Draft:Hiyu Yamakoshi
| Hiyu Yamakoshi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 13 October 2006 Tokyo, Japan |
| Italian F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Starts | 3 (3 entries) |
Hiyu Yamakoshi (born 13 October 2006) is a Japanese racing driver who set to compete in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing[1]
Career[edit]
Karting[edit]
Yamakoshi entered in two notable karting championships, the 2020 IAME Japan Series in the X30 Junior class where he finished in 3rd, and the 2022 CIK-FIA European Championship in the OK category for IPK Official Racing Team, where he finished in 30th.
Formula 4[edit]
Formula 4 UAE Championship[edit]
He made his single-seater debut in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship for Pinnacle VAR, he drove in two of the five rounds in the championship at the Kuwait Motor Town, under the Filipino license. After a pointless first round, Yamakoshi acclimated 8 points in his second round, and finished 22nd in the championship.[2]
Yamakoshi planned to drive in the final two rounds of the 2024 championship, for Pinnacle Motorsport but pulled out of the final round due to a injury, he finished the championship in 32nd position.
French F4 Championship[edit]
Yamakoshi would compete in the 2023 French F4 Championship for his full-time campaign, where he scored a chain of points in his first two rounds, including a maiden podium at last race of the second round at Magny-Cours and another podium at the first race of the third round at Pau, the next race of a retirement and the final race of the round was point scoring and a maiden fastest lap.[3]
The fourth round at the Spa-Francorchamps was also consistent points-wise. He got second fastest lap of his campaign in the second race, and then in the third race he achieved the best result of his campaign so far, a 2nd place. The fifth round at Misano was forgettable, as he failed to enter the top ten in all three races, with a 17th place, 12th place and a retirement in the final race.
The penultimate round of the championship at Lédenon started poorly with a retirement in the first race, but Yamakoshi would claim another podium in a second race, and would end the round with a fourth place. In the championship finale at Le Castellet he retired from the first two races but ended his maiden Formula 4 full-time season with a third place finish. Yamakoshi finished the championship in 5th place overall with 146 points.
F4 Spanish Championship[edit]
Alongside his French F4 Championship campaign, he would add the second Formula 4 campaign to his schedule, driving for Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. Yamakoshi scored points in his debut round at the Aragón, with a ninth place in his first race. His second round at Navarro saw him retire from two races and not score points in the only race of the round he finished.[4]
The rest of Yamakoshi's partial campaign saw him score various points finishes in inferior machinery, as he finished the season in 14th with 19 points.
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IAME Series Japan - X30 Series | Garage C | 3rd |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | IPK Official Racing Team | 30th |
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd |
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 5th | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14th | |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32* | 3rd* | |
| Euro 4 Championship |
Complete F4 UAE Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
KMT1 1 17 |
KMT1 2 Ret |
KMT1 3 34 |
KMT2 1 9 |
KMT2 2 Ret |
KMT2 3 7 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
YMC 1 |
YMC 2 |
YMC 3 |
22nd | 8 |
| 2024 | Pinnacle Motorsport | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
YMC3 1 29† |
YMC3 2 17 |
YMC3 3 Ret |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
32nd | 0 |
Complete French F4 Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NOG 1 7 |
NOG 2 7 |
NOG 3 6 |
MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 8 |
MAG 3 3 |
PAU 1 3 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 4 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 2 |
MIS 1 17 |
MIS 2 12 |
MIS 3 Ret |
LÉD 1 Ret |
LÉD 2 2 |
LÉD 3 4 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 3 |
5th | 146 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ARA 1 9 |
ARA 2 DNS |
ARA 3 Ret |
NAV 1 Ret |
NAV 2 14 |
NAV 3 Ret |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
EST 1 8 |
EST 2 19 |
EST 3 10 |
CRT 1 14 |
CRT 2 12 |
CRT 3 9 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 17 |
CAT 3 7 |
14th | 19 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 4 |
MIS 3 4 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
IMO 3 27 |
VLL 1 3 |
VLL 2 3 |
VLL 3 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
2nd* | 137* |
References[edit]
- ^ Wood, Ida (15 January 2024). "Japan's Le and Yamakoshi announce their 2024 European racing plans". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Pinnacle Motorsport, Van Amersfoort Racing join forces for FRMEC and F4 UAE in 2023". us15.campaign-archive.com. 5 January 2023.
- ^ "F4 France: after an outstanding 2022, 2023 promises to be even more sparkling". FFSA Academy. 8 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (23 May 2023). "Daryanani and Yamakoshi add extra F4 programmes to their schedules". Formula Scout.