| Marino Sato | ||
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| File:Marino Sato.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Japanese
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| P.o.B. | Tokyo, Kantō, Japan
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| D.o.B. | 12 May 1999 | |
| Début |  2019 Monza Feature Race
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| Best Finish | 21st (2019; 2021) | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 69 (69 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| FLs | 0 | |
| Podiums | 0 | |
| Points | 2 | |
| Former Teams |  Campos Racing; Trident
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| Current Season | ||
| Team |  Virtuosi Racing
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| Number | Standings | Points |
| 4 | 22nd | 6 |
Marino Sato (佐藤 万璃音 in Japanese; born 12 May 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver, who competed for Virtuosi Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship.[1] Sato would move to F2 during the 2019 season while leading the Euroformula Open Championship, completing the 2019 campaign with Campos Racing although he failed to score.[2]
Despite failing to score in his 2019 cameo, Sato secured a move to Trident for the 2020 season, partnering Roy Nissany for his first full F2 campaign.[3] It would, however, prove to be a difficult season for the Japanese racer, with Sato only claiming a single point across the condensed season.[4]
Retained by Trident for 2021, Sato would get a new teammate in the form of rookie Bent Viscaal, making the Japanese pilot the team's lead driver.[5] However, despite claiming an early point in the second race of the season in Bahrain, Sato would again fall shy of his teammate, finishing in 21st place in the Championship.[6]
The 2022 season saw Sato move to Virtuosi Racing for his third full campaign, hoping that the race winning team would propel him up the field.[1]
Background[]
Sato began karting in 2011, spending four seasons racing across Japan before graduating to his maiden single-seater series in 2015, joining the Italian F4 Championship.[7] The Japanese racer would score a single podium and tenth place in his maiden F4 campaign, earning him a second season in the Series.[7] However, in-spite of claiming his first win Sato would only score 42 points and eighteenth in the Championship, although he still secured a seat in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2017.[7]
F3 Foundations[]
Sato's maiden F3 campaign saw him finish nineteenth in the Championship with a single point, having run as the third car Motopark for the full season.[7] He also made an unsuccessful debut in the Macau Grand Prix, but secured a seat in European F3 for 2018.[7] The Japanese racer duly improved to sixteenth in the Championship with 31.5 points, although he would once again retire from the Macau Grand Prix at the end of the season.[7]
For 2019 Sato would remain in the F3 format with a move to the Euroformula Open Championship, and would quickly emerge a title contender.[7] Indeed, a strong season saw Sato claim the crown with nine wins and 309 points, earning him the attention of the F2 paddock mid-season.[7]
Formula 2 History[]
Sato would get the chance to join the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship midway through the season, replacing Arjun Maini at the 2019 Spa Feature Race after the Indian racer was busy racing in the ELMS.[2] However, after the fatal accident of Anthoine Hubert, the Japanese racer would not officially make his F2 debut until the 2019 Monza Feature Race, finishing twelfth overall.[8][9] He duly improved to eleventh in the Sprint, before having a pointless pair of races in Sochi.[10]
Two more pointless races followed at the end of the season, although Sato would briefly challenge for points in the season finale in Yas Marina.[11] He hence finished his partial campaign in 21st place with 0 points, but secured a seat in the 2019 Yas Marina Test.[12]
Trident Targets: 2020[]
Sato would move into the F2 Championship full time for the 2020 season, partnering Roy Nissany at the Trident squad ahead of the season opener in Bahrain.[3] However, as a result of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, Sato would have to wait until July to make his F2 debut for Trident, which saw him retire after just two laps in the 2020 Red Bull Ring Feature Race with a mechanical failure.[13] The corresponding Sprint saw Sato gamble on making a mid-race stop for fresh tyres, although that was not enough for him to threaten the points.[14]
A week later Sato would again fail to threaten the points in the Spielberg round, this time finishing the Feature in sixteenth before retiring with a mechanical failure in the Sprint.[15] It was a similar story in the Hungaroring meeting too, with Sato getting taken out at the start by teammate Nissany as the Israeli jinked to avoid Nikita Mazepin as the field hit the brakes for turn one.[16] The Japanese racer would have a better time of things at the Silverstone meeting, with Sato getting his best finish of the campaign to that point with twelfth in the Sprint Race.[17]
Another pair of pointless weekends for Sato at the Anniversary and Barcelona rounds, with Sato again failing to threaten the points throughout.[18] There would be some improvement for Sato at the 2020 Spa Sprint Race, with the Japanese racer fighting for minor points before being taken out by Jehan Daruvala in the middle of a train behind Dan Ticktum.[19] However, Sato would return to the back of the field at the Monza meeting, failing to threaten the points once again.[20]
However, a week later Sato would finally manage to claim his maiden F2 point, storming up the field in the 2020 Mugello Sprint Race after stopping for soft tyres to claim eighth.[21] That, however, would be the best of Sato's season, with the Japanese racer remaining little more than a footnote outside of the points at the final three rounds.[4] As a result, Sato would end the campaign in 22nd in the Championship with a solitary point three behind teammate Nissany.[4]
Testing Trident: 2021[]
Sato was retained by Trident for the 2021 season, with the Italian squad partnering the Japanese pilot with Bent Viscaal for the campaign.[5]
Virtuosi Value: 2022[]
The 2022 season saw Sato secure a move to the title challenging Virtuosi Racing squad for his third full F2 season, joining to support Jack Doohan in the Australian youth's maiden campaign.[1]
Post Formula 2 Career[]
At the end of the 2020 season Sato was given his first chance to drive a Formula One car, as Scuderia Alpha Tauri placed him in one of their cars for the 2020 Yas Marina Test which was designed to give young drivers a taste of an F1 car.[22]
Full Formula 2 Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Marino Sato's career in Formula 2 in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Marino Sato during their F2 career:
| Marino Sato's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2019 | Campos Racing[2]
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14 | Dallara F2 2018 | 21st | 0 | File:SAT 19 Livery.png |
| 2020 | Trident[3]
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23 | Dallara F2 2018 | 22nd | 1 | File:SAT 20 Livery.png |
| 2021 | Trident[5]
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25 | Dallara F2 2018 | 21st | 1 | File:SAT 21 Livery.png |
| 2022 | Virtuosi Racing[1]
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4 | Dallara F2 2018 | 22nd | 6 | File:SAT 22 Livery.png |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Marino Sato's full Formula 2 record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
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| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||||
| ABD | CAN | 12th | 11th | 16th | 15th | 18th | 16th | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||||
| Ret | 17th | 16th | Ret | Ret | 20th | 20th | 12th | 17th | 17th | 15th | 21st | 14th | Ret | 20th | 13th | 14th | 8th | 13th | 15th | 20th | 11th | 17th | 16th | |||||
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| S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | |||||
| 15th | 8th | 14th | 19th | Ret | 14th | 18th | 13th | 15th | NC | 16th | 19th | NC | 20th | Ret | 14th | CAN | 14th | Ret | 13th | 18th | 19th | 16th | 17th | |||||
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22nd | 6 | |||||||||||||
| S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | |||
| 16th | 11th | 8th | 17th | 16th | 11th | 17th | 19th | 15th | 10th | 17th | 8th | Ret | 15th | Ret | 16th | 15th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 19th | Ret | 11th | 11th | 19th | 15th | |||
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Peter Allen, 'Doohan and Sato to race for Virtuosi in F2 in 2022', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 13/12/2021), https://formulascout.com/doohan-and-sato-to-race-for-virtuosi-in-f2-in-2022/87550, (Accessed 19/04/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jack Benyon, 'Campos signs fourth different driver of 2019', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 27/08/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/campos-marino-sato-fourth-driver/4521464/, (Accessed 04/03/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Team Trident signs Marino Sato for 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship', automobilsport.com, (AutoMobilSport, 25/02/2020), http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,204330,Team-Trident-signs-Marino-Sato-for-2020-FIA-Formula-2-Championship,news.htm, (Accessed 04/03/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Schumacher crowned F2 champion, as Daruvala scores first win in Sakhir Sprint Race', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 06/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/66h7TvjAiqXsqKtWnJaEle/schumacher-crowned-f2-champion-as-daruvala-scores-first-win-in-sakhir-sprint, (Accessed 06/12/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 'TRIDENT MOTORSPORT AND MARINO SATO REMAIN TOGETHER FOR THE 2021 FIA F2 CHAMPIONSHIP', tridentmotorsport.com, (Trident Motorsport, 01/03/2021), http://www.tridentmotorsport.com/en/news/trident-motorsport-and-marino-sato-remain-together-for-the-2021-fia-f2-championship.html, (Accessed 01/03/2021)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedYas21R3 - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 'Marino Sato', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/marino-sato/, (Accessed 10/03/2020)
- ↑ Luke Smith, 'FIA releases accident report on Anthoine Hubert's fatal Spa F2 crash', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 07/02/2020), https://www.autosport.com/f2/news/148168/fia-releases-report-on-hubert-spa-crash, (Accessed 06/03/2020)
- ↑ 'MATSUSHITA MASTERS MONZA FOR FEATURE RACE VICTORY', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 07/09/2020), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/09_September/Matsushita-masters-Monza-for-Feature-Race-victory/, (Accessed 07/03/2020)
- ↑ 'DEFENSIVE MASTERCLASS SEALS GHIOTTO VICTORY IN SOCHI SPRINT', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 29/09/2019), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/09_September/Defensive-masterclass-seals-Ghiotto-victory-in-Sochi-Sprint/, (Accessed 08/03/2020
- ↑ 'GHIOTTO SPRINTS TO VICTORY IN FINAL RACE OF 2019', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 01/12/2019), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/12_December/Ghiotto-Sprints-to-victory-in-final-race-of-2019--/, (Accessed 08/03/2020)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedEoST19R - ↑ 'Ilott wins first F2 race in dramatic Spielberg opener, ahead of rookies Armstrong and Shwartzman', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 04/07/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/46n6p1grbJvsTfcVaKVAyr/ilott-wins-first-f2-race-in-dramatic-spielberg-opener-ahead-of-rookies, (Accessed 04/07/2020)
- ↑ 'Drugovich dominates Sprint Race for first F2 win, ahead of Delétraz and Ticktum', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 05/07/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/1JLr7bevSpkDKqNC4DUIw5/drugovich-dominates-sprint-race-for-first-f2-win-ahead-of-deletraz-and, (Accessed 05/07/2020)
- ↑ 'Lundgaard lunges to maiden F2 win in the Sprint Race', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 12/07/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/18EwopbrnvBrp1XI4Fnptc/lundgaard-lunges-to-maiden-f2-win-in-the-sprint-race, (Accessed 12/07/2020)
- ↑ 'Shwartzman scores second F2 win with sensational drive from 11th', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 18/07/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/4mXGjm2w3J7Cj61eXepg3n/shwartzman-scores-second-f2-win-with-sensational-drive-from-11th, (Accessed 19/07/2020)
- ↑ 'Ticktum takes first F2 victory on home soil, brushing off a late charge from Lundgaard', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 02/08/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/3c52WAQJTFOaJSnT13mkQI/ticktum-takes-first-f2-victory-on-home-soil-brushing-off-a-late-charge-from, (Accessed 03/08/2020)
- ↑ 'Matsushita wins manic Feature Race in style from 17th, ahead of Shwartzman', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 15/08/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/7kRw6uwAiCyOuHEpQbkUck/matsushita-wins-manic-feature-race-in-style-from-17th-ahead-of-shwartzman, (Accessed 28/08/2020)
- ↑ 'Shwartzman leads PREMA one-two, taking the Championship lead in Spa Sprint Race', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 30/08/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/1Bd9ZOuC4qjvWqwphq6oK0/shwartzman-leads-prema-one-two-taking-the-championship-lead-in-spa-sprint, (Accessed 30/08/2020)
- ↑ 'Ticktum controls Monza Sprint Race for second F2 win, as Ilott retakes the Championship lead with P2', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 06/09/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/3iHixBddamSGkKCvf25FV1/ticktum-controls-monza-sprint-race-for-second-f2-win-as-ilott-retakes-the, (Accessed 06/09/2020)
- ↑ 'Lundgaard beats out Deletraz by 14s for dominant second F2 win in Mugello Sprint Race', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 13/09/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/64BHFdXGGIyvAEvF3pyfHO/lundgaard-beats-out-deletraz-by-14s-for-dominant-second-f2-win-in-mugello, (Accessed 13/09/2020)
- ↑ 'AlphaTauri confirm Sato for Abu Dhabi test', planetf1.com, (Planet F1, 09/12/2020), https://www.planetf1.com/news/alphatauri-marino-sato-abu-dhabi/, (Accessed 26/12/2020)