Miyata has been offered a chance to race in Europe following a stellar domestic season in 2023 in which he became only the fifth driver to win titles in both Super Formula and SUPER GT in the same calendar year - and by far the youngest to do so.
The 24-year-old also impressed Toyota’s Hypercar squad as part of his role as a ‘WEC Challenge Driver’, although he missed out on an opportunity to test the championship-winning GR010 HYBRID in the Bahrain rookie test due to a clash with the SUPER GT finale at Motegi.
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The opportunity to race in both F2 and ELMS in 2024 is aimed at preparing him further for a possible graduation into a Hypercar seat, likely when Kamui Kobayashi eventually hangs up his helmet to focus fully on being the squad’s team principal.
“First of all, I want to express my sincere gratitude to 'Morizo' [Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda] and everyone at TGR for giving me the opportunity to drive in FIA F2 and ELMS,” said Miyata.
“I have been selected as a training driver for the WEC Challenge Program starting in 2023, which has given me more opportunities to travel to Europe with the team and participate in Hypercar simulator tests with TGR-E.
“Everyone has been very supportive of my desire to be active worldwide.“I am also very honored to have been chosen as a reserve driver for the TGR-WEC team. I’m thrilled that such an opportunity has come my way.
“I would like to thank Morizo, President [Koji] Sato, and everyone at TGR for giving me this opportunity, as well as everyone on the European team.”
Source: Autosport