# Gainer (racing team)

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 Ferrari 360. 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 clinced 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 | 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 |
| 2004 | Ferrari 360 | D | GT300 | 11 | Hideshi Matsuda Ichigo Suga | OKA 10 | SUG 3 | SEP 8 | TOK 8 | MOT 20 | AUT 7 | SUZ 14 | NC1 | NC2 | 3rd | 78 |

### Complete Super GT Results

(key) (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 |
| 2005 | Ferrari 360 | D | GT300 | 11 | Tetsuya Tanaka Paolo Montin | OKA 6 | FUJ 4 | SEP 4 | SUG Ret | MOT 9 | FUJ 2 | AUT 5 | SUZ 1 | | | 4th | 72 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | Ferrari 360 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2013 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2014 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2015 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2016 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2017 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2018 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2019 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2020 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2021 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2022 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2023 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | D | GT300 | 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 |
| 2024 | 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 |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.