Kimiya Sato

Kimiya Sato
Kimiya Sato
Nationality	Japanese
Born	5 October 1989 (age 35); Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
GP2 Series career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Campos Racing
Car number	27
Starts	20
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	27th in 2014
Previous series
2013-14; 2012; 2011; 2011; 2009–10; 2008; 2008; 2006–07; 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
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 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

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
2007	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
2008	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
2010	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
2013	Formula One	Sauber F1 Team	Test driver
2014	GP2 Series	Campos Racing	20	0	0	0	0	2	27th
2014	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
2018	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
2020	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‡
	Super Taikyu - ST-3	Team ZeroOne	2	0	0	0	1	49‡	5th‡
2023	Super GT - GT300	Max Racing	4	0	0	0	1	11	19th
2023	Super Taikyu - ST-3	Team ZeroOne	5	1	1	0	1	86‡	5th‡
2024	Super Taikyu - ST-Z	Team ZeroOne
2024	Super GT - GT300	Hoppy Team Tsuchiya	5	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

(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
2024	Hoppy Team Tsuchiya	Toyota GR Supra GT300	GT300	OKA	FUJ 23	SUZ 18	FUJ Ret	SUG Ret	AUT 11	MOT	SUZ	NC*	0*

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

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vittorio Ghirelli	Auto GP Drivers' Champion 2014	Succeeded by Luis Michael Dörrbecker (2016)

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

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