Souta Arao is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super Formula Lights for Team Mach. Arao has recorded 2 wins and 13 podiums from 59 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,688 ranks Arao 1898th of 13,563 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Super GT | Team Mach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P48 | −77 | 2,688 |
| 2025 | Super Formula Lights | Delightworks Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P8 | −239 | 2,765 |
| 2024 | Super Formula Lights | Toda Racing | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +383 | 3,004 |
| 2023 | GB3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −447 | 2,621 |
| 2022 | French F4 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P2 | +568 | 3,068 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Rikuto Kobayashi | 3,801 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Yuga Furutani | 2,973 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🏳️ Yuto Nomura | 4,238 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% |
| 🇫🇷 Enzo Peugeot | 3,691 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Dragon | 400 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti | 4,351 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| 🏳️ Hugh Barter | 3,648 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaylen Frederick | 3,503 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 🏳️ Elliott Vayron | 2,668 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 🏳️ Dario Cabanelas | 2,139 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% |
Souta Arao is a Japanese racing driver who has competed across multiple single-seater and sports car series. A Honda Racing School scholar, he began his circuit racing career in French F4 during 2022, where he accumulated 20 starts and recorded 2 wins alongside 9 podium finishes. He subsequently competed in GB3 in 2023 with Hitech Pulse-Eight, making 16 starts without reaching the podium.[1]
From 2024 into 2025, Arao contested Super Formula Lights for Delightworks Racing, competing in 21 rounds and securing 4 podium results. In 2026, he made his Super GT debut with Team Mach, completing 2 starts in the series. Across his career to date, Arao has accumulated 59 starts, 2 wins, and 13 podiums.[2]