Naoya Gamou

Naoya Gamou
Naoya Gamou
	Gamou at the 2025 Super GT Malaysia Festival
Nationality	Japanese
Born	11 November 1989 (age 36); Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	2011
Current team	K2 R&D LEON Racing
Categorisation	FIA Gold
Car number	65
Former teams	Hankook KTR, Okinawa-IMP Racing with SHIFT
Starts	92
Wins	8
Podiums	18
Poles	4
Fastest laps	7
Best finish	1st in 2018, 2025
Previous series
2010–12; 2009	Japanese Formula 3 Championship; Formula Challenge Japan
Championship titles
2025; 2023; 2020; 2018; 2017	Super GT - GT300; 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 in the GT300 class. He has won the Super GT championship twice, in 2018 and 2025, in the GT300 class.

History

Formula career

Gamou started his formula career in 2008, as he competed in Formula Challenge Japan

Gamou then competed in Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2010 in the national class as the TDP Toyota Junior driver, where he finished runner-up behind Takashi Kobayashi. Gamou then promoted to the championship class with TOM'S., as he finished fourth in the standings. He made a one off appearance with KCMG for 2012.

GT racing

Gamou started his GT300 career in 2011 with Hankook KTR for two rounds. He then made a one off appearance in 2013 with Okinawa-IMP Racing with SHIFT. Gamou then made another one appearance in 2014 with LEON Racing, as the next year he promoted to be the team's full-time driver. Gamou raced with K2 R&D LEON Racing brand team since 2014, and in 2018 where he won his first title with Haruki Kurosawa. Then he won in 2025 with Togo Suganami.

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	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	Petronas Team TOM'S	14	1	0	1	10	71	4th
2011	Super GT - GT300	Hankook KTR	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
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
	Super Taikyu - ST-X	Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing	7	3	1	0	4	134.4‡	1st‡
	TGR GR86/BRZ Cup	Netz Hyōgo Racing Team	6	0	0	0	1	45	7th
2025	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing	8	1	0	1	2	86	1st
	GT World Challenge Asia	Porsche Centre Okazaki	1	0	0	0	0	2	44th
	Super Taikyu - ST-X	apr	6	1	1	0	3	114‡	3rd‡
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T	TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing
	TGR GR86/BRZ Cup	Netz Hyōgo Racing Team	6	1	1	0	3	48	5th
2026	Super Taikyu - ST-X	apr
	Super GT - GT300	K2 R&D LEON Racing
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	KCMG
	TGR GR86/BRZ Cup	Netz Hyōgo Racing Team

‡ 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	9	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
2025	K2 R&D LEON Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA 1	FUJ 5	SEP 7	FS1 3	FS2 (3)	SUZ 13	SUG 11	AUT 6	MOT 6	1st	86

^* Season still in progress.

References

↑ "2018 Super GT World Awards: GT300 Driver of the Year". Super GT World. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ O’Connell, R. J. (2 January 2026). "DSC's 2025 GT Driver Of The Year | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ "Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2008". Toyota. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
↑ "TMC Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2010". Toyota. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
↑ 開幕ラウンド占有走行 [Travel round the opening possession]. Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
↑ "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.
↑ Klein, Jamie (8 February 2025). "Suganami Returns to LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

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[1] "2018 Super GT World Awards: GT300 Driver of the Year". Super GT World. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[2] O’Connell, R. J. (2 January 2026). "DSC's 2025 GT Driver Of The Year | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[T08-3] "Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2008". Toyota. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.

[T10-4] "TMC Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2010". Toyota. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.

[5] 開幕ラウンド占有走行 [Travel round the opening possession]. Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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

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

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

[9] Klein, Jamie (8 February 2025). "Suganami Returns to LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2025.