# Gainer (racing team)

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Japanese racing team

Gainer Co, Ltd. Founded 1999 Base Kyoto City, Kyoto Team principal(s) Kazumi Fujii Current series Super GT - GT300 Current drivers Car #11: Ryuichiro Tomita Kazuki Oki Car #26: Hironobu Yasuda Lee Jungwoo Teams' Championships 2014, 2015 Super GT Drivers' Championships 2015 Super GT Website www.gainer.asia

**Gainer Co, Ltd.** is a Japanese racing team that competes in [Super GT](/source/Super_GT).

GAINER [Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3](/source/Nissan_GT-R#GT-R_Nismo_GT3) at Suzuka.

## History

GAINER was founded in 1999. They made their debut in the [2000 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship](/source/2000_All_Japan_Grand_Touring_Car_Championship) with the [Ferrari F355](/source/Ferrari_F355). For 2003, GAINER changed the team name to "Jim Gainer Racing" where they participated with the aim of becoming the series champion with a [Ferrari 360](/source/Ferrari_360). In 2007 the team changed to the [Ferrari F430](/source/Ferrari_F430), which was completely designed and manufactured in-house by GAINER itself. In 2009, [Tetsuya Tanaka](/source/Tetsuya_Tanaka_(racing_driver)) and [Katsuyuki Hiranaka](/source/Katsuyuki_Hiranaka) raced with the team achieving a win at Autopolis along with two other podium finishes. In 2010 the team switched to [Dunlop](/source/Dunlop_Tyres) tires. The team won the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup.

In 2012 The team name was changed to GAINER and switched to the [Audi R8 LMS ultra](/source/Audi_R8). They managed to finish 7th place in the standings, achieving another win, this time in the season opener at [Okayama](/source/Okayama_International_Circuit). GAINER switched cars once again, this time using the [Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3](/source/Mercedes-Benz_SLS_AMG_GT3) for the 2013 season. The line up consisted of two cars. The number 11 driven by [Katsuyuki Hiranaka](/source/Katsuyuki_Hiranaka) and [Bjorn Wirdheim](/source/Bjorn_Wirdheim), who had experience in GT500, while Number 10 was driven by [Tetsuya Tanaka](/source/Tetsuya_Tanaka_(racing_driver)) and Masayuki Ueda. In 2014 The No. 11 car of Hiranaka and Wirdheim, took pole position at the final round in Motegi and took the win,[1] despite having the same amount of points as champions [GOODSMILE Racing](/source/Good_Smile_Company), it finished second in the drivers' title after losing a tie-breaker as they had less wins. However, they won the team's championship with by one point. In 2015, GAINER raced with 1 [Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3](/source/Mercedes-Benz_SLS_AMG) retaining Hiranaka & Wirdheim, while also racing a [Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3](/source/Nissan_GT-R#GT-R_Nismo_GT3) with [André Couto](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Couto) and [Katsumasa Chiyo](/source/Katsumasa_Chiyo) as the line up. The Nissan car had two wins, and won the long-awaited overall GT300 driver/team title. The champion driver was Couto, as Chiyo raced couple of rounds while Ryuichiro Tomita drove whenever Chiyo wasn't available. The Mercedes also put up a strong showing, finishing 5th overall with three podium finishes.[2][3]

In 2018, GAINER became an official Nissan team, retiring the SLS, replacing it with another GTR.[4] Car No. 11 was driven by [Katsuyuki Hiranaka](/source/Katsuyuki_Hiranaka) and [Hironobu Yasuda](/source/Hironobu_Yasuda), just like the previous year. Car No. 10 featured [Kazuki Hoshino](/source/Kazuki_Hoshino_(racing_driver)) and Keishi Ishikawa. Car No. 11 finished 3rd in the ranking with 2 wins. Car No. 10 was 14th in the ranking with one win. In 2022, Car No. 11 was driven by [Hironobu Yasuda](/source/Hironobu_Yasuda) and Ishikawa. While car No. 10 was driven by Tomita, [Riki Okusa](/source/Riki_Okusa), and Yusuke Shiotsu. Car No. 11 ranked 5th, while car No. 10 came close at winning the GT300 title, finishing 2nd in the points. As a team, they achieved five podium finishes, including one win. Okusa clinched third place in driver's standings.[5] In 2023, the line up reshuffled where Yasuda was paired with Okusa along with new manager Yorikatsu Tsujiko who sponsored the car with [PONOS](/source/PONOS), while car 11 had Ishikawa and Tomita being the main drivers along with Shiotsu being the third driver.[6]

For 2024, GAINER is set to run a [Ferrari 296 GT3](/source/Ferrari_296), as PONOS Racing with [Kei Cozzolino](/source/Kei_Cozzolino) and Ferrari factory driver [Lilou Wadoux](/source/Lilou_Wadoux).[7] Additionally, GAINER set to return with a GT300 version of the [Nissan Fairlady Z](/source/Nissan_Z_(RZ34)) with Ryuichiro Tomita and Keishi Ishikawa as the drivers for car number 11.[8]

## Race results

### Complete JGTC Results

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year[9] Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts 1999 Ferrari F355 GT Y GT300 111 Junichi Ikura Yusei Maki SUZ FUJ Ret SUG MIN FUJ 16 OKA NC MOT Ret NC1 NC 0 2000 Ferrari F355 GT Y GT300 111 Junichi Ikura Yusei Maki MOT 9 FUJ Ret SUG NC1 FUJ 15 OKA 11 MIN SUZ 14 15th 2 2001 Porsche 996 GT3-R Y GT300 11 Junichi Ikura Koji Ushikubo Yusei Maki OKA 14 FUJ 13 SUG 8 NC1 FUJ 14 MOT 15 SUZ 9 MIN DNA 15th 5 2003 Ferrari 360 Y GT300 11 Hideshi Matsuda Tetsuya Tanaka OKA 13 FUJ 4 SUG Ret FUJ 2 FUJ 20 MOT Ret AUT 2 SUZ 12 8th 46 2004 Ferrari 360 D GT300 10 Tetsuya Tanaka Atsushi Yogo OKA 1 SUG 8 SEP 5 TOK 5 MOT 3 AUT 3 SUZ 18 NC1 NC2 3rd 78 11 Hideshi Matsuda Ichigo Suga OKA 10 SUG 3 SEP 8 TOK 8 MOT 20 AUT 7 SUZ 14 NC1 NC2

### Complete Super GT Results

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points 2005 Ferrari 360 D GT300 10 Yasutaka Hinoi Hideshi Matsuda Taku Bamba OKA 13 FUJ 17 SEP Ret SUG 10 MOT 5 FUJ Ret AUT 19 SUZ 5 4th 72 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Paolo Montin OKA 6 FUJ 4 SEP 4 SUG Ret MOT 9 FUJ 2 AUT 5 SUZ 1 2006 Ferrari 360 D GT300 10 Hiromi Kozono Naofumi Omoto Eiji Yamada SUZ 19 OKA 16 FUJ Ret SEP 14 SUG Ret SUZ Ret MOT 19 AUT FUJ 22 NC 0 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Takayuki Aoki SUZ Ret OKA 2 FUJ 19 SEP 17 SUG 16 SUZ 9 MOT 1 AUT 19 FUJ 16 9th 42 2007 Ferrari 360 Y GT300 11 Masayuki Ueda Hideshi Matsuda Ichijo Suga SUZ 22 OKA 16 FUJ 15 SEP 18 SUG 10 SUZ DSQ MOT 13 AUT 12 FUJ 21 32nd 1 2008 Ferrari F430 Y GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Masayuki Ueda SUZ 12 OKA 20 FUJ 12 SEP 17 SUG 12 SUZ 7 MOT 24 AUT 8 FUJ 12 15th 20 2009 Ferrari 360 Y GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Masataka Kawaguchi OKA Ret SUZ 16 FUJ 15 SEP 9 SUG Ret SUZ 15 FUJ 17 AUT 19 MOT 13 16th 14 Ferrari F430 Y GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki Hiranaka OKA 4 SUZ 4 FUJ Ret SEP 8 SUG 3 SUZ 5 FUJ 2 AUT 1 MOT 4 3rd 103 2010 Ferrari F430 D GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki Hiranaka SUZ Ret OKA 7 FUJ 6 SEP 4 SUG 5 SUZ 8 FUJ C MOT 4 NC1 1 NC2 1 7th 52 2011 Ferrari F430 GT2 Y GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Masataka Kawaguchi OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ FUJ 18 AUT 18 MOT 17 NC1 NC2 NC 0 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 D GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki Hiranaka OKA 2 FUJ 2 SEP 2 SUG 7 SUZ 4 FUJ 22 AUT 2 MOT 3 NC1 4 NC2 3 2nd 105 2012 Audi R8 LMS ultra D GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki Hiranaka Atsushi Yogo OKA 1 FUJ 5 SEP 7 SUG 6 SUZ 5 FUJ 7 AUT 16 MOT 13 NC1 7 NC2 6 6th 65 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 D GT300 10 Tetsuya Tanaka Masayuki Ueda Masataka Kawaguchi OKA 15 FUJ 10 SEP 7 SUG 10 SUZ 13 FUJ 6 AUT 20 MOT 12 NC1 11 NC2 6 15th 27 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim OKA 1 FUJ 6 SEP 3 SUG 13 SUZ 6 FUJ 7 AUT 4 MOT 1 NC1 2 NC2 2 2nd 100 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 D GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Hideki Yamauchi OKA 10 FUJ 20 AUT 12 SUG 13 FUJ 14 SUZ 4 BUR 11 MOT 5 15th 32 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim OKA 3 FUJ 2 AUT 3 SUG Ret FUJ 2 SUZ 10 BUR 8 MOT 1 1st 97 2015 Nissan GT-R GT3 D GT300 10 André Couto Katsumasa Chiyo Ryuichiro Tomita OKA 7 FUJ 1 CHA 2 FUJ 6 SUZ 1 SUG 6 AUT 2 MOT 6 1st 116 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim OKA 12 FUJ 3 CHA 4 FUJ 3 SUZ 11 SUG 3 AUT Ret MOT 3 4th 71 2016 Nissan GT-R GT3 D GT300 0 André Couto Ryūichirō Tomita OKA 8 FUJ 5 SUG 11 FUJ 9 SUZ 3 CHA 4 MOT 5 MOT 15 7th 62 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim OKA 4 FUJ Ret SUG 4 FUJ 7 SUZ Ret CHA 9 MOT 4 MOT 10 9th 49 2017 Nissan GT-R GT3 D GT300 10 Hiroki Yoshida Ryūichirō Tomita OKA 6 FUJ 24 AUT 15 SUG 21 FUJ 16 SUZ 5 CHA 18 MOT 19 17th 29 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim OKA 18 FUJ 2 AUT 22 SUG 1 FUJ 17 SUZ 9 CHA 8 MOT 7 5th 65 2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Y GT300 10 Hiroki Yoshida Kazuki Hoshino OKA 13 FUJ 11 SUZ 10 CHA Ret FUJ 8 SUG 2 AUT 9 MOT 15 14th 41 D 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu Yasuda OKA 5 FUJ 3 SUZ 16 CHA 1 FUJ 17 SUG 19 AUT 6 MOT 5 5th 70 2019 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Y GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi Ishikawa OKA Ret FUJ 10 SUZ 12 BUR 1 FUJ 14 AUT 10 SUG 15 MOT 16 NC1 NC2 11th 39 D 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu Yasuda OKA 21 FUJ 1 SUZ 9 BUR 8 FUJ 9 AUT 15 SUG 21 MOT 1 NC1 NC2 4th 70 2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Y GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi Ishikawa FUJ 5 FUJ 10 SUZ 5 MOT 11 FUJ 12 SUZ 21 MOT 7 FUJ 6 11th 46 D 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu Yasuda FUJ 2 FUJ 21 SUZ 1 MOT 6 FUJ 10 SUZ 15 MOT 9 FUJ 18 5th 65 2021 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 D GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi Ishikawa OKA 10 FUJ 5 MOT 14 SUZ 11 SUG 26 AUT 7 MOT 10 FUJ 10 17th 35 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu Yasuda OKA 4 FUJ 16 MOT 2 SUZ 26 SUG 10 AUT 5 MOT 8 FUJ 8 7th 59 2022 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 D GT300 10 Riki Okusa Ryuichiro Tomita Yusuke Shiotsu OKA 6 FUJ 1 SUZ 15 FUJ 22 SUZ 2 SUG 3 AUT 7 MOT 8 2nd 68.5 11 Hironobu Yasuda Keishi Ishikawa OKA 10 FUJ 4 SUZ Ret FUJ 2 SUZ 16 SUG 2 AUT 14 MOT 14 5th 54.5 2023 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 D GT300 10 Hironobu Yasuda Riki Okusa OKA 11 FUJ 5 SUZ 8 FUJ 7 SUZ 13 SUG 9 AUT 10 MOT 16 13th 39 11 Ryuichiro Tomita Keishi Ishikawa Yusuke Shiotsu OKA Ret FUJ 17 SUZ 5 FUJ 1 SUZ 15 SUG 12 AUT 9 MOT 13 11th 46 2024 Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) D GT300 11 Ryuichiro Tomita Keishi Ishikawa Kazuki Oki OKA WD FUJ Ret SUZ Ret FUJ 10 SUG Ret AUT 7 MOT 23 SUZ 8 19th 18 Ferrari 296 GT3 M GT300 45 Kei Cozzolino Lilou Wadoux OKA 11 FUJ 9 SUZ 6 FUJ 11 SUG 2 AUT 12 MOT 12 SUZ 22 11th 44 2025 Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) D GT300 11 Ryuichiro Tomita Kazuki Oki OKA 11 FUJ 14 SEP FS1 12 FS2 19 SUZ 10 SUG 5 AUT DNS MOT 24 18th 42

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["GAINER、今季も2台のSLSでSGT参戦。山内加入"](http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=54298). as-web.jp. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["GAINER、15年はSLSとGT-Rの2台に！ クート加入"](http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=62260) [15th year for Gainer; to two cars of SLS and GT-R. Couto joins] (in Japanese). as-web.jp. December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["GAINER、15年参戦体制を発表。千代と富田が加入"](http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=63233) [GAINER, announced their '15 race structure. Chiyo and Tomita join] (in Japanese). as-web.jp. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nissan & NISMO Announce 2018 Super GT Programmes"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/02/12/nissan-nd-nismo-announce-2018-super-gt-programmes.html). *dailysportscar.com*. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Gainer Announces 2022 Super GT Drivers"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/25/gainer-announces-2022-super-gt-drivers.html). *dailysportscar.com*. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Nissan/NISMO announces teams for 2023 Super GT and GT4 programs"](https://www.nismo.co.jp/en/news_list/2023/motorsports_news/23005.html). *NISMO*. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PonosFerrari_7-0)** ["PONOS Racing Introduces 296 GT3 To GT300 With Cozzolino & Wadoux"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/11/30/ponos-racing-introduces-296-gt3-to-gt300-with-cozzolino-wadoux.html). *dailysportscar.com*. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Nissan/NMC announces 2024 motorsports programs"](https://www.nismo.co.jp/en/news_list/2024/motorsports_news/24005.html). *NISMO*. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_9-0)** ["World Sports Racing Prototypes - All Japan Grand Touring Championship"](http://www.wsrp.cz/jgtc.html). *www.wsrp.cz*. Retrieved 2022-08-24.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.gainer.asia/)

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