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
Nationality Japanese
Born (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
Tokyo, Japan[1]
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamTrident
Car number23
Former teamsCampos Racing
Starts28 (30 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish21st in 2019
Previous series
2019
2017-18
2015-16
Euroformula Open Championship
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019Euroformula Open Championship

He is not related to former Formula One driver Takuma Sato.

Racing record

Italian F4 Championship

In 2015, Marino Sato competed in the 2015 Italian F4 Championship for Euronova Racing/Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. He finished on the podium once and came 10th in the final standings. Marino Sato would remain with the team for the 2016 Italian F4 Championship. However, even when 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 scored one point during the 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 performance improved compared to 2017, and he 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.

Formula One

Sato drove in the end of season Young Driver's Test in Abu Dhabi for Scuderia AlphaTauri, alongside fellow countryman Yuki Tsunoda (who would soon become an AlphaTauri race driver). He ended the session with the 13th fastest time (1:38.495).

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
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
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 24 1 22nd

* Season still in progress.

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
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 points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

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
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 RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

17
RBR
FEA

16
RBR
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

20
SIL
FEA

20
SIL
SPR

12
SIL
FEA

17
SIL
SPR

17
CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

21
SPA
FEA

14
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

20
MNZ
SPR

13
MUG
FEA

14
MUG
SPR

8
SOC
FEA

13
SOC
SPR

15
BHR
FEA

20
BHR
SPR

11
BHR
FEA

17
BHR
SPR

16
22nd 1

References

  1. "Team Motopark signs rising Japanese Talent Marino Sato". Motopark. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Felipe Drugovich
Euroformula Open Championship
Champion

2019
Succeeded by
Ye Yifei
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