte Racing100001226613th
2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen100002786th*

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.PtsRef
2014JDC-Miller MotorSportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8style="background:#;”|DAY
SEB
LGA
KAN
WGL
IND
ELK
VIR
COA
PET
6		39th26[21]
2015JDC-Miller MotorSportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
3		SEB
4		LGA
4		DET
2		WGL
5		MOS
3		LIM
6		ELK
7		COA
5		PET
5		4th285[22]
2016JDC-Miller MotorSportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
1		SEB
4		LBH
1		LGA
5		DET
7		WGL
4		MOS
5		LIM
6		ELK
7		COA
6		PET
3		3rd317[23]
2017JDC-Miller MotorSportsPOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
5		SEB
4		LBH
4		AUS
4		DET
6		WGL
2		MOS
2		ELK
8		LGA
4		PET
6		4th277[24]
2018JDC-Miller MotorSportsPOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
7		SEB
7		LBH
8		MDO
7		DET
11		WGL
1		MOS
7		ELK
2		LGA
6		PET
10		4th252[25]
2019JDC-Miller MotorSportsDPiCadillac DPi-V.RCadillac 5.5L V8DAY
5		SEB
7		LBH
9		MDO
10		DET
5		WGL
10		MOS
9		RA
8		LGA
8		PET
9		11th230[26]
2020Heinricher Racing with MSRGTDAcura NSX GT3 EvoAcura 3.5 L Turbo V6DAY
8		DAY
4		SEB
ELK
12		RA
7		MO
6		CHA
5		PET
6		LGA
3		SEB
6		7th250[27]
2021GRT Grasser Racing TeamGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
19		SEB
MOH
DET
2		WGL
13		WGL
11		LIM
7		ELK
15		LGA
LBH
17		VIR
9		PET
13		17th1410[28]
2022T3 Motorsport North AmericaGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
8		SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
57th239[29]
2023US RaceTronicsGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
7		SEB
17		LBH
7		MON
9		WGL
7		MOS
14		LIM
5		ELK
4		VIR
14		style="background:#DFDFDF;”| IMS
2		style="background:#FFFFBF;”| PET
1		5th2921[30]
2024Forte RacingGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
16		SEB
5		LBH
11		LGA
8		WGL
14		MOS
9		ELK
14		style="background:#DFDFDF;”|VIR
2		IMS
4		style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2		5th2554[31]
2025Forte RacingGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
12		SEB
12		LBH
12		LGA
5		WGL
14		MOS
13		style="background:#DFDFDF;”|ELK
2		VIR
12		IMS
13		PET
13		13th2266[32]
2026Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/MathiasenLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
6		SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
6th*278*

* Season still in progress.

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