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 at the GP2 Series with Campos Racing.

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	2	0	0	0	0	3	13th*

† – 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	ESP FEA 19	ESP SPR 15	MON FEA 15	MON SPR 14	AUT FEA Ret	AUT SPR 19	GBR FEA 23	GBR SPR 20	GER FEA	GER SPR	HUN FEA Ret	HUN SPR Ret	BEL FEA 17	BEL SPR 18	ITA FEA Ret	ITA SPR 12	RUS FEA 13	RUS SPR 7	ABU FEA 14	ABU 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	AUT	SUG	FUJ	SUZ	CHA	MOT	13th*	3*

^† 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.

External links

• Official website
• Kimiya Sato career summary at DriverDB.com