Rintaro Sato

is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the F4 Japanese Championship and the French F4 Championship. He is the son of Japanese racing driver Takuma Sato. He is a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.

Career Formula 4

2024 Sato made his single-seater debut in the 2024 F4 Japanese Championship with Ponos Racing alongside Kento Omiya. He finished eighth in the standings with one podium, which he secured in the fourth round of the championship, in Race 1 at Sportsland Sugo.

2025 Sato competed in the French F4 Championship after he received a scholarship from Honda's Suzuka Racing School, alongside Kotaro Shimbara. He finished ninth in the standings, scoring his maiden F4 win during Race 3, Round 5 at Lédenon.

Formula Regional Sato made his Formula regional debut race in 2024 Macau Grand Prix with TGM Grand Prix alongside 2023 Formula Regional Japan champion Sota Ogawa.

Racing record Career summary

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts 2024 PONOS Racing FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUG1 SUG2 AUT2 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 SUZ21 SUZ22 8th 70

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2024 TGM Grand Prix Tatuus F3 T-318 25th 16th DNF

Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA F4 World Cup results Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Mygale M21-F4 8th 11th 3rd

Complete Super Formula Lights 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 17 18 Pos Points 2026 B-Max Engineering FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 7th* 14*