Kokoro Sato

is a Japanese racing driver who competes in Kyojo Cup for Team Optimus Cerumo・Inging.

Career Karting (2013–2023) Sato began karting in 2013. Starting out in micro karts, Sato won the 2015 SL Takarazuka Series in the Kids class, before clinching the SL Kobe Series title in Micro Max the following year. Sato then moved to cadet karts, most notably winning the SL Ikoma title in 2018, as well as finishing runner-up in the JAF-sanctioned Junior Kart West Region Championship in 2019. Moving to junior karts in 2020, Sato became the first female to win a race in the All-Japan Junior Karting Championship as she finished third in the West Region standings, before securing runner-up honours the following year. In her final two years in karting, Sato raced in the FP-3 category in 2022, before most notably taking fifth in the FS-125 JAF standings of the All-Japan Karting Championship the following year.

Kyojo Cup and endurance debut (2024–present) In 2024, Sato made her Kyojo Cup debut as a Privateer at the age of 16, taking a best result of 17th twice. With the series moving on from the Vita-01 to field the KC-MG01 F4 car for 2025, Sato continued in the series, joining series newcomers Cerumo・INGING alongside Riona Tomishita. Starting off the season with her maiden series podium in the round one's feature race, Sato then finished no lower than sixth in the remaining four rounds, as she took her only other podium of the season in round four, en route to a fourth-place points finish.

At the start of 2026, Sato made her endurance racing debut at the Dubai 24 Hour for Rookie Racing in the TCX class alongside Miki Onaga, Rio Shimono, Aimi Saito and Rami Sasaki. For the rest of the year, Saito returned to Cerumo・INGING for her third campaign in Kyojo Cup.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2024 Kyojo Cup Kokoro Sato 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2025 Kyojo Cup Optimus Cerumo・INGING 10 0 0 0 2 57 4th 2025–2624H Series Middle East – TCXToyota Gazoo Rookie Racing 1 0 0 0 1 54 NC 2026 Kyojo Cup Team Optimus Cerumo・INGING 4 0 0 0 3 28* 5th*Sources:

Complete Kyojo Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)