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Ai Miura
Ai Miura
Nationality	Japanese
Born	24 November 1989 (age 35)
Formula Regional Japanese Championship career
Debut season	2020
Teams	Super License
Starts	15
Wins	1
Best finish	2nd in 2021

Ai Miura (三浦愛, Miura Ai, born 24 November 1989 in Nara Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female racing driver who last raced in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship.^[1]

Career

Miura's single seater career began due to the influence of her father and brother. At the age of 12, she participated in a kart race for the first time and eventually won the championship. After that, she honed her skills in karting. At Osaka Sangyo University, where she studied Mechanical Engineering, she was one of the drivers of their solar car project, participating in the yearly FIA Solar Car Race at the Suzuka Circuit, taking several victories throughout the years.

In 2011, she participated in Super FJ (Suzuka) with the support of Exedy in recognition of her success in karting. After graduating from university one year later, she became an employee of Exedy and participated in Formula Challenge Japan (FCJ) while enrolled in the public relations department of the company.

In 2014, she made her debut in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship (N class), being the first female driver in the series in 18 years. She finished on the podium at the opening race held at Suzuka Circuit, and took her first victory in the following 2nd round, finally finishing in 4th place in the series. In 2015, she continued to participate in the N class of the All Japan F3 Championship, winning 3 races and finishing 2nd.

From 2016 until 2018, she was part of the B-MAX Racing Team, achieving a best race result of 4th Overall and 8th in the standings (both the best ever for a female in the series). The following year, in 2019, she joined ThreeBond Racing and continued participated in the All-Japan F3 Championship (C class). In 2020, she participated in the KYOJO CUP for LHG Racing with YLT, winning the championship in her first try. In addition, she also took part in a few races in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship in place of Tomoki Takahashi with the Super License team. She took her first podium at the Twin Ring Motegi. In 2021, she finished as runner-up of the championship,^[2] taking her first win at Fuji Speedway^[3] during the season, while also competing in Super Taikyu.

Racing record

Karting

2001

1st SL Meihan Final Round FP3-F Class

2002

Suzuka Championship - RSO class

2003

3rd Suzuka Championship - OPEN class
6th Suzuka Championship - JRMC class

2004

2nd RotaxMax Junior class
2nd Suzuka Championship - JRMC class
11th Macau International Kart GP - JrMAX Class
9th Asia Pacific Championship - MAX Class

2005

5th Rotax Max - Junior class
2nd Suzuka Championship - JRMC class
18th EuroChallenge UK round - Junior Class

2006

4th Rotax Max - Senior class
2nd Mizunami Challenge Cup - RMC Class
31st EuroChallenge in Italy - Senior Class
28th EuroChallenge in Austria - Senior Class
Ret EuroChallenge in Belgium - Senior Class
6th Macau International Kart GP SrMAX class

2007

19th RotaxMax Senior Class
Participation in EuroChallenge - Senior class

2008

8th Rotax Max - Senior class
Participated in the Japan Open Masters

2009

11th Rotax Max Senior class
Participated in the Japan Open Masters

2010

9th Rotax Max Senior Class

FIA Solar Car Race Suzuka

2009: 1st, 2010: 1st, 2011: 2nd, 2012: 1st, 2013: 1st, 2014: 1st, 2016: 1st

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Suzuka Clubman Race SFJ Class Series	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	10th
2012	Formula Challenge Japan	Exedy Racing Team	12	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	Formula Challenge Japan	Exedy Racing Team	12	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National	Exedy Racing Team	15	1	0	0	7	55	4th
2015	Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National	Exedy Racing Team	13	3	2	0	16	123	2nd
2016	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	17	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2017	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	20	0	0	0	0	11	8th
2018	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	19	0	0	0	0	1	12th
2019	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	ThreeBond Racing	13	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2020	Formula Regional Japanese Championship	Super License	4	0	0	0	1	39	11th
	Kyojo Cup	LHG Racing with YLT	4	1	3	1	4	80	1st
	Super Taikyu - ST-3	HELM Motorsports	1	0	0	0	1	44‡	5th‡
2021	Formula Regional Japanese Championship	Super License	13	1	1	1	7	179	2nd
	TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series	Dome Racing	2	0	0	0	1	23	12th
	TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series	Dome Racing	4	0	0	0	1	31	9th
	Super Taikyu - ST-Z	Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing	6	0	0	2	0	42‡	8th‡
2022	Super Taikyu - ST-3	FKS Team Fukushima	4	0	1	1	3	76‡	4th‡
2024	Super Taikyu - ST-3	Okabe Jidosha Motorsport