Keiko Ihara

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Keiko Ihara : biography

July 4, 1973 –

Keiko Ihara (井原 慶子, Ihara Keiko) (born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese female race car driver. She was a former race queen, a model who appears in a swimsuit or other fashionable apparel at race circuits, before deciding to become a racing driver. She is one of the few Japanese women nationals to race internationally at a high level. Her best finishes in the British Formula Three Championship are two 8th places finishes in 2005, which helped her to a final championship standing position of 16th with 12 points. In the 2006 series, she finished in 17th and last position in the Championship Class, with 4 points.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Podiums F/Laps Points Final Placing
2000 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Tatuus FR2000 12 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
2001 French Formula Three ARTA/Signature 11 0 0 0 0 22 13th
2002 Asia Formula 2000 Autosports Racing Team ? ? 2 ? ? ? ?
Macau Asian Formula 2000 Challenge 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 3rd
2003 Super GT GT300 class R&D Sports 4 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Formula BMW Asia Team Yellow Hat ? ? ? ? ? 139 3rd
2004 Le Mans Endurance Series GT class T2M Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
2005 British Formula Three Carlin Motorsport 22 0 0 0 0 12 17th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 25th
2006 British Formula Three Carlin Motorsport 22 0 0 0 0 4 17th
2008 Aston Martin Asia Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0† N/A†
2009 Formula Le Mans Cup Exagon Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 49th
2012 Dubai 24 Hour SP3 GT4-A class Gulf Team First 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 50th
FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 class Gulf Racing Middle East 3 0 0 0 0 1* 62nd*
Season in progress. † – Charity race guest. 

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos.|Overall Position}} ClassPos.|Class Position}}
2012 Gulf Racing Middle East Jean-Denis Délétraz Marc Rostan Lola B12/80-Nissan LMP2 17 DNF DNF
2013 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix Philippe Haezebrouck Lola B12/80-Nissan LMP2 22 DNF DNF