Diego Rafael Higa (born March 18, 1997) is a Professional Racing Driver, Drifting Professor and Netflix Hyperdrive Champion, from Santos, Brazil.

Diego's first attempt at Formula Drift is backed by winning another 22' SuperDrift championship in Brasil, driving his Nissan 350Z, based in Santos, at NSC Garage.

Born in Santos, Brazil, a coastal city and major port hub in Latin America, Higa begun in BMX when he was 10 years old.

[6] Despite being a wagon not properly suited to Drifting, he managed to master the base skills and quickly moved to more suitable cars, reaching his favourite and still actual Nissan 350Z.

After a fierce competition, Diego qualified in his battery at first and managed to keep the best pace to clinch the title in an awesome run against Axel François and Fielding Shredder.

[8][9] Diego did a lot of exhibitions with famous people or to the public places, like with the Brazilian Red Bull ProSkater Letícia Bufoni,[10] or with the YouTuber, Influencer and Gamer Nyvi Estephan, in a campaign for the launch of Riot Games' new WildRift.