Miki Koyama
| Miki Koyama | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Koyama in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 5 September 1997 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Super GT Series career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | R'Qs Motor Sports |
| Car number | 22 |
| Former teams | Iwata Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | NC in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–2019 2017, 2024 2019–2020 2019, 2021 2020, 2022 2023 2024 | F4 Japanese Championship Super Taikyu Series F3 Asian Championship W Series Formula Regional Japanese Championship Macau Formula 4 Race Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2017-2018 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship Kyojo Cup |
Miki Koyama (小山 美姫, Koyama Miki, born 5 September 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series GT300 class as a reserve driver for R'Qs Motor Sports. She is best known for her time racing in the W Series from 2019 to 2021, and for becoming the first woman to win an FIA-sanctioned, all-gender single-seater championship when she won the 2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Having started racing in karts, Koyama attended the Formula Toyota Racing School before moving to Japanese F4 in 2015.[3] She was the first champion of the all-women's Kyojo Cup series in 2017, and repeated as champion in 2018.[citation needed]
In 2019, Koyama was announced as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the inaugural season of the W Series.[4] At the first W Series round at Hockenheim, Koyama qualified 17th and finished 7th after setting the fastest lap of the race.[5] During the remainder of the season, Koyama earned three more points finishes en route to 7th in the championship, and was named as a returning competitor for the 2020 W Series.[6] While the 2020 season was abandoned due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Koyama returned to the series when it resumed in 2021. She also made a one-off entry into the Super Formula Lights championship at Fuji Speedway.[citation needed]
After two seasons in the W Series, Koyama was named as a Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge (TGR-DC) academy driver for the 2022 season.[7] She raced full-time in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship for Super License, with backing from Toyota. Koyama won seven races and clinched the series title at the September meeting at Fuji.[citation needed]
On 7 February 2023, Koyama was announced as the third driver for Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage in the 2023 Super GT Series. Koyama became the first woman to race in the championship since Cyndie Allemann in 2012.[8] She successfully passed her rookie orientation test at Fuji Speedway on 21 April, and competed for the first time in the fourth round at Fuji where she finished 19th in class.[9][10] Koyama returned to the series as the reserve driver in R'Qs Motor Sports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for 2024, twinning this with full-time participation in apr's Lexus RC F GT3 in Super Taikyu.[11] In the fifth round of Super Taikyu at Suzuka, Koyama became the second female driver to win a Super Taikyu race outright, and first since Hisami Sato in 1993.[12]
Koyama joined the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia season for 2024 with Iron Lynx Theodore Racing, competing with Hon Chio Leong.[13] She has achieved class podiums in all four of the first races, and is currently second in the Pro class.[14]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
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| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | F4 Japanese Championship | miNami aoYama with SARD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th |
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | miNami aoYama Project | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | leprix sport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-4 | T's Concept | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | Field Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7th |
| F3 Asian Winter Series | B-Max Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| F3 Asian Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15th | ||
| BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17th | |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20th |
| 2021 | W Series | Sirin Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th |
| Super Formula Lights | B-Max Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Super License | 17 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 349 | 1st |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Macau Formula 4 Race | Super License | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | R'Qs Motor Sports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | apr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39* | 3rd* | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | SJM Iron Lynx Theodore Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 86* | 2nd* |
* Season still in progress.
† As Koyama was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete F4 Japanese Championship Results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | miNami aoYama with SARD | OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
FSW 1 |
FSW 2 |
FSW 1 |
FSW 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 1 28 |
AUT 2 26 |
MOT 1 26 |
MOT 2 26 |
50th | 0 |
| 2016 | miNami aoYama Project | OKA 1 Ret |
OKA 2 11 |
FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
FUJ2 1 |
FUJ2 2 |
FUJ2 3 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
32nd | 0 | |||
| Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | MOT 1 28 |
MOT 2 21 |
MOT 3 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | leprix sport | OKA 1 33 |
OKA 2 DSQ |
FUJ1 1 23 |
FUJ1 2 22 |
AUT 1 18 |
AUT 2 21 |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 DNS |
FUJ2 1 20 |
FUJ2 2 30 |
SUZ 1 21 |
SUZ 2 21 |
MOT 1 20 |
MOT 2 20 |
34th | 0 |
| 2018 | Field Motorsports | OKA 1 16 |
OKA 2 12 |
FUJ1 1 7 |
FUJ1 2 14 |
SUZ 1 14 |
SUZ 2 13 |
FUJ2 1 9 |
FUJ2 2 9 |
SUG 1 15 |
SUG 2 17 |
AUT 1 11 |
AUT 2 16 |
MOT 1 12 |
MOT 2 Ret |
15th | 10 |
| 2019 | Honda Formula Dream Project | OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUZ 1 17 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
FUJ2 1 8 |
FUJ2 2 13 |
AUT 1 13 |
AUT 2 14 |
SUG 1 13 |
SUG 2 9 |
MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 11 |
17th | 7 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | B-Max Racing Team | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
CHA 1 9 |
CHA 2 8 |
CHA 3 11 |
15th | 18 | |||||||||
| BlackArts Racing Team | SUZ 1 12 |
SUZ 2 7 |
SUZ 3 7 |
SIC1 1 |
SIC1 2 |
SIC1 3 |
SIC2 1 |
SIC2 2 |
SIC2 3 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | BlackArts Racing Team | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
SEP 1 10 |
SEP 2 10† |
SEP 3 9 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
CHA 3 |
16th | 6 |
Complete W Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 7 |
ZOL 8 |
MIS 4 |
NOR 6 |
ASS Ret |
BRH 20 |
7th | 30 | ||
| 2021 | Sirin Racing | RBR 5 |
RBR 18 |
SIL Ret |
HUN 12 |
SPA 9 |
ZAN 10 |
COA 10 |
COA 12 |
14th | 14 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 14 |
SUZ 17 |
FUJ 19 |
SUZ 10† |
SUG | AUT 11 |
MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2024 | R'Qs Motor Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ 24 |
FUJ 21 |
SUG | AUT 23 |
MOT | SUZ | NC | 0 |
† Koyama did not run during the race as a third driver and was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Super License | ZHU 1 |
ZHU 2 |
ZHU 3 |
MAC 1 11 |
MAC 2 Ret |
SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
NC† | 0† |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Toyota adds W Series graduate Miki Koyama to junior scheme". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Miki Koyama: What next for Japan's top female driver?". us.motorsport.com. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Callahan (鮎川きお), Kat (24 June 2016). "Meet The Honda-Thrashing Japanese Schoolgirl Who Dreams Of Being An F1 Driver". Jalopnik. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Hockenheim Race Report". W Series. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "W Series reveals most of 2020 grid, Chadwick to defend title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups | 2021 | PRESS RELEASE". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Introduces All-Rookie Crew For Their Lexus RC F GT3 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Miki Koyama, And The Women Who Preceded Her In SUPER GT | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "NDDP Racing Waits Out Red Flags, Weather To Claim Dominant Fuji Victory". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Super Taikyu Series Reveals 69 Car Entry List For 2024". DailySportscar. 4 April 2024.
- ^ "DENSO LEXUSがポール・トゥ・フィニッシュ。小山美姫が女性ドライバーとして31年ぶりの総合優勝" (in Japanese). Motorsport.com Japan. 30 September 2024.
- ^ RACERS (3 May 2024). "Miki Koyama join forces with Iron Lynx for Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia assault". Racers. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ RACERS (11 June 2024). "Miki Koyama continues podium streak in Lamborghini ST Asia". Racers. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
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- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Miki Koyama career summary at DriverDB.com
- Japanese racing drivers
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Super GT drivers
- W Series drivers
- F3 Asian Championship drivers
- Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers
- Japanese female racing drivers
- Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
- Japanese F4 Championship drivers
- BlackArts Racing drivers
- B-Max Racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Yokohama
- South East Asian F4 Championship drivers
- Super Formula Lights drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- Iron Lynx drivers
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen