Marino Sato
Marino Sato (佐藤 万璃音, Satō Marino, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing for Trident Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Marino Sato | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan[1] | 12 May 1999
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Trident |
Car number | 23 |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2019 2017-18 2015-16 | Euroformula Open Championship FIA Formula 3 European Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2019 | Euroformula Open Championship |
He is of no relation to former Formula One driver Takuma Sato.
Racing record
Italian F4 Championship
In 2015 Sato competed in the Italian F4 Championship for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. He finished on the podium once and came 10th in the final standings. Sato would remain with the team for the 2016 season, however, even though he won a race at Imola, he only finished 18th in the driver's championship.
Formula 3 European Championship
Sato progressed to the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship to drive for Motopark. He only scored one point all season and finished 19th in the standings. Even though he was the second-lowest driver in the standings to compete at every event, he was retained for the 2018 season. His performances were better compared to 2017, but he still only finished 16th in the championship.
Euroformula Open
He moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2019. He dominated the championship, winning it with nine victories and helping Motopark to win the team championship.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Sato drove in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship, replacing Arjun Maini for Campos Racing from the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round onwards. He would not score any points and finished 21st in the championship. In 2020 he signed for Trident Racing to partner Roy Nissany in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | Italian F4 Championship | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 10th |
2016 | Italian F4 Championship | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 18th |
2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 16th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2019 | Euroformula Open Championship | Motopark | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 309 | 1st |
FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
Motorsports career results
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
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2017 | Motopark | Volkswagen | SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 18 |
MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 11 |
MNZ 3 12 |
PAU 1 14 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 13 |
HUN 1 16 |
HUN 2 16 |
HUN 3 15 |
NOR 1 13 |
NOR 2 16 |
NOR 3 13 |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 11 |
SPA 3 14 |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 18 |
ZAN 3 17 |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 12 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 16 |
RBR 3 10 |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 19 |
HOC 3 16 |
19th | 1 |
2018 | Motopark | Volkswagen | PAU 1 9 |
PAU 2 18 |
PAU 3 10‡ |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 16 |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 7 |
NOR 3 13 |
ZAN 1 19 |
ZAN 2 10 |
ZAN 3 4 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 15 |
SPA 3 16 |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 14 |
MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 12 |
MIS 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 18 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 13 |
RBR 3 21 |
HOC 1 19 |
HOC 2 14 |
HOC 3 16 |
16th | 31.5 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship 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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2019 | Campos Racing | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
BAK FEA |
BAK SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR SPR |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA C |
SPA SPR C |
MNZ FEA 12 |
MNZ SPR 11 |
SOC FEA 16 |
SOC SPR 15 |
YMC FEA 18 |
YMC SPR 16 |
21st | 0 |
2020 | Trident | MON FEA C |
MON SPR C |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
NLD FEA |
NLD SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
BAK FEA |
BAK SPR |
n/a | 0 |
References
- "Team Motopark signs rising Japanese Talent Marino Sato". Motopark. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Marino Sato career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Felipe Drugovich |
Euroformula Open Championship Champion 2019 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |