🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi

Hiyu Yamakoshi is an established professional competing in Formula 2 for Van Amersfoort Racing, racing the FR1 and FR2 classes in a multiclass international championship. The Japanese driver has spent four seasons in single-seater racing across European formulae, from French and Spanish F4 through Formula Regional European and GB3 to Formula 3 and Formula 2, accumulating 100 starts since 2023.[1]

Yamakoshi won twice in Italian F4 in 2024 while based at Van Amersfoort Racing, taking seven podiums across the season. He moved through Formula Regional European the following year with two podiums from 16 starts, then entered Formula 3 in 2026 with three podiums from 19 starts; coverage noted his ability to compete with the top drivers in that grid. He joined Formula 2 mid-season at the same team, taking three starts in the championship. Concurrently, he contested Super Formula Lights in Japan, finishing 11th in the championship standings across three rounds.[2]

Yamakoshi races regularly against established professionals including Freddie Slater, the 2024 Italian F4 champion and 2025 Formula Regional European champion, and Pedro Clerot, both significantly more experienced in Formula 3 and Formula Regional competition. He has finished ahead of Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, an established professional with 25 Formula 2 starts, and regularly beat Taito Kato, the 2024 French F4 champion, across their encounters in that series. Van Amersfoort Racing, his primary team for 59 of his 100 starts, has fielded world-class talent including Max Verstappen and won 133 races across the index.