Draft:Hiyu Yamakoshi

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

Karting
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 UAE Championship
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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.

Complete F4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)