Kimiya Sato
| Kimiya Sato | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 2014 Auto GP | |
Kimiya Sato (佐藤 公哉, Satō Kimiya, born 5 October 1989 in Japan, Kobe) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT.
Career
After competing in karting in Asia, Sato spent two seasons in
All-Japan Formula Three Championship
.
Back in Europe, Sato was 10th in the 2011
Sauber at the Formula One Young Driver Test, finishing 13th fastest on day 3 of the test.[1]
Sato was the 25th fastest of 31 drivers overall.
For the 2014 season, he entered the GP2 Series with Campos Racing.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula BMW UK | Rowan Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10th |
| 2007 | Formula BMW UK | Nexa Racing | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 510 | 4th |
| Formula BMW World Final | Team Loctite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | |
| 2008 | Formula Challenge Japan | NDDP | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 171 | 2nd |
| Formula BMW Pacific | Eurasia Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† | |
| 2009 | All-Japan Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|
Team Nova | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 89 | 2nd |
| 2010 | All-Japan Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|
Team Nova | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 4th |
Macau Grand Prix
|
Motopark Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 24th | |
| 2011 | Formula 3 Euro Series
|
Motopark Academy | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 10th |
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9th | ||
Macau Grand Prix
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| 2012 | German Formula 3 Championship
|
Lotus | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 86 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Auto GP
|
Euronova Racing
|
16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 213 | 2nd |
| Formula One | Sauber F1 Team
|
Test driver | |||||||
| 2014 | GP2 Series
|
Campos Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
Auto GP
|
Euronova Racing
|
12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 221 | 1st | |
| 2015 | Super GT - GT300
|
JLOC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
| 2016 | Super GT - GT300 | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| 2017 | Super GT - GT300 | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14th |
| 2018 | Super GT - GT300 | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | MAX Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56‡ | 6th‡ | |
| 2019 | Super GT - GT300 | Tsuchiya Engineering | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | MAX Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67.5‡ | 4th‡ | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 | TOM'S Spirit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 123.5‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT300 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-3 | Max Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.5‡ | 4th‡ | |
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | C.S.I Racing | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 73.5‡ | 5th‡ | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-3 | Max Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | Max Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-3 | FKS Team Fukushima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76‡ | 4th‡ | |
| Team ZeroOne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49‡ | 5th‡ | ||
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | Max Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-3 | Team ZeroOne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team ZeroOne | |||||||
| Super GT - GT300 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | ||||||||
† – As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011
|
Motopark Academy | Dallara F308/098 | Volkswagen | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 8 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 12 |
HOC 3 10 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 10 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 10 |
NOR 1 6 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 8 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 5 |
NÜR 3 12 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 4 |
SIL 3 DSQ |
VAL 1 8 |
VAL 2 2 |
VAL 3 9 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 7 |
HOC 3 9 |
10th | 86 |
Complete Auto GP results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Euronova Racing
|
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 3 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 6 |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 1 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 3 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 1 |
DON 1 14† |
DON 2 5 |
BRN 2 4 |
BRN 2 1 |
2nd | 213 |
2014
|
Euronova Racing
|
MAR 1 1 |
MAR 2 2 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 3 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 1 |
MNZ
1 |
MNZ
2 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 4 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 8† |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 3 |
EST
1 |
EST
2 |
1st | 221 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014
|
Campos Racing | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 19 |
CAT FEA 19 |
CAT SPR 15 |
MON FEA 15 |
MON SPR 14 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 19 |
SIL FEA 23 |
SIL SPR 20 |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 17 |
SPA SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 12 |
SOC FEA 13 |
SOC SPR 7 |
YMC FEA 14 |
YMC SPR 22 |
27th | 2 |
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015
|
JLOC | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
|
GT300 | OKA | FUJ Ret |
CHA 17 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 4† |
SUG 18 |
AUT | MOT 16 |
22nd | 4 |
2016
|
JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3
|
GT300 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 8 |
SUG 22 |
FUJ 19 |
SUZ 17 |
CHA 21 |
MOT 8 |
MOT 11 |
19th | 6 |
| 2017 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3
|
GT300 | OKA 11 |
FUJ 4 |
AUT 18 |
SUG 19 |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 3 |
CHA 12 |
MOT 11 |
14th | 21 |
| 2018 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3
|
GT300 | OKA 12 |
FUJ 16 |
SUZ 12 |
CHA 5 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 13 |
AUT 2 |
MOT 4 |
11th | 29 |
| 2019 | Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 18 |
SUZ 5 |
CHA 4 |
FUJ 26 |
AUT 16 |
SUG 27 |
MOT 18 |
19th | 17 |
| 2020 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | FUJ 19 |
FUJ 20 |
SUZ 14 |
MOT 8 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 9 |
MOT 6 |
FUJ 14 |
20th | 10 |
| 2021 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | OKA 7 |
FUJ 13 |
MOT 6 |
SUZ 23 |
SUG 19 |
AUT 10 |
MOT 5 |
FUJ 6 |
14th | 21 |
| 2022 | Max Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 19 |
SUZ 22 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 14 |
AUT 10 |
MOT 17 |
35th | 1 |
| 2023 | Max Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 3 |
FUJ 16 |
SUZ 16 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ
|
SUG
|
AUT | MOT | 19th | 11 |
† Sato was ineligible for points at the
Suzuka
round.
References
- ^ Straw, Edd (13 July 2013). "F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Kimiya Sato career summary at DriverDB.com