Ryuichiro Tomita
Ryuichiro Tomita is a Japanese racing driver set to compete for GAINER in [2025 2014 Super GT Series|Super GT Series|Super GT].
Career
Tomita made his car racing debut in 2013, racing in the GT-R Prestige Cup, which he won in his rookie season. Returning to the series for the following year, Tomita won the title again, as he made one-off appearances for Dijon Racing in the Super FJ Fuji and Suzuka series, as well as select starts in the GT300 class of Super GT. Joining GAINER as the team's third driver for the 2015 Super GT season, Tomita raced three times, finishing second on debut at Buriram and winning at Suzuka to end the year eighth in points.Remaining with GAINER for his first full season of Super GT competition in 2016, Tomita scored a lone podium at Suzuka en route to an eighth-place points finish. Staying with the team for a third consecutive season, Tomita took a best result of fifth at Suzuka to end the year a lowly 18th in points. During 2017, Tomita also raced for apr in the ST-1 class of Super Taikyu, winning all but one race he started to help the team secure the class title at season's end.
Switching to Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama for the 2018 season, Tomita scored his only points of the season by finishing 10th at Fuji en route to a 22nd-place points finish. Tomita also raced for the same team at the Suzuka 10 Hours, finishing eighth overall. During 2018, Tomita also raced part-time in Super Taikyu, competing in select rounds for apr in ST-1, as well as making a one-off appearance in ST-TCR for Audi Driving Experience Japan Remaining with Hitotsuyama for 2019, Tomita scored points three times, with a best result of seventh at Sportsland SUGO to end the year 24th in points. Tomita also raced with the team at the Suzuka 10 Hours as well as making a one-off appearance in the FIA World Touring Car Cup at Suzuka.
Moving to Europe for 2020, Tomita joined [W Racing Team|Belgian Audi Sport GmbH|Audi Club Team WRT] to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Kelvin van der Linde. In his maiden season in the series, Tomita finished second on debut at Misano and won race one at Zandvoort en route to a fourth-place points finish in the overall standings. Tomita remained with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT for the following year, racing in the Silver cup of the [2021 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance] and Sprint Cups. In the former, Tomita scored a class podium at Barcelona to finish 11th in points, whereas in the latter, Tomita took class wins at Misano and Brands Hatch to secure runner-up honors.
Remaining in Europe for 2022, Tomita raced for Team WRT in he GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as racing in all but one rounds of Super GT for GAINER in GT300. Racing in the Gold Cup in the former, Tomita scored three class podiums with a best overall result of 18th at Le Castellet en route to a fourth-place points finish in class. In Super GT, Tomita won at Fuji and scored further podiums at Suzuka and Sportsland SUGO as he ended the season sixth in points. During 2022, Tomita also raced in the ST-3 class of Super Taikyu for Team ZeroOne. The following year, Tomita continued with GAINER to race in Super GT, as well as racing in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu for Team ZeroOne. In the former, Tomita won at Fuji to end the year 12th in the standings, whereas in the latter, Tomita scored three class podiums to help the team finish the season fourth in the ST-Z points.
In 2024, Tomita remained with GAINER as the team switched to the Fairlady Z, scoring a best result of seventh at Autopolis, after starting 25th, to end the year 17th in points. During 2024, Tomita also raced in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu for Team ZeroOne, scoring three podiums en route to a fifth-place points finish. Staying with GAINER for the following year, Tomita scored points four times, taking a best result of fifth at Sportsland SUGO to round of the year 21st in the GT300 standings. In 2025, Tomita also raced with Team ZeroOne in Super Taikyu's ST-Z class, winning at Motegi and Okayama to help the team secure runner-up honors at season's end.
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Tomita was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.‡ Team standings
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2014 | Dijon Racing | Nissan GT-R GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 14 | BUR 19 | MOT | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | GAINER | Nissan GTR | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 1 | CHA 2 | FUJ | SUZ 1 | SUG 6 | AUT | MOT | 8th | 45 | |
| 2016 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R GT3 | GT300 | OKA 8 | FUJ 5 | SUG 11 | FUJ 9 | SUZ 3 | CHA 4 | MOT 5 | MOT 15 | 8th | 38 | |
| 2017 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | GT300 | OKA 6 | FUJ 24 | AUT 15 | SUG 21 | FUJ 16 | SUZ 5 | BUR 18 | MOT 19 | 18th | 13 | |
| 2018 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 10 | SUZ 23 | CHA Ret | FUJ 14 | SUG 23 | AUT 14 | MOT 11 | 22nd | 1 | |
| 2019 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT300 | OKA 13 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 8 | CHA 13 | FUJ 13 | AUT 13 | SUG 7 | MOT 27 | 24th | 10 | |
| 2020 | NILZZ Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT 11 | FUJ | NC | 0 | |
| 2021 | NILZZ Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA 12 | FSW | SUZ | TRM 27 | SUG | AUT | TRM | FSW | NC | 0 | |
| 2022 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA 6 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 15 | FUJ 22 | SUZ 2 | SUG 3 | AUT | MOT 8 | 6th | 45 | |
| 2023 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ1 17 | SUZ1 5 | FUJ2 1 | SUZ2 15 | SUG 12 | AUT 9 | MOT 13 | 12th | 28 | |
| 2024 | GAINER | Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) | GT300 | OKA WD | FUJ1 Ret | SUZ1 Ret | FUJ2 10 | SUG Ret | AUT 7 | MOT 23† | SUZ2 8 | 17th | 8 | |
| 2025 | GAINER | Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) | GT300 | OKA 11 | FUJ 14 | SEP | FS1 | FS2 19 | SUZ 10 | SUG 5 | AUT DNS | MOT 24 | 21st | 26 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result.
* Season still in progress.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | MAR 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | SVK 3 | NED 1 | NED 2 | NED 3 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GER 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | CHN 3 | JPN 1 19 | JPN 2 17 | JPN 3 23† | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | MAC 3 | MAL 1 | MAL 2 | MAL 3 | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Tomita was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2020 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MIS 1 2 | MIS 2 5 | MIS 3 7 | MAG 1 5 | MAG 2 6 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 11 | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 4 | CAT 3 4 | 4th | 66 |
| 2021 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MAG 1 24 | MAG 2 11 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 7 | MIS 1 26 | MIS 2 4 | BRH 1 3 | BRH 2 5 | VAL 1 14 | VAL 2 16 | 2nd | 85.5 |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2021 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MNZ 8 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 37 | SPA 12H 16 | SPA 24H 24 | NÜR 16 | CAT 12 | 11th | 51 |
| 2022 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Gold | IMO Ret | LEC 18 | SPA 6H 49 | SPA 12H 40 | SPA 24H 24 | HOC 24 | CAT 27 | 4th | 61 |
* Season still in progress.