Ai Miura

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| current series = Formula Regional Japanese Championship

| first year = 2020

| teams = Super License

| starts = 15

| wins = 1

| best finish = 2nd

| year = 2021

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{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web|title=Profile |url=http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/ai-miura/career/|publisher=driverdb.com|access-date=19 November 2021}}

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,{{cite web|title=No stopping at the D'station for Sawa as he takes another FRJC wi |date=10 October 2021 |url=https://formulascout.com/no-stopping-at-the-dstation-for-sawa-as-he-takes-another-frjc-win/85020|publisher=formulascout.com|access-date=19 November 2021}} taking her first win at Fuji Speedway{{cite web|title= Sawa turns prize D'station drive into FRJC victory at Fuji|date=25 September 2021 |url=https://formulascout.com/sawa-turns-prize-dstation-drive-into-frjc-victory-at-fuji/84335|publisher=formulascout.com|access-date=19 November 2021}} 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=

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Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position
2011 \| align=left\| Suzuka Clubman Race SFJ Class Series \| ? \| ? \| ? \| ? \| ? \| ? \| ? \| 10th
2012 \| align=left\| Formula Challenge Japan \| align=left\| Exedy Racing Team \| 12 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
2013 \| align=left\| Formula Challenge Japan \| align=left\| Exedy Racing Team \| 12 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
2014 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National \| align=left\| Exedy Racing Team \| 15 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 7 \| 55 \| 4th
2015 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National \| align=left\| Exedy Racing Team \| 13 \| 3 \| 2 \| 0 \| 16 \| 123 \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
2016 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship \| align=left\| B-Max Racing Team \| 17 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
2017 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship \| align=left\| B-Max Racing Team \| 20 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 11 \| 8th
2018 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship \| align=left\| B-Max Racing Team \| 19 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 12th
2019 \| align=left\| Japanese Formula 3 Championship \| align=left\| ThreeBond Racing \| 13 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
rowspan=3\| 2020 \| align=left\| Formula Regional Japanese Championship \| align=left\| Super License \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 39 \| 11th
align=left\| Kyojo Cup \| align=left\| ALBA \| 4 \| 1 \| 3 \| 1 \| 4 \| 80 \| style="background:#FFFFBF;" \| 1st
align=left\| Super Taikyu - ST-3 \| align=left\| HELM Motorsports \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 44‡ \| 5th‡
rowspan=4\| 2021 \| align=left\| Formula Regional Japanese Championship \| align=left\| Super License \| 13 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 7 \| 179 \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align=left\| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series \| rowspan="2" align="left" \| Dome Racing \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 23 \| 12th
align=left\| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 31 \| 9th
align=left\| Super Taikyu - ST-Z \| align=left\| Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing \| 6 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \| 42‡ \| 8th‡
2022 \|align=left\| Super Taikyu - ST-3 \|align=left\| FKS Team Fukushima \|4 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|3 \|76‡ \|4th‡
rowspan="3" \|2024 \|align=left\| Super Taikyu - ST-3 \| rowspan="2" align="left" \| Okabe Jidosha Motorsport \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
align=left\| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|NC
align=left\| F110 Cup \| align=left\| Team M \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 30 \| 6th

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2011