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🇯🇵 Marino Sato
Racing driver from Japan. Asian Le Mans Series, PONOS Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Marino Sato
Born
12 May 1999(b. 1999)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
PONOS Racing
Series
Asian Le Mans Series
Status
Active
Career wins
3
Career podiums
9
Career starts
218
Career DNFs
17
Racer Rating
4,890
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,890Rank 1305 of 40,349 indexed, +399 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Marino Sato is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Asian Le Mans Series for PONOS Racing. Sato has recorded 3 wins and 9 podiums from 218 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,890 ranks Sato 1305th of 40,349 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-13 | Silverstone LMP2 Pro/Am | P2 | +133 |
| 2026-08-23 | Spa-Francorchamps LMP2 Pro/Am | P10 | −89 |
| 2026-07-05 | Imola LMP2 Pro/Am | P3 | +108 |
| 2026-05-03 | Paul Ricard LMP2 Pro/Am | P8 | −30 |
| 2026-04-12 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2 Pro/Am | P7 | −1 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +184 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON 2023 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +153 | Circuit of the Americas 2025 | WEC | P1 |
| +153 | Spa-Francorchamps 2025 | European Le Mans Series | P2 |
| +149 | Zandvoort 2018 | FIA Formula 3 European | P4 |
| +140 | Imola 2016 | Italian F4 | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Adria6 starts+24
Sakhir9 starts+14
Sochi6 starts+11
Norisring6 starts+11
Struggles
Spielberg6 starts-23
Silverstone16 starts-17
Barcelona4 starts-17
Hockenheim6 starts-10
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Asian Le Mans Series | PONOS Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +160 | 4,890 |
| ▸European Le Mans Series | United Autosports | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +121 | ||
| 2025 | ▸WEC | United Autosports | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −21 | 4,491 |
| ▸European Le Mans Series | United Autosports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +76 | ||
| 2024 | ▸WEC | United Autosports | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −54 | 4,555 |
| ▸European Le Mans Series | United Autosports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +29 | ||
| 2023 | ▸European Le Mans Series | United Autosports USA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −50 | 4,580 |
| 2022 | ▸Formula 2 | Virtuosi Racing | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +253 | 4,630 |
| 2021 | ▸Formula 2 | Trident | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −128 | 4,377 |
| 2020 | ▸Formula 2 | Trident | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +392 | 4,465 |
| 2019 | ▸Formula 2 | Campos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +77 | 4,096 |
| 2018 | ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Motopark | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +204 | 4,036 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Motopark Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +95 | ||
| 2017 | ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Motopark | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑957−1,140 | 4,205 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Motopark with VEB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +53 | ||
| 2016 | ▸Italian F4 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +22 | 3,802 |
| 2015 | ▸Italian F4 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | ↑1,388+122 | 3,644 |
| 2012 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +987 | 2,337 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sato finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Jehan DaruvalaFIA Gold | 5,084 | 126 | 15 | 111 | 12% |
| 🇨🇳 Zhou Guanyu | 6,213 | 121 | 16 | 105 | 13% |
| 🇪🇪 Juri VipsFIA Gold | 5,845 | 102 | 19 | 83 | 19% |
| 🇩🇪 Mick SchumacherFIA Platinum | 5,311 | 96 | 15 | 81 | 16% |
| 🇳🇿 Marcus ArmstrongFIA Gold | 6,019 | 95 | 23 | 72 | 24% |
| 🇮🇱 Robert ShwartzmanFIA Platinum | 5,686 | 91 | 9 | 82 | 10% |
| 🇧🇷 Felipe DrugovichFIA Platinum | 5,653 | 82 | 14 | 68 | 17% |
| 🇮🇱 Roy NissanyFIA Gold | 4,552 | 73 | 29 | 44 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum | 5,556 | 72 | 10 | 62 | 14% |
| 🇩🇪 David BeckmannFIA Gold | 5,238 | 70 | 13 | 57 | 19% |
| 🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,672 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 6% |
| 🇦🇺 Oscar PiastriFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 8,419 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% |
| 🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum | 7,455 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 20% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,295 | 🇳🇱 Henkie Waldschmidt | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,896 |
| 1,296 | 🇨🇭 Alexandre Coigny | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,895 |
| 1,297 | 🇯🇵 James Rossiter | WEC | 4,895 |
| 1,298 | 🇮🇹 Roberto Lacorte | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,895 |
| 1,299 | 🇮🇹 Gabriele Gardel | FIA GT Championship | 4,894 |
| 1,300 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Nocera | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,893 |
| 1,301 | 🇺🇸 Tristan Nunez | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,893 |
| 1,302 | 🇺🇸 Onofrio Triarsi | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,892 |
| 1,303 | 🇺🇸 Sarah Fisher | IndyCar | 4,892 |
| 1,304 | 🇺🇸 Simon Mann | WEC | 4,892 |
| 1,305 | 🇯🇵 Marino Sato | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,890 |
| 1,306 | 🇺🇸 Casey Mears | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,888 |
| 1,307 | 🇧🇪 Thomas Strauven | Spanish F4 | 4,888 |
| 1,308 | 🇦🇺 Warren Luff | Supercars Championship | 4,887 |
| 1,309 | 🇮🇹 Luca Ghiotto | European Le Mans Series | 4,885 |
| 1,310 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Montin | Formula 3 Macau | 4,885 |
| 1,311 | 🇮🇹 Vincent Vosse | FIA GT Championship | 4,885 |
| 1,312 | 🇺🇸 Brian Frisselle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,883 |
| 1,313 | 🇬🇧 Harrison Newey | DTM | 4,883 |
| 1,314 | 🇧🇪 Marc Goossens | 24H Series | 4,882 |
| 1,315 | 🇺🇸 Sean Rayhall | Road to Le Mans | 4,881 |
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