Japanese racing driver
This article is about Kimiya Sato. For the unrelated Formula One and IndyCar Series driver, see
Takuma Sato .
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
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
† – As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings.
(key )
Complete Auto GP results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† 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)
Complete Super GT results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Sato was ineligible for points at the Suzuka round.
* Season still in progress.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Auto GP Drivers' Champion 2014
Succeeded by