Gainer Co, Ltd. is a Japanese racing team that competes in Super GT.
History GAINER was founded in 1999. They made their debut in the 2000 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship with the 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 Ferrrari F360 engineered by Dome to be uniquely right-hand drive with a special bodywork. In 2007 the team changed to the Ferrari F430, which was completely designed and manufactured in-house by GAINER itself. In 2009, Tetsuya Tanaka and Katsuyuki Hiranaka raced with the team achieving a win at Autopolis along with two other podium finishes. In 2010 the team switched to Dunlop 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. They managed to finish 7th place in the standings, achieving another win, this time in the season opener at Okayama. GAINER switched cars once again, this time using the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for the 2013 season. The line up consisted of two cars. The number 11 driven by Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Bjorn Wirdheim, who had experience in GT500, while Number 10 was driven by Tetsuya Tanaka 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, despite having the same amount of points as champions GOODSMILE Racing, 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 retaining Hiranaka & Wirdheim, while also racing a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 with André Couto and 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.
In 2018, GAINER became an official Nissan team, retiring the SLS, replacing it with another GTR. Car No. 11 was driven by Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Hironobu Yasuda, just like the previous year. Car No. 10 featured Kazuki Hoshino 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 and Ishikawa. While car No. 10 was driven by Tomita, 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. In 2023, the line up reshuffled where Yasuda was paired with Okusa along with new manager Yorikatsu Tsujiko who sponsored the car with PONOS, while car 11 had Ishikawa and Tomita being the main drivers along with Shiotsu being the third driver.
For 2024, GAINER is set to run a Ferrari 296 GT3, as PONOS Racing with Kei Cozzolino and Ferrari factory driver Lilou Wadoux. Additionally, GAINER set to return with a GT300 version of the Nissan Fairlady Z with Ryuichiro Tomita and Keishi Ishikawa as the drivers for car number 11.
Race results Complete JGTC Results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year CarTyresClassNo.Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 Pos Pts 1999Ferrari F355 GTGT300111 Junichi Ikura Yusei MakiSUZFUJSUGMINFUJOKAMOTNC1 NC 0 2000Ferrari F355 GTGT300111 Junichi Ikura Yusei MakiMOTFUJSUGNC1FUJOKAMINSUZ 15th 2 2001Porsche 996 GT3-RGT30011 Junichi Ikura Koji Ushikubo Yusei MakiOKAFUJSUGNC1FUJMOTSUZMIN 15th 5 2003Ferrari 360GT30011 Hideshi Matsuda Tetsuya TanakaOKAFUJSUGFUJFUJMOTAUTSUZ8th46 2004Ferrari 360GT30010 Tetsuya Tanaka Atsushi YogoOKASUGSEPTOKMOTAUTSUZNC1NC2 3rd 7811 Hideshi Matsuda Ichigo SugaOKASUGSEPTOKMOTAUTSUZNC1NC2
Complete Super GT Results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year CarTyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 Pos Points 2005 Ferrari 360 GT300 10 Yasutaka Hinoi Hideshi Matsuda Taku BambaOKAFUJSEPSUGMOTFUJAUTSUZ 4th 7211 Tetsuya Tanaka Paolo MontinOKAFUJSEPSUGMOTFUJAUTSUZ 2006 Ferrari 360 GT300 10 Hiromi Kozono Naofumi Omoto Eiji YamadaSUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ NC 011 Tetsuya Tanaka Takayuki AokiSUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ 9th 42 2007 Ferrari 360 GT300 11 Masayuki Ueda Hideshi Matsuda Ichijo SugaSUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ 32nd 1 2008 Ferrari F430 GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Masayuki UedaSUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ 15th 20 2009 Ferrari 360 GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Masataka KawaguchiOKASUZFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT16th14Ferrari F430GT30011 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki HiranakaOKASUZFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT3rd103 2010 Ferrari F430 GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki HiranakaSUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJMOTNC1NC27th52 2011 Ferrari F430 GT2 GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Masataka KawaguchiOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC1NC2 NC 0Ferrari 458 Italia GT2GT30011 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki HiranakaOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC1NC22nd105 2012 Audi R8 LMS ultra GT300 11 Tetsuya Tanaka Katsuyuki Hiranaka Atsushi YogoOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC1NC2 6th 65 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300 10 Tetsuya Tanaka Masayuki Ueda Masataka KawaguchiOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC1NC2 15th 2711 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn WirdheimOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOTNC1NC2 2nd 100 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300 10 Masayuki Ueda Hideki YamauchiOKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZBURMOT 15th 3211 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn WirdheimOKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZBURMOT1st972015Nissan GT-R GT3GT30010 André Couto Katsumasa Chiyo Ryuichiro TomitaOKAFUJCHAFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT1st116Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT311 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn WirdheimOKAFUJCHAFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT4th712016Nissan GT-R GT3GT3000 André Couto Ryūichirō TomitaOKAFUJSUGFUJSUZCHAMOTMOT7th62Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT311 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn WirdheimOKAFUJSUGFUJSUZCHAMOTMOT9th49 2017 Nissan GT-R GT3 GT300 10 Hiroki Yoshida Ryūichirō TomitaOKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZCHAMOT 17th 29Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT311 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn WirdheimOKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZCHAMOT5th65 2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 10 Hiroki Yoshida Kazuki HoshinoOKAFUJSUZCHAFUJSUGAUTMOT14th4111 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu YasudaOKAFUJSUZCHAFUJSUGAUTMOT5th70 2019 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi IshikawaOKAFUJSUZBURFUJAUTSUGMOTNC1NC2 11th 3911 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu YasudaOKAFUJSUZBURFUJAUTSUGMOTNC1NC24th70 2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi IshikawaFUJFUJSUZMOTFUJSUZMOTFUJ11th4611 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu YasudaFUJFUJSUZMOTFUJSUZMOTFUJ5th65 2021 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 10 Kazuki Hoshino Keishi IshikawaOKAFUJMOTSUZSUGAUTMOTFUJ17th3511 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Hironobu YasudaOKAFUJMOTSUZSUGAUTMOTFUJ7th59 2022 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 10 Riki Okusa Ryuichiro Tomita Yusuke ShiotsuOKAFUJSUZFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT2nd68.511 Hironobu Yasuda Keishi IshikawaOKAFUJSUZFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT5th54.52023Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3GT30010 Hironobu Yasuda Riki OkusaOKAFUJSUZFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT 13th 3911 Ryuichiro Tomita Keishi Ishikawa Yusuke ShiotsuOKAFUJSUZFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT11th462024Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34)GT30011 Ryuichiro Tomita Keishi Ishikawa Kazuki OkiOKAFUJSUZFUJSUGAUTMOTSUZ 19th 18Ferrari 296 GT3GT30045 Kei Cozzolino Lilou WadouxOKAFUJSUZFUJSUGAUTMOTSUZ 11th 442025Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34)GT30011 Ryuichiro Tomita Kazuki OkiOKAFUJSEPFS1FS2SUZSUGAUTMOT18th42 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results Year Team Vehicle Tyres Class No. Drivers Laps Overall Position Class Position 2005 Jim Gainer International Dome S101HBMugen MF408S 4.0L V8 LMP1 5 Ryo Michigami Seiji Ara Katsutomo Kaneishi 193 DNF DNF
Complete Suzuka 10 Hours / Suzuka 1000 km Results Year Team Vehicle Tyres Class No. Drivers Laps Overall Position Class Position 1999 TEAM GAINER Ferrari F355 GT300 111 Junichi Ikura Yusei Maki Takahiko Date 138 18th 4th 2000 GT300 111 Junichi Ikura Yusei Maki Takahiko Date 112 DNF DNF 2001 Porsche 911 GT3 R (996) GT300 11 Junichi Ikura Koji Ushikubo Takahiko Date 73 DNF DNF 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena GT300 11 Hideshi Matsuda Tetsuya Tanaka 78 DNF DNF 2018 GAINER Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 MY2018 Pro Cup 11 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Kazuki Hoshino Hironobu Yasuda 274 14th 12th 2019 Planex SmaCam Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Pro Cup 11 Mika Häkkinen Hiroaki Ishiura Katsuaki Kubota 268 22nd 18th
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