Miki Koyama
Mihime "Miki" Koyama (小山 美姫, Koyama Miki, born 5 September 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese female racing driver. She is set to compete in the 2022 season of Formula Regional Japanese Championship.[1]
Miki Koyama | |
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![]() Koyama (left) in 2019 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | 5 September 1997
Formula Regional Japanese Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Super License Team |
Car number | 8 |
Starts | 0 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | TBA in 2022 |
Biography
Having started racing in karts, Koyama attended the Formula Toyota Racing School before moving to Japanese F4 in 2015.[2]
In 2019, Koyama was announced as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the inaugural season of the W Series.[3] At the first W Series round at Hockenheim, Koyama qualified 17th and finished 7th after setting the fastest lap of the race.[4] 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.[5]
Racing record
Career summary

Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 |
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 |
* Season still in progress.
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 |
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2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 7 |
ZOL 8 |
MIS 4 |
NOR 6 |
ASS Ret |
BRH 20 |
7th | 30 | ||
2021 | Sirin Racing | RBR1 5 |
RBR2 18 |
SIL Ret |
HUN 12 |
SPA 9 |
ZAN 10 |
COA1 10 |
COA2 12 |
14th | 14 |
* Season still in progress.
See also
References
- "Toyota adds W Series graduate Miki Koyama to junior scheme". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- Callahan (鮎川きお), Kat. "Meet The Honda-Thrashing Japanese Schoolgirl Who Dreams Of Being An F1 Driver". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Hockenheim Race Report". W Series. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- "W Series reveals most of 2020 grid, Chadwick to defend title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
External links
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- Official website was hacked hence edit. Hopefully someone can correct later.
- Profile at Driver Database