Naoya Gamou

Naoya Gamou
Naoya Gamou
Nationality	Japanese
Born	11 November 1989 (age 35); Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	2011
Current team	K2 R&D LEON Racing
Car number	65
Former teams	Okinawa-IMP Racing with SHIFT
Starts	75
Wins	5
Podiums	16
Poles	4
Fastest laps	6
Best finish	1st in 2018
Previous series
2010–12; 2009	Japanese Formula 3 Championship; Formula Challenge Japan
Championship titles
2023; 2020; 2018; 2017	Super Taikyū - ST-X; Super Taikyū - ST-1; Super GT - GT300; Super Taikyū - ST-4

Naoya Gamou (蒲生尚弥, Gamō Naoya, born 11 November 1989) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for K2 R&D LEON Racing alongside Takuro Shinohara.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was champion of the 2018 season in the GT300 class.^{[citation needed]}

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Formula Challenge Japan	FTRS FCJ	10	3	3	0	7	36	3rd
2009	Super Taikyū - ST2	T'Z Racing Varis	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2010	Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National	TOM'S Spirit	16	8	7	5	12	121	2nd
2011	Super GT - GT300	Hankook KTR	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2011	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	Petronas Team TOM'S	14	1	0	1	10	71	4th
2012	Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National	SGC by KCMG	2	0	0	0	0	7	7th
2012	Super Taikyū - ST-4	GAZOO Racing Spirit	2	0	0	0	1	16‡	10th‡
2013	Super GT - GT300	Okinawa-IMP Racing with SHIFT	1	0	0	0	1	18	16th
	Super Taikyū - ST-4	GAZOO Racing Spirit	4	1	0	0	1	49.5‡	6th‡
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2014	Super GT - GT300	LEON Racing	1	0	0	0	0	5	29th
	Super Taikyū - ST-4	GAZOO Racing Spirit	5	1	0	0	3	61.5‡	4th‡
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1	1	1	1	1	N/A	1st
2015	Super GT - GT300	LEON Racing	8	0	0	1	1	41	9th
	Super Taikyū - ST-4	Toyota Team TOM'S Spirit						55.5‡	6th‡
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T	Team Toyota Gazoo Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2016	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	1	0	0	1	26	12th
	Super Taikyū - ST-4	Toyota Team TOM'S Spirit						96‡	2nd‡
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2017	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	2	1	3	3	72	2nd
2017	Super Taikyū - ST-4	TOM'S Spirit	6	5	4	3	6	135‡	1st‡
2018	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	1	1	0	1	68	1st
2018	Super Taikyū - ST-4	TOM'S Spirit	1	0	1	0	0	159‡	1st‡
2019	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	0	0	0	2	46.5	5th
2019	Super Taikyū - ST-4	Endless Sports						89‡	4th‡
2020	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	1	0	0	2	59	3rd
2020	Super Taikyū - ST-1	ROOKIE Racing	4	4	4	4	4	121‡	1st‡
2021	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	0	0	0	2	43	6th
2021	Super Taikyū - ST-Q	ROOKIE Racing						N/A	NC
2022	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	0	1	1	2	33	9th
2022	Super Taikyū - ST-Q	ORC ROOKIE Racing						N/A	NC
2023	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	0	1	1	2	44	4th
	Super Taikyū - ST-X	Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing	7	3	2	1	5	136‡	1st‡
	TGR GR86/BRZ Cup	Netz Hyōgo Racing Team	7	0	0	0	1	21	11th
2024	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	2	2	1	4	92	2nd
2024	Super Taikyu - ST-X	Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing	7	3	1	0	4	134.4‡	1st‡

‡ Team standings

Complete Super GT results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Pts
2011	Hankook KTR	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	GT300	OKA	FSW 10	SEP	SUG	SUZ Ret	FSW	AUT	TRM	NC	0
2013	Okinawa-IMP Racing with SHIFT	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA	FSW	SEP	SUG	SUZ 2	FSW	AUT	TRM	16th	18
2014	LEON Racing	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA	FSW	AUT	SUG	FSW	SUZ	CHA	TRM 6	29th	5
2015	LEON Racing	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 22	FSW 7	CHA 5	FSW 2	SUZ 6	SUG 7	AUT 12	TRM 5	9th	41
2016	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 1	FSW Ret	SUG 16	FSW 23	SUZ 8	CHA 11	TRM 9	TRM 24	12th	26
2017	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 2	FSW 5	AUT 10	SUG 7	FSW 13	SUZ 1	CHA 13	TRM 1	2nd	72
2018	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 4	FSW 4	SUZ 7	CHA 4	FSW 4	SUG 8	AUT 5	TRM 1	1st	68
2019	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 6	FSW 5	SUZ 14	CHA 3	FSW Ret	AUT 7	SUG 4	TRM 2	5th	46.5
2020	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	FSW 6	FSW 4	SUZ 6	TRM 1	FSW 3	SUZ 10	TRM 19	FSW 4	3rd	59
2021	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA 2	FSW 4	SUZ 9	TRM 15	SUG 14	AUT 8	TRM Ret	FSW 2	6th	43
2022	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA 3	FUJ 15	SUZ 13	FUJ Ret	SUZ 6	SUG 6	AUT 3	MOT 18	9th	33
2023	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA 2	FUJ 4	SUZ 12	FUJ 25	SUZ Ret	SUG 6	AUT 12	MOT 2	4th	44
2024	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA 2¹	FUJ 26	SUZ 8	FUJ 1¹	SUG 1	AUT 6	MOT 2	SUZ 4	2nd	92

^* Season still in progress.

References

^ "LEON RACINGドライバー紹介 | レオンレーシング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ "Naoya Gamou | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ "Naoya Gamou". SnapLap. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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[1] "LEON RACINGドライバー紹介 | レオンレーシング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[2] "Naoya Gamou | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[3] "Naoya Gamou". SnapLap. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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