Naoya Gamou
| Naoya Gamou | |
|---|---|
Gamou at the 2025 Super GT Malaysia Festival | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 11 November 1989 |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | K2 R&D LEON Racing |
| 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 | |
| 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 Togo Suganami. He was champion of the 2018 season in the GT300 class.
History
Formula career
Gamou started his formula career in 2008, as he competed in Formula Challenge Japan[1]
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.[2] Gamou then promoted to the championship class with TOM'S., as he finished 4th in the standings.[3] He made an one off appearance with KCMG for 2012.
GT racing
Gamou started his GT300 career in 2011 with Hankook KTR for 2 rounds. He then made an 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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Team standings
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "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.