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Miki Koyama
Japanese racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 for äpr. 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] She is part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge program.
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Early Career
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.
W Series
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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.
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
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.[8]
Super GT
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.[9] 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.[10][11]
Koyama moved to Arnage Racing-affiliated R'Qs Motor Sports in 2024, and made three appearances in their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.
For 2025, Koyama will join apr, driving the Lexus LC500h GT300 alongside series rookie Oliver Rasmussen and third driver Yuki Nemoto.[12]
Other Series
In 2024, Koyama drove the apr Lexus RC F GT3 in the Super Taikyu Series.[13] In the fifth round of the championship at Suzuka, Koyama became the second female driver to take an overall victory in a Super Taikyu race, and the first since Kumi Sato in 1993.[14]
That same year, she made her Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia debut for Iron Lynx Theodore Racing.[15] Koyama and co-driver Hon Chio Leong scored five second-place finishes en route to second in the Pro class standings behind Dan Wells.[16][17]
At the end of 2024, Koyama entered the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Cup North America finale at Indianapolis, driving for Hattori Motorsports.[18] She took part in Formula E's all-female pre-season test with Lola Yamaha ABT, and the Super Formula post-season winter test at Suzuka with KCMG.[19][20]
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Career summary
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* Season still in progress.
† As Koyama was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete F4 Japanese Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete W Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Koyama did not run during the race as a third driver and was ineligible for championship points. (Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Koyama was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points
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