Kimiya Sato

Kimiya Sato
Nationality Japan Japanese
Born (1989-10-05) 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 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
2017 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 5 0 0 0 0 8 17th*

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

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
 CHA
 MOT
 17th* 8*

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

References

  1. ↑ Straw, Edd (13 July 2013). "F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Vittorio Ghirelli		 Auto GP
Drivers' Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Luis Michael Dörrbecker
(2016)

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