Miki Koyama

Miki Koyama
Miki Koyama
	Koyama (left) in 2019
Nationality	Japanese
Born	5 September 1997 (age 26); Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Formula Regional Japanese Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	Super License Team
Car number	8
Starts	15
Championships	1
Wins	7
Podiums	15
Poles	5
Fastest laps	8
Best finish	1st 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

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
2016	F4 Japanese Championship	Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave	3	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
2017	F4 Japanese Championship	leprix sport	13	0	0	0	0	0	34th
2017	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	B-Max Racing	3	0	0	0	0	18	15th
	F3 Asian Championship	BlackArts Racing Team	3	0	0	0	0	18	15th
	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
2021	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
2024	Super Taikyu - ST-X	apr

* 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

(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	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

References

^ "Toyota adds W Series graduate Miki Koyama to junior scheme". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ "Miki Koyama: What next for Japan's top female driver?". us.motorsport.com. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ 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.
^ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ "Hockenheim Race Report". W Series. 2019-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
^ "W Series reveals most of 2020 grid, Chadwick to defend title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups | 2021 | PRESS RELEASE". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Introduces All-Rookie Crew For Their Lexus RC F GT3 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "Miki Koyama, And The Women Who Preceded Her In SUPER GT | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "NDDP Racing Waits Out Red Flags, Weather To Claim Dominant Fuji Victory". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

External links

Official blog (in Japanese)
Miki Koyama career summary at DriverDB.com

[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.