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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
8
Career starts
216
Career DNFs
17
Racer Rating
4,847
Marino Sato
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,847
Rank 1359 of 38,983 indexed, +355 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
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 8 podiums from 216 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,847 ranks Sato 1359th 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)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-05IMOLA LMP2 Pro/AmEuropean Le Mans SeriesP3+108
2026-05-03PAUL RICARD LMP2 Pro/AmEuropean Le Mans SeriesP8−30
2026-04-12BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2 Pro/AmEuropean Le Mans SeriesP7−1
2026-02-064 Hours of Abu DhabiAsian Le Mans SeriesP12+59
2026-02-064 Hours of Abu DhabiAsian Le Mans SeriesP9+75
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+184CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON 2023European Le Mans SeriesP1
+153CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS 2025WECP1
+153SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 2025European Le Mans SeriesP2
+149Zandvoort 2018FIA Formula 3 EuropeanP4
+140Imola 2016Italian F4P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Adria6 starts+24
Sakhir7 starts+20
Sochi6 starts+11
Norisring6 starts+11
Struggles
Spielberg6 starts-23
Silverstone15 starts-18
Barcelona4 starts-17
PAUL RICARD4 starts-11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Asian Le Mans SeriesPONOS Racing600100P16+1604,847
▸European Le Mans SeriesUnited Autosports301000—+77
2025▸WECUnited Autosports811200P9−214,492
▸European Le Mans SeriesUnited Autosports601000P6+76
2024▸WECUnited Autosports701100P11−544,556
▸European Le Mans SeriesUnited Autosports601000P10+30
2023▸European Le Mans SeriesUnited Autosports USA411000—−514,579
2022▸Formula 2Virtuosi Racing2800400P22+2534,630
2021▸Formula 2Trident2300500P21−1284,377
2020▸Formula 2Trident2400400P20+3924,465
2019▸Formula 2Campos Racing600000P21+774,096
2018▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanMotopark2700000P16+2044,036
▸Formula 3 MacauMotopark Academy100000—+95
2017▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanMotopark2800000P19↑957−1,1404,205
▸Formula 3 MacauMotopark with VEB100000—+53
2016▸Italian F4Vincenzo Sospiri Racing1811000P17+223,802
2015▸Italian F4Vincenzo Sospiri Racing1901000P9↑1,388+1223,644
2012▸SKUSA SuperNationals100000—+9872,337
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sato finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇳 Jehan DaruvalaFIA Gold5,0841261511112%
🇨🇳 Zhou Guanyu6,2131211610513%
🇪🇪 Juri VipsFIA Gold5,847102198319%
🇩🇪 Mick SchumacherFIA Platinum5,31596158116%
🇳🇿 Marcus ArmstrongFIA Gold6,00595237224%
🇮🇱 Robert ShwartzmanFIA Platinum5,6949198210%
🇧🇷 Felipe DrugovichFIA Platinum5,65482146817%
🇮🇱 Roy NissanyFIA Gold4,48973294440%
🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum5,55772106214%
🇩🇪 David BeckmannFIA Gold5,23970135719%
🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,775352336%
🇦🇺 Oscar PiastriFIA Platinum, 1× champion8,4572332013%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,6592652119%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,349🇦🇹 Rene BinderEuropean Le Mans Series4,855
1,350🏳️ Zezinho MuggiatiStock Car Pro Series4,855
1,351🇺🇸 César GazeauGT World Challenge Europe4,854
1,352🏳️ Jaime CamaraIndyCar4,854
1,353🇺🇸 Sting Ray RobbIndyCar4,854
1,354🇺🇸 Steven AghakhaniBathurst 12 Hour4,853
1,355🇬🇷 Kriton LentoudisEuropean Le Mans Series4,851
1,357🇧🇷 Átila AbreuStock Car Pro Series4,849
1,356🇩🇪 Tobias MüllerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,849
1,358🇨🇦 James HinchcliffeIMSA WeatherTech4,847
1,359🇯🇵 Marino SatoAsian Le Mans Series4,847
1,360🇦🇺 Tony D'AlbertoSupercars Championship4,847
1,361🇸🇪 Victor BouvengNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,846
1,362🇬🇧 Maxime SouletGT World Challenge Europe4,845
1,363🇳🇱 Roelof BruinsNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,845
1,364🇰🇷 Steven ChoNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,845
1,365🇩🇰 Jens MøllerAsian Le Mans Series4,844
1,366🇳🇱 Job Van UitertEuropean Le Mans Series4,842
1,367🇺🇸 Frankie MontecalvoIMSA WeatherTech4,841
1,368🇳🇱 Frits Van EerdIMSA WeatherTech4,839
1,369🇩🇰 Michel NykjaerWorld Touring Car Championship4,839
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Marino Sato is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Asian Le Mans Series for PONOS Racing. Sato has recorded 3 wins and 8 podiums from 216 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,847 ranks Sato 1359th 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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