Naoya Gamou
Japanese racing driver
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
‡ Team standings
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
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