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🇯🇵 Kimiya Sato

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Hoppy Team Tsuchiya.
Driver facts
Full name
Kimiya Sato
Born
5 October 1989(b. 1989)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
5
Career starts
121
Career DNFs
8
Racer Rating
3,991
Kimiya Sato
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,991
Rank 3560 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kimiya Sato is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Hoppy Team Tsuchiya. Sato has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 121 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,991 ranks Sato 3560th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-10-18Autopolis GT300Super GTP15+31
2025-09-20Sportsland SUGO GT300Super GTP20−31
2025-08-23Suzuka GT300Super GTP20−30
2025-05-03Fuji GT300Super GTP22−64
2025-04-12Okayama GT300Super GTP15+25
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+190Zandvoort 2011Formula 3 Euro SeriesP1
+171Valencia 2011Formula 3 Euro SeriesP2
+127Okayama 2023Super GTP3
+119Autopolis 2018Super GTP2
+117Suzuka 2017Super GTP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motegi7 starts+27
Autopolis6 starts+22
Suzuka12 starts+16
Macau6 starts+8
Struggles
Sugo5 starts-37
Fuji22 starts-29
Red Bull Ring4 starts-18
TI Aida4 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸Super GTHoppy Team Tsuchiya500000P24−693,991
2024▸Super GTHoppy Team Tsuchiya600200P21−1904,060
2023▸Super GTMax Racing401100P19−734,250
2022▸Super GTMax Racing700200P27−4654,323
2021▸Super GTHoppy Team Tsuchiya800000P9+1764,788
2020▸Super GTHoppy Team Tsuchiya800000P19+1704,754
2019▸Super GTTsuchiya Engineering800100P17−3664,342
2018▸Super GTJLOC801100P9+1494,794
2017▸Super GTJLOC801000P12+2064,727
2016▸Super GTJLOC700000P15−1674,492
2015▸Super GTJLOC600100P14−1994,674
2014▸GP2 SeriesCampos Racing1500000P25↑650−5354,573
2011▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesMotopark Academy2212030P8↑250+1474,703
▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanMotopark500000P18−116
▸Formula 3 MacauMotopark200000—+46
2010▸Formula 3 MacauMotopark Academy200000—+3,0274,377
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sato finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiFIA Gold4,47881364544%
🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver5,23675205527%
🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold5,12275205527%
🇯🇵 Naoya GamouFIA Gold5,04275165921%
🇯🇵 Takuto IguchiFIA Silver4,54075324343%
🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold4,45175373849%
🇯🇵 Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver4,56773225130%
🇯🇵 Morio NittaFIA Silver4,52273274637%
🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold3,86973304341%
🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshidaFIA Silver5,09372324044%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,65972529%
🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,01842250%
🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,00454180%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
3,550🇳🇿 Jacob DouglasUSF Pro 20003,993
3,551🇩🇪 Joachim ThyssenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,993
3,552🇩🇪 Renato MastropietroFIA GT Championship3,993
3,553🇺🇸 Tommy HoustonNASCAR Xfinity3,993
3,554🇺🇸 Clint VahsholtzNASCAR Xfinity3,992
3,555🇺🇸 Dominique ClaessensFormula Renault Eurocup3,992
3,556🇺🇸 Patrick-Otto MadsenLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,992
3,557🇺🇸 Dave DionNASCAR Xfinity3,991
3,558🇺🇸 Jarett AndrettiIMSA Pilot Challenge3,991
3,559🇺🇸 Kelly DentonNASCAR Xfinity3,991
3,560🇯🇵 Kimiya SatoSuper GT3,991
3,561🇩🇪 Michael TrunkFIA GT Championship3,991
3,562🇫🇷 Erik MarisWEC3,990
3,563🇳🇱 Jesse van Kuijk24H Series3,990
3,564🇺🇸 Kyle FowlerNASCAR Xfinity3,990
3,565🇺🇸 Mason MingusARCA Menards East3,990
3,566🇿🇦 Anthony PretoriusLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe3,989
3,567🇯🇵 BankcyAsian Le Mans Series3,989
3,568🇺🇸 David LevineARCA Menards Series3,989
3,569🇸🇪 Eric UllströmNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,989
3,570🇮🇳 Kai DaryananiFormula Regional European3,989
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Kimiya Sato is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Hoppy Team Tsuchiya. Sato has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 121 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,991 ranks Sato 3560th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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