is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for ART Grand Prix as part of the Honda Formula Dream Project.
Born and raised in Taki, Mie, Kato is the 2024 French F4 champion. He moved up to the Formula Regional European Championship with ART Grand Prix in 2025, finishing seventh overall.
Career
Karting Kato mainly karted in Japan, but made his debut overseas in 2022 by competing in a single round of the FFSA Karting Championship as a guest driver. He finished second in the finale but was not classified in the overall standings. Kato also competed in the South Garda Winter Cup in 2023, finishing 12th in the finale of the OK category.
Formula 4 In 2024, Kato appeared on the entry list of the 2024 French F4 Championship, under the wing of the Honda Formula Dream Project. He scored two podiums from two races on his debut weekend at Nogaro, establishing himself as a title contender. In the following weekend at Lédenon, Kato secured his first victory after starting race three from pole position. Kato then scored his second win and finished all three races on the podium in round three at Spa-Francorchamps. Kato continued to fight for the championship, and with three more victories following suit, Kato was crowned French F4 champion after a controversial conclusion to the 2024 season. Despite this intense battle for the title, Kato commented that himself and fellow title contender Yani Stevenheydens "respected each other" during the championship fight.
Formula Regional
2025 In 2024, after his successes in Formula 4, Kato was announced to be competing in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship and 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with ART Grand Prix.
2026 In preparation for his Formula 3 campaign, Kato competed in the opening three rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with ART Grand Prix.
FIA Formula 3 In 2026, Kato moved up to Formula 3 for with ART Grand Prix, alongside Kanato Le and Maciej Gładysz.
Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position 2015SL Biwako Series - KID'SHIGUCHI RT1st 2016SL Rainbow Series - CadetsHKC3rd 2017SL Biwako Series - CadetsHKC1st2018All-Japan Junior Karting Championship - FP-Jr CadetsFA-KART RT+HKC 5thSuzuka Championship Series - FP-Jr Cadets1st 2019JAF Junior Karting Championship - FP-JrFA-KART RT+HKC3rd2020Suzuka Championship Series - Junior MaxSRS Kotira Racing3rdROTAX Max Series - Junior MaxHRS JAPAN 25thEXGEL NEXT CUP ? 2021All-Japan Karting Championship - FS-125HRS JAPAN2nd2022EXGEL OK CHAMP SeriesHRS JAPAN1stAll-Japan Karting Championship - OKPONOS HIROTEX RACING 7thFFSA Karting Championship - Junior NC† 2023South Garda Winter Cup - OKWard Racing 12thSources:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2024French F4 ChampionshipFFSA Academy 20 5 4 5 12 2801st2025Formula Regional Middle East ChampionshipART Grand Prix 15 0 0 0 1 75 12thFormula Regional European Championship 20 0 0 0 2 107 7thMacau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 5th 2026 Formula Regional Middle East TrophyART Grand Prix 8 1 1 0 1 49 11th FIA Formula 3 Championship 19 1 1 0 4 105 4th Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points2024NOG1NOG2NOG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3SPA1SPA2SPA3 NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3MAG1MAG2MAG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3LEC1LEC2LEC31st280
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship/Trophy 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 DC Points 2025 ART Grand Prix YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 12th 75 2026 ART Grand Prix YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 11th 49
Complete Formula Regional European 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2025 ART Grand Prix MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 7th 107
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 ART Grand Prix Tatuus F3 T-318 4th 5th 5th
Complete FIA Formula 3 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 17 18 19 DC Points 2026 ART Grand Prix MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 4th 105
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