# TOM'S

TOM'S Inc. (株式会社トムス, Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu) is an automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, as well as a factory-backed racing team. The TOM'S head office is located in Tokyo, Japan.
TOM'S most prominently produces aftermarket parts for current Toyota vehicles, and has also created its own special edition of certain current Lexus models.
In motorsport, the company is currently heavily involved with Super GT, Super Formula and Super Formula Lights. TOM'S Racing has won the Japanese Formula 3 Championship 21 times, the Super GT series ten times, the Super Formula Championship four times, and the Super Formula Lights series three times.

## History

The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport, as the company was established in 1974 by Nobuhide Tachi and Kiyoshi Oiwa. Despite an oil crisis at the time, the two were able to show productive results and a healthy development of motorsports for Toyota. With the support of Toyota, TOM'S went into business in 1974.
In 1975 the Toyota Motor Corporation officially recognized TOM'S as an authorized tuning shop. In 1978, the firm opened a garage in the Tama area of Tokyo. TOM'S entered the Japanese Formula 3 as an engine tuner in 1981. in 1987, TOM'S expanded to Hingham in Norfolk, England, setting up as TOM'S GB LIMITED. From here they ran their F3, Sportscar and BTCC campaigns along with chassis and engine production. TOM'S sold the Norfolk factory to Volkswagen in 1998 and left the European market.
In 1993, TOM'S produced vehicles for the Japanese Formula 3000. In 1994, the firm marked its 20th anniversary with "TOM'S Angel T01", a commemorative model. 1995 saw the lightweight sports car series T101, T082, and T020. In 2003, TOM'S modified vehicles entered the All Japan F3 Championship group of the All Japan GT Championship.

## List of TOM'S complete cars

* F070M Celsior (Lexus LS 400/430)
* F070 Celsior (Lexus LS 400/430)
* Z382 Soarer (Lexus SC)
* S741 Majesta
* S630 Aristo
* S740 Athlete
* S970 Athlete
Toyota Blade
* S972 Estate
* X540 Chaser
* E910 Altezza (Lexus IS 300)
* Toyota Altezza RS200
* Land Cruiser
* RX330/Harrier
* Prius
* H125 Alphard
* Isis
* W123 (MR-S)
* Angel T01
* T020 (MR-2)
* T111 (Corolla AE111 Trueno)
* T101
* T091
* T082
* P050 Vitz
* EP82 Starlet GT Turbo
* Lexus LC (URZ100/GWZ100)
* Century
* GR Supra
* Supra Tourer (J29/DB)
* Lexus LC500 Convertible
* Lexus GS-F prod.Kazuki Nakajima
* Lexus IS300
* GR Yaris
* GR86 Wide Body
Also the aero work done to the number 36 Castrol TOM'S SUPRA (1997 GTC 500 Champion with Michael Krumm and Pedro de la Rosa).

## Motorsport

Outside of aftermarket tuning and parts, TOM'S Racing has a long history within the world of motorsport. Since its founding in 1974, TOM'S has continuously stayed involved in automotive racing, as a tuning partner, engine supplier, or racing team, especially with Toyota factory-backed racing teams.

### History
#### Super Formula Lights (fka Japanese F3) Championship

TOM'S Racing had a large involvement and repeated success in the Super Formula Lights (originally Japanese Formula 3 Championship; name changed after FIA nomenclature regulations and the promoters changed to Euroformula Open Championship standards).
They won the championship a record 24 times: in 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and after the FIA-mandated rebranding, in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

#### Super GT / JGTC

TOM'S Racing has been consistently involved in the Super GT racing series, the top level of Japanese sports car racing, since 1995 when it was called the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC). The team has raced both Toyota and Lexus silhouette cars.
TOM'S has won the GT500 Class Championship ten times: in 1997, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024.

#### 24 Hours of LeMans.

From 1985 until 1993, TOM'S competed in the 24 Hours of LeMans, with a best result of 2nd place in 1992 with a Toyota TS010.

#### All Japan Sports Prototype Championship

TOM'S raced in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship in Group C, winning a championship in 1992.

#### Macau Grand Prix

With the second-most team wins in history, TOM'S has won the Macau Grand Prix five times: in 1992, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008.

#### Japanese Touring Car Championship

TOM'S won the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1994 with a Toyota Corona E, and in 1997 with a Toyota Chaser.

#### Super Formula Championship

In the top level of Japanese single-seater racing, the Super Formula Championship, TOM'S has won the championship four times: in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2019.

## Results
### Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | D.C. | Pts | T.C. | Pts |
| Formula Nippon ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | FUJ 8 | SUZ 5 | MOT 1 | SUZ 5 | AUT 8 | FUJ 2 | SUG Ret | MOT Ret | SUZ 1 | | | 3rd | 30 | 2nd | 32 |
| 2006 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 37 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | FUJ 9 | SUZ 10 | MOT Ret | SUZ 7 | AUT 9 | FUJ Ret | SUG 8 | MOT 8 | SUZ 5 | | | 13th | 2 | 2nd | 32 |
| 2007 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | FUJ Ret | SUZ 5 | MOT 2 | OKA Ret | SUZ 13 | FUJ 1 | SUG 7 | MOT 4 | SUZ 2 | | | 5th | 37 | 4th | 48 |
| 2007 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 37 | Seiji Ara | FUJ 11 | SUZ Ret | MOT 15 | OKA 7 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 4 | SUG Ret | MOT 13 | SUZ 5 | | | 11th | 11 | 4th | 48 |
| 2008 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | FUJ Ret | SUZ 3 | MOT 2 | OKA 2 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 4 | MOT 11 | MOT 7 | FUJ 5 | FUJ 4 | SUG 12 | 3rd | 49 | 3rd | 58 |
| 2008 | Lola FN06 | Toyota | 37 | Seiji Ara | FUJ Ret | SUZ 11 | MOT 10 | OKA 10 | SUZ1 13 | SUZ2 11 | MOT1 7 | MOT2 1 | FUJ1 10 | FUJ2 10 | SUG 16 | 14th | 9 | 3rd | 58 |
| 2009 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | FUJ 10 | SUZ 3 | MOT 5 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 7 | MOT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 2 | | | | 3rd | 39 | 2nd | 52 |
| 2009 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 37 | Kazuya Oshima | FUJ 7 | SUZ 10 | MOT Ret | FUJ 2 | SUZ 10 | MOT 11 | AUT 9 | SUG 6 | | | | 9th | 13 | 2nd | 52 |
| 2010 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | SUZ 3 | MOT 3 | FUJ 2 | MOT Ret | SUG 3 | AUT 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ 2 | | | | 2nd | 43 | 2nd | 67 |
| 2010 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 37 | Kazuya Oshima | SUZ 12 | MOT 8 | FUJ 4 | MOT 5 | SUG 1 | AUT DNS | SUZ 5 | SUZ 7 | | | | 6th | 24 | 2nd | 67 |
| 2011 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | SUZ 1 | | FUJ 1 | MOT 2 | SUZ C | SUG 1 | MOT 1 | MOT 1 | | | | 1st | 56 | 1st | 96 |
| 2011 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 36 | Takuto Iguchi | | AUT 11 | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 0 | 1st | 96 |
| 2011 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 3 | AUT 1 | FUJ 3 | MOT 3 | SUZ C | SUG 3 | MOT 2 | MOT 2 | | | | 2nd | 42 | 1st | 96 |
| 2012 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 1 | André Lotterer | SUZ 5 | MOT 1 | AUT Ret | FUJ 1 | MOT 2 | SUG 10 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 8 | | | | 4th | 35.5 | 2nd | 76.5 |
| 2012 | Swift 017.n | Toyota | 2 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 1 | MOT 3 | AUT 5 | FUJ 2 | MOT 4 | SUG 5 | SUZ 12 | SUZ 1 | | | | 1st | 46 | 2nd | 76.5 |
| Super Formula ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Swift SF13 | Toyota | 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 5 | AUT 12 | FUJ 8 | MOT 1 | SUG Ret | SUZ Ret | SUZ 1 | | | | | 4th | 24 | 1st | 58.5 |
| 2013 | Swift SF13 | Toyota | 2 | James Rossiter | SUZ 11 | | | | | SUZ 7 | SUZ 6 | | | | | 16th | 2.5 | 1st | 58.5 |
| 2013 | Swift SF13 | Toyota | 2 | André Lotterer | | AUT 1 | FUJ 1 | MOT 2 | SUG 2 | | | | | | | 2nd | 37 | 1st | 58.5 |
| 2014 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | SUZ 6 | FUJ 4 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 6 | | AUT 1 | SUG Ret | SUZ 3 | SUZ 2 | | | 3rd | 34.5 | 1st | 79.5 |
| 2014 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | Andrea Caldarelli | | | | | MOT 3 | | | | | | | 12th | 7 | 1st | 79.5 |
| 2014 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 5 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | FUJ 1 | MOT 7 | AUT 6 | SUG 2 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | | | 1st | 46 | 1st | 79.5 |
| 2015 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 2 | | FUJ 2 | MOT 2 | AUT 1 | SUG 4 | SUZ 4 | SUZ 2 | | | | 2nd | 45.5 | 1st | 80.5 |
| 2015 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 1 | Kazuya Oshima | | OKA 15 | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 0 | 1st | 80.5 |
| 2015 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 2 | André Lotterer | SUZ 1 | OKA 8 | FUJ 5 | MOT 4 | AUT 11 | SUG 1 | SUZ 1 | SUZ Ret | | | | 3rd | 40 | 1st | 80.5 |
| 2016 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | SUZ 7 | OKA 8 | FUJ 4 | MOT 2 | OKA 12 | OKA 4 | SUG 5 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | | | 2nd | 30 | 2nd | 51 |
| 2016 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 12 | OKA 17 | FUJ 2 | MOT 7 | OKA 19 | OKA 2 | SUG 4 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 16 | | | 6th | 22 | 2nd | 51 |
| 2017 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | André Lotterer | SUZ 5 | OKA 1 | OKA 3 | FUJ 3 | MOT 7 | AUT Ret | SUG 10 | SUZ C | SUZ C | | | 6th | 21 | 3rd | 41 |
| 2017 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 1 | OKA 9 | OKA 18 | FUJ 7 | MOT 11 | AUT 6 | SUG 3 | SUZ C | SUZ C | | | 5th | 22 | 3rd | 41 |
| 2018 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ 8 | AUT C | SUG 3 | FUJ 5 | | OKA 17 | SUZ 5 | | | | | 6th | 15 | 6th | 15 |
| 2018 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 36 | João Paulo de Oliveira | | | | | MOT 18 | | | | | | | 23rd | 0 | 6th | 15 |
| 2018 | Dallara SF14 | Toyota | 37 | James Rossiter | SUZ 11 | AUT C | SUG Ret | FUJ 19 | MOT 9 | OKA 11 | SUZ Ret | | | | | 17th | 0 | 6th | 15 |
| 2019 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | SUZ Ret | AUT 13 | SUG 12 | FUJ 5 | MOT 16 | OKA 2 | SUZ 14 | | | | | 12th | 12 | 2nd | 48 |
| 2019 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 37 | Nick Cassidy | SUZ 11 | AUT 5 | SUG 5 | FUJ 9 | MOT 5 | OKA Ret | SUZ 3 | | | | | 1st | 36 | 2nd | 48 |
| 2020 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 1 | Nick Cassidy | MOT 13 | OKA 6 | SUG 3 | AUT 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 5 | | | | | 4th | 50 | 1st | 77 |
| 2020 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | MOT 4 | | SUG 15 | | SUZ 2 | SUZ 16 | FUJ 9 | | | | | 11th | 25 | 1st | 77 |
| 2020 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Ritomo Miyata | | OKA 9 | | AUT 8 | | | | | | | | 17th | 7 | 1st | 77 |
| 2021 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | FUJ 11 | | | | | MOT 7 | | | | | | 16th | 4 | 6th | 37 |
| 2021 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | | SUZ 9 | AUT 1‡ | SUG 9 | MOT 16 | | SUZ 8 | | | | | 11th | 20 | 6th | 37 |
| 2021 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 37 | Ritomo Miyata | FUJ 7 | SUZ 6 | AUT 4‡ | SUG 7 | MOT 8 | MOT 9 | SUZ 14 | | | | | 10th | 22 | 6th | 37 |
| 2022 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | FUJ 17 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 15 | AUT Ret | SUG 13 | FUJ Ret | MOT 13 | MOT Ret | SUZ 21 | SUZ 16 | | 20th | 3 | 6th | 59 |
| 2022 | Dallara SF19 | Toyota | 37 | Ritomo Miyata | FUJ 5 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 18 | AUT 5 | SUG 6 | FUJ 4 | MOT 8 | MOT 14 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 3 | | 4th | 64 | 6th | 59 |
| 2023 | Dallara SF23 | Toyota | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | FUJ Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 8 | AUT 13 | SUG Ret | | | | | | | 20th | 3 | 2nd | 109.5 |
| 2023 | Dallara SF23 | Toyota | 36 | Ukyo Sasahara | | | | | | FUJ 19 | MOT 12 | SUZ 22 | SUZ WD | | | 22nd | 0 | 2nd | 109.5 |
| 2023 | Dallara SF23 | Toyota | 37 | Ritomo Miyata | FUJ 5 | FUJ 4 | SUZ 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | FUJ 3 | MOT 4 | SUZ 2‡ | SUZ 3 | | | 1st | 114.5 | 2nd | 109.5 |
| 2024 | Dallara SF23 | Toyota | 36 | Sho Tsuboi | SUZ 11 | AUT 3 | SUG 3‡ | FUJ 1 | MOT 5 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | | | 1st | 117.5 | 3rd | 112.5 |
| 2024 | Dallara SF23 | Toyota | 37 | Ukyo Sasahara | SUZ 15 | AUT 12 | SUG 16 | FUJ 12 | MOT 16 | FUJ 12 | FUJ 14 | SUZ 15† | SUZ 14 | | | 20th | 0 | 3rd | 112.5 |