Ren Sato (racing driver)

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Ren Sato
NationalityJapan Japan
Born (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 20)
Japan
F4 Japanese Championship career
Debut season2018
Current teamHonda Formula Dream Project
Car number7
Starts28
Wins11
Poles8
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st in 2019
Previous series
2019French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019F4 Japanese Championship

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

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 Formula Lights Toda Racing 8 3 0 3 3 29 4th*

† 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 		SUG
2 		SUG
3 		MOT
1 		MOT
2 		MOT
3 		MOT
1 		MOT
2 		MOT
3 		4th* 29*

* 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.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Yuki Tsunoda 		F4 Japanese Championship
Champion
2019 		Succeeded by
Hibiki Taira
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