1. Marino Sato is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes for United Autosports in the FIA World Endurance Championship and in the European Le Mans Series.
15 Facts About Marino Sato
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Marino Sato is not related to former Formula One driver Takuma Sato.
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Marino Sato finished on the podium once and came 10th in the final standings.
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Marino Sato progressed to the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship to drive for Motopark.
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Marino Sato scored one point during the season and finished 19th in the standings.
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Marino Sato's performance improved compared to 2017, and he finished 16th in the championship.
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Marino Sato moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2019.
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Marino Sato dominated the championship, winning it with nine victories and helped Motopark to win the team championship.
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Marino Sato improved to eleventh in the sprint, before having a point-less pair of races in Sochi.
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Marino Sato only managed to score one point at Mugello, and eventually finished 22nd in the standings, four points and three positions behind Nissany.
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Marino Sato remained in the series in 2022, this time joining Virtuosi Racing alongside Jack Doohan.
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Marino Sato was replaced by Amaury Cordeel at Virtuosi for the 2023 season.
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Marino Sato drove in the end of season Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi for Scuderia AlphaTauri, alongside fellow countryman Yuki Tsunoda.
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Marino Sato ended the session with the 13th fastest time, reflecting on that day as one that "made [him] visualise more what [his] dream is".
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Marino Sato was retained by United Autosports to drive in the LMGT3 class of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship.