Miki Koyama

Mihime "Miki" Koyama (小山 美姫, Koyama Miki, born 5 September 1997 in Yokohama) is a female racing driver from Japan. She currently competes in the W Series.[1]

Mihime Koyama
Koyama (left) in 2019
Nationality Japanese
Born (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
F4 Japanese Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamHonda Formula Dream Project
Car number8
Starts37
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish15th in 2018

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]

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
2018 F4 Japanese Championship Field Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 10 15th
2019 Asian Formula 3 Winter Series B-Max Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
F3 Asian Championship B-Max Racing / BlackArts Racing Team 6 0 0 0 0 18 15th
F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 10 0 0 0 0 7 17th
W Series Hitech Grand Prix 6 0 0 1 0 30 7th

Complete W Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points
2019 HOC
7		 ZOL
8		 MIS
4		 NRM
6		 ASS
Ret		 BRH
20		 7th 30

See also

References
  1. "Miki Koyama – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. Callahan (鮎川きお), Kat. "Meet The Honda-Thrashing Japanese Schoolgirl Who Dreams Of Being An F1 Driver". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. "Hockenheim Race Report". W Series. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  5. "W Series reveals most of 2020 grid, Chadwick to defend title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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