| Kimiya Sato | |
| Nationality: |  Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Current Series: | GP2 Series |
| First Year: | 2014 |
| Current Team: | Campos Racing |
| Car Number: | 27 |
| Starts: | 20 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 27th |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Prev Series: | 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 |
| Prev Series Years: | 2013-14 2012 2011 2011 2009–10 2008 2008 2006–07 2004 |
| Titles: | Auto GP |
| Title Years: | 2014 |
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT.
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.
‡ Team standings.
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(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 | MNZ 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | DON 1 14† | DON 2 | BRN 2 | BRN 2 | 2nd | 213 | |
| 2014 | Euronova Racing | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 8† | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | 1st | 221 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | CHA | FUJ | SUZ 4† | SUG | AUT | MOT | 22nd | 4 | |
| 2016 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | MOT | 19th | 6 | |
| 2017 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | 14th | 21 | |
| 2018 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | FUJ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 11th | 29 | |
| 2019 | Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | MOT | 19th | 17 | |
| 2020 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | 20th | 10 | |
| 2021 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | FUJ | 14th | 21 | |
| 2022 | Max Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 35th | 1 | |
| 2023 | Max Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 19th | 11 | |
| 2024 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | NC* | 0* |