Miki Koyama
Koyama (left) in 2019
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Formula Regional Japanese Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamSuper License Team
Car number8
Starts15
Championships1
Wins7
Podiums15
Poles5
Fastest laps8
Best finish1st in 2022
Championship titles
2022

2017-2018		Formula Regional Japanese Championship
Kyojo Cup
Last updated on: 18 November 2022.

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 third driver for Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage. 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

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.

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.

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.

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.[9] In the fourth round at Fuji, Koyama drove her first race stint and finished 19th in class.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Koyama competing in the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round
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 with SARD / Saitama
Toyopet GreenBrave		 6 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
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

* Season still in progress.
† As Koyama was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.

Complete W Series results

(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

(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

† 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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2023 Super License ZZIC1
1
 ZZIC1
2
 ZZIC1
3
 MAC
1
11		 MAC
2
Ret		 SEP1
1
 SEP1
2
 SEP1
3
 SEP2
1
 SEP2
2
 SEP2
3
 NC† 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Toyota adds W Series graduate Miki Koyama to junior scheme". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Miki Koyama: What next for Japan's top female driver?". us.motorsport.com. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ↑ Callahan (鮎川きお), Kat (24 June 2016). "Meet The Honda-Thrashing Japanese Schoolgirl Who Dreams Of Being An F1 Driver". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  4. ↑ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hockenheim Race Report". W Series. 2019-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  6. ↑ "W Series reveals most of 2020 grid, Chadwick to defend title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  7. ↑ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups | 2021 | PRESS RELEASE". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  8. ↑ "Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Introduces All-Rookie Crew For Their Lexus RC F GT3 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  9. ↑ "Miki Koyama, And The Women Who Preceded Her In SUPER GT | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  10. ↑ "NDDP Racing Waits Out Red Flags, Weather To Claim Dominant Fuji Victory". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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