Marino Sato


Marino Sato is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing for Trident Racing in the FIA Formula 2 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 still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2017MotoparkVolkswagenSIL
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		19th1
2018MotoparkVolkswagenPAU
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		16th31.5

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
Campos RacingBHR
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		21st0
TridentRBR
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
SIL
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
**

* Season still in progress.