Ryuichiro Tomita

Tomita made his car racing debut in 2013, racing in the GT-R Prestige Cup, which he won in his rookie season.^[2] Returning to the series for the following year, Tomita won the title again,^[3] as he made one-off appearances for Dijon Racing in the Super FJ Fuji and Suzuka series,^[4][5] as well as select starts in the GT300 class of Super GT.^[6] Joining GAINER as the team's third driver for the 2015 Super GT season,^[7] Tomita raced three times, finishing second on debut at Buriram and winning at Suzuka to end the year eighth in points.^[8]

Remaining with GAINER for his first full season of Super GT competition in 2016,^[9] Tomita scored a lone podium at Suzuka en route to an eighth-place points finish.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

Switching to Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama for the 2018 season,^[13] Tomita scored his only points of the season by finishing tenth at Fuji en route to a 22nd-place points finish.^[14] Tomita also raced for the same team at the Suzuka 10 Hours, finishing eighth overall.^[15] 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^[16] Remaining with Hitotsuyama for 2019, Tomita scored points three times,^[17] with a best result of seventh at Sportsland SUGO to end the year 24th in points.^[18] 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.^[19]

Moving to Europe for 2020, Tomita joined Belgian Audi Club Team WRT to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Kelvin van der Linde.^[20][21] 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.^[22] Tomita remained with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT for the following year, racing in the Silver cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.^[23][24] In the former, Tomita scored a class podium at Barcelona to finish 11th in points,^[25] whereas in the latter, Tomita took class wins at Misano and Brands Hatch to secure runner-up honors.^[26][27]

Remaining in Europe for 2022, Tomita raced for Team WRT in he GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,^[28][29] as well as racing in all but one rounds of Super GT for GAINER in GT300.^[30] 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.^[31] In Super GT, Tomita won at Fuji and scored further podiums at Suzuka and Sportsland SUGO as he ended the season sixth in points.^[32] During 2022, Tomita also raced in the ST-3 class of Super Taikyu for Team ZeroOne.^[33] The following year, Tomita continued with GAINER to race in Super GT,^[34] as well as racing in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu for Team ZeroOne.^[35] In the former, Tomita won at Fuji to end the year 12th in the standings,^[36] whereas in the latter, Tomita scored three class podiums to help the team finish the season fourth in the ST-Z points.^[37]

In 2024, Tomita remained with GAINER as the team switched to the Fairlady Z,^[38] scoring a best result of seventh at Autopolis, after starting 25th, to end the year 17th in points.^[39] 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.^[40] Staying with GAINER for the following year,^[41] Tomita scored points four times, taking a best result of fifth at Sportsland SUGO to round of the year 21st in the GT300 standings.^[42] 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.^[43]

The following year, Tomita continued to race for GAINER and Team ZeroOne to race in the GT300 and ST-Z classes of Super GT and Super Taikyu, respectively.^[44][45]