# Ai Miura

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.

## 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, taking her first win at Fuji Speedway 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 |
| 2020 | Kyojo Cup | ALBA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 1st |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2021 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series | Dome Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12th |
| 2021 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series | Dome Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9th |
| 2021 | 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 | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | F110 Cup | Team M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6th |
‡ Team standings.