Kimiya Sato
| Kimiya Sato | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Japanese |
| Born |
5 October 1989 Kobe (Japan) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car no. | 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 Sato Kimiya, born 5 October 1989 in Japan, Kobe) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in the 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 |
| Formula BMW World Final | Team Loctite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | |
| 2008 | Formula Challenge Japan | – | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 171 | 2nd |
| Formula BMW Pacific* | Eurasia Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/P | |
| 2009 | All-Japan Formula Three-National Class | Team Nova | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 89 | 2nd |
| 2010 | All-Japan Formula Three-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 Three | Lotus | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 86 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Auto GP | Euronova Racing | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 213 | 2nd |
| 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 |
† – As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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 |
† 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
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vittorio Ghirelli |
Auto GP Drivers' Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Luis Michael Dörrbecker (2016) |