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1 Career  





2 Racing record  



2.1  Career summary  





2.2  Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results  





2.3  Complete Auto GP results  





2.4  Complete GP2 Series results  





2.5  Complete Super GT results  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Kimiya Sato
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1989-10-05) 5 October 1989 (age 34)
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
GP2 Series career
Debut season2014
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number27
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish27th in 2014
Previous series
2013-14
2012
2011
2011
200910
2008
2008
200607
2004
Auto GP
German Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy
All Japan Formula Three
Formula Challenge Japan
Formula BMW Pacific
Formula BMW UK
Asia-Pacific Championship ICA
Championship titles
2014Auto GP
Sato testing for Sauber in 2013.

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[edit]

After competing in karting in Asia, Sato spent two seasons in Formula BMW UK, ending fourth in 2007. He returned to Japan and resulted runner-up in the 2008 Formula Challenge Japan, then second and fourth in the 2009 and 2010 National Class of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.

Back in Europe, Sato was 10th in the 2011 Formula 3 Euro Series and third in the 2012 German Formula Three. He climbed to Auto GP in 2013, where he ended second in the championship. Also in 2013, he drove for 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[edit]

Career summary[edit]

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC*

† – As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

‡ Team standings.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(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
2024 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya Toyota GR Supra GT300 GT300 OKA FUJ
23
SUZ
18
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
NC* 0*

Sato was ineligible for points at the Suzuka round. * Season still in progress.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Straw, Edd (13 July 2013). "F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by

Vittorio Ghirelli

Auto GP
Drivers' Champion

2014
Succeeded by

Luis Michael Dörrbecker
(2016)


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