Ren Sato (racing driver)

Ren Sato (佐藤 蓮, Satō Ren, born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese racing driver and 2019 Japanese F4 champion.

Ren Sato
Nationality Japanese
Born (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001
Japan
Super GT Series - GT300 career
Debut season2021
Current teamAutobacs Racing Team Aguri
Car number55
Starts8
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish4th in 2021
Previous series
2021
2019-2020
2018-2019		Super Formula Lights
French F4 Championship
F4 Japanese Championship
Championship titles
2019F4 Japanese Championship

Career

Japanese F4

In 2018 Sato made his single seater debut with Honda Formula Dream Project in the Japanese F4 series He finished with 58 points and 7th in the championship. In the following season Sato dominated with 11 out of 14 wins and finishing on the podium in all but one race. This earned him a one-off race in the French F4 race at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Sato won the championship by 164 points.

French F4

Sato, along with Ayumu Iwasa, was sent to the French F4 by Honda; Sato's best finish was 11th. Sato will compete full-time in the 2020 season.[1]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 0 0 2 0 58 7th
2019 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 11 8 5 13 311 1st
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 4 2 6 12 257 2nd
2021 Super GT Series - GT300 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 0 0 1 3 45 4th
Super Formula Lights Toda Racing 17 5 4 6 9 92 3rd

† As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2018 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA
1
15		 OKA
2
9		 FUJ1
1
6		 FUJ1
2
Ret		 SUZ
1
4		 SUZ
2
5		 FUJ2
1
10		 FUJ2
2
6		 SUG
1
10		 SUG
2
8		 AUT
1
14		 AUT
2
13		 MOT
1
7		 MOT
2
7		 7th 58
2019 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA
1
1		 OKA
2
20		 FUJ1
1
1		 FUJ1
2
1		 SUZ
1
2		 SUZ
2
2		 FUJ2
1
1		 FUJ2
2
1		 AUT
1
1		 AUT
2
1		 SUG
1
1		 SUG
2
1		 MOT
1
1		 MOT
2
1		 1st 311

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2019 NOG
1		 NOG
2		 NOG
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 LÉD
1		 LÉD
2		 LÉD
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 MAG
1
19		 MAG
2
11		 MAG
3
11		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 NC† 0
2020 NOG
1
2		 NOG
2
14†		 NOG
3
2		 MAG
1
1		 MAG
2
6		 MAG
3
1		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
3		 ZAN
3
6		 LEC1
1
2		 LEC1
2
1		 LEC1
3
3		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
1		 SPA
3
3		 LEC2
1
4		 LEC2
2
4		 LEC2
3
4		 LEC3
1
6		 LEC3
2
4		 LEC3
3
2		 2nd 257

† As Sato was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Super Formula Lights 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 Pos Points
2021 Toda Racing FUJ
1
2		 FUJ
2
1		 FUJ
3
9		 SUZ
1
12†		 SUZ
2
2		 SUZ
3
5		 AUT
1
9		 AUT
2
9		 AUT
3
C		 SUG
1
7		 SUG
2
2		 SUG
3
6		 MOT
1
1		 MOT
2
1		 MOT
3
1		 MOT
1
2		 MOT
2
1		 MOT
3
4		 3rd 92

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
2021 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda NSX GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
26		 FUJ
3		 SUZ
23		 MOT
7		 SUG
2		 AUT
20		 MOT
2		 FUJ
24		 4th 45

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. Allen, Peter (2020-01-10). "Honda sends teenagers Ren Sato and Ayumu Iwasa to French F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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