Matsumoto scored 11 wins and 29 podium finishes, seventh all-time in both accounts, over a 129-race career, which put him third in all-time Super Formula career starts behind generational peers Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Kunimitsu Takahashi.
In a rare overseas foray in 1981, he also took part in the Donington "50.000," a race of the European Formula Two championship, crossing the finish line in 15th place.
[4[3] Hoshino was actually the only one who got to drive the car before the race was stopped early due to heavy rain.
Matsumoto also competed in the 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Hoshino and Kenji Takahashi as an official Nissan driver.
[1] After retiring, he remained active in the Japanese motorsports scene and was a driver coach for Shintaro Kawabata, Ryo Michigami, Shinji Nakano, and Juichi Wakisaka, among others.