Keiko Ihara is a racing driver who last raced in WEC for Larbre Competition. Ihara has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,147 ranks Ihara 2465th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2018-10-14 | FUJI SPEEDWAY · LMP2 | P5 | +5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ▸WEC | Larbre Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +5 | 3,147 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | OAK Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +5 | 3,142 |
| 2013 | ▸WEC | OAK Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −97 | 3,137 |
| 2012 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing Middle East | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −267 | 3,233 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Olivier Pla | 4,340 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇷🇺 Roman Rusinov | 3,974 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ John Martin | 3,658 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Pierre Kaffer | 3,859 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Ricardo Gonzalez | 3,656 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇦🇷 Luis Perez-companc | 3,584 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Nicolas Minassian | 3,508 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Alex Brundle | 3,832 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇯🇵 Bertrand Baguette | 6,631 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇩🇰 David Heinemeier Hansson | 3,623 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
Keiko Ihara is a retired Japanese racing driver who competed in the World Endurance Championship between 2012 and 2018, amassing 17 starts across seven seasons. Racing primarily for Larbre Competition and Gulf Racing Middle East, she secured two podium finishes in a series that ranks among professional motorsport's strongest fields, regularly featuring former or active Formula 1 drivers. Her Racer Rating of 3,147 places her in the upper tier of semi-professional competitors; her average finishing position of P6.8 reflects consistent performance in a highly competitive environment, though she faced a challenging head-to-head record against the series' front-runners. Against regular rivals such as Olivier Pla, a FIA Platinum-graded driver, and Roman Rusinov, a two-time champion, Ihara finished behind them in the majority of shared races; however, she recorded notable one-off victories over much stronger drivers including Nyck de Vries, a three-time FIA Platinum champion, Pastor Maldonado, a Formula 1 race winner, and Mika Salo, a former Formula 1 driver.[1]
Ihara's path to international endurance racing was unconventional; she transitioned from work as a race queen and model to competitive driving, competing in the British Formula Three Championship in 2005 and 2006 before progressing to the WEC grid. Her 2014 podium finish marked a watershed moment, establishing her as the first female driver to stand on a WEC podium and highlighting her role as a racing pioneer in motorsport. Her career remained active through 2018, with her final WEC appearance at a single round that year, after which she retired from competitive racing.[2]