Michael Sauter

Michael Sauter (born 5 October 2004) is a German-Swiss racing driver of Japanese descent. He became the 2024 champion of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship.

Career

Karting Coming from a family with a racing background, Sauter started karting at the age of seven and began to compete in the Swiss Championship in 2013. He raced in go-karts until the end of 2020, winning the Vega Trofeo in 2014 and 2016 respectively, missing out on the chance of the 2015 title due to a ski accident.

Lower formulae

In 2021, after some Formula 4 testing at Anneau du Rhin, Sauter made his car racing debut, competing in a family effort with the Sauter Engineering + Design team, named after his father's company, in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In the final race of the second round at Circuit Zandvoort, Sauter scored his only rookie win of the season. He scored his first point in round three at the Hockenheimring, however a crash in qualifying at the next event at the Sachsenring meant extensive damage to his car, which could only be repaired in time for the second race with the help of other teams' mechanics.

In 2022, Sauter remained in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. He finished the championship in thirteenth overall. He also finished third overall in the championship.

Formula Regional Japanese Championship In 2023, Sauter also competed in two rounds of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Sutekina Racing Team and Bionic Jack Racing. In the final round at Sportsland Sugo, where he competed with Bionic Jack Racing, he took his first victory in the championship, having started from pole in the final race.

After joining the G Force Driver Development Program, Sauter returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship in 2024, driving for Birth Racing Project. Sauter won the championship, having claimed six race victories and four further podiums during the season.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2023 Sutekina Racing Team FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13 SUZ1 SUZ2 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 FUJ21 FUJ22 6th 71 Bionic Jack Racing SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 2024 Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 SUG1 SUG2 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ21 FUJ22 1st 236