Takuma Sato
Sato at the 2021 Grand Prix of Long Beach
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1977-01-28) 28 January 1977
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
IndyCar Series career
220 races run over 14 years
Team(s)No. 11 (Chip Ganassi Racing)
2022 position19th
Best finish7th (2020)
First race2010 São Paulo Indy 300 (São Paulo)
Last race2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Gateway)
First win2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last win2020 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
6 14 10
Formula One World Championship career
Active years2002–2008
TeamsJordan, BAR, Super Aguri
EnginesHonda
Entries92 (90 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points44
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2002 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2008 Spanish Grand Prix
Championship titles
2001
2001
2001
2017, 2020		Macau Grand Prix
Masters of Formula 3
British Formula Three
Indianapolis 500

Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨, Satō Takuma, born 28 January 1977), nicknamed "Taku", is a Japanese professional racing driver. He competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 11 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing. Sato is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, having won the event in 2017 and 2020. He was the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500,[1] and the twentieth driver to win the race more than once. Before winning the Indianapolis 500, Sato became the first Japanese-born driver to win an IndyCar Series race when he won the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Sato raced full-time in the IndyCar Series from 2010 until 2022 for KV Racing Technology, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Andretti Autosport, and Dale Coyne Racing, all with Honda engines.

He competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2008 for the Honda-powered Jordan, BAR and Super Aguri teams, scoring 44 points overall, and a single podium which was at the 2004 United States Grand Prix. His 8th-place finish in the 2004 Formula One World Drivers' Championship is the best-ever result for a Japanese driver in the series.[2]

Sato has become known among fans and media[3][4] for his motto "no attack, no chance" with regards to his racing style.[5]

Early career

Born in Tokyo,[6] Sato began karting in Japan at the age of 19.[7] After winning the national karting title in 1997, he moved to Europe with backing from Honda.[8] He briefly raced in Vauxhall Junior and Formula Opel, before debuting in Class B of the British Formula 3 Championship mid-way through 1999 British Formula Three Championship with class wins at the British Grand Prix and Spa for Diamond Racing.[8] He moved to the top class of the championship with Carlin Motorsport in 2000, taking four wins and third place in the championship. In 2001, he won 12 out of 26 races to take a dominant championship win, the first for a Japanese driver in the series.[7] In 2001 he also won the prestigious Macau Grand Prix and Masters of Formula 3 non-championship F3 races.[8]

Formula One career

Jordan (2002)

In 2002 Sato graduated to Formula One with the Honda-powered Jordan team, and was paired with Giancarlo Fisichella. His low point was a tremendous crash in Austria, caused when Nick Heidfeld lost control of his Sauber under braking and hit the side of Sato's car, punching a hole in the side of the cockpit.[9] Throughout he showed flashes of speed but also wild driving, nevertheless the team's faith in Sato was repaid by a fine drive to fifth at his home Grand Prix in Suzuka.

BAR (2003–2005)

Sato celebrates his only Formula One podium finish, at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.

With Honda's focus shifting solely to British American Racing for 2003, Sato joined the Brackley-based outfit as a test driver. For the final round in Japan, Sato replaced Jacques Villeneuve and scored the second points finish of his career with sixth place, after a battle with Michael Schumacher. He was signed to race full-time in 2004. During the 2004 season, Sato qualified four times in the top-three, including a front row start and an overall lap record at the European Grand Prix.[7] Sato's aggressive driving style paid dividends at the United States Grand Prix, where, after the team did not pit under safety car conditions, Sato fought back with some daring overtaking moves to score his first podium finish and the first for a Japanese driver since Aguri Suzuki at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. Reliability issues caused him to retire six times, but he scored points in nine of the 11 races he completed to finish eighth in the championship with 34 points, the best-ever result for a Japanese driver in Formula One.[2] His efforts helped BAR-Honda to finish second in the Constructors' Championship.

Sato was retained by BAR-Honda for the 2005 season, but the 2005 car was not as close to the front of the pack as the previous year's design. Sato missed the Malaysian Grand Prix with illness, and both drivers were disqualified from the San Marino Grand Prix and the entire team banned from the two subsequent races for using cars that were underweight when all fuel was removed. The Court did not find that this was deliberate. Sato's season never recovered from that point, and he ended the season with eighth-place at the Hungarian Grand Prix as his only points finish, despite qualifying seven times in the top ten.[10] Sato was not re-signed for 2006, despite Honda taking full control of the team.

Super Aguri (2006–2008)

Sato joined the new Super Aguri F1 team for 2006, run by Japanese former driver Aguri Suzuki. The new outfit was in effect a Honda B-team but ran the first half of the season with a modified version of a 2002 Arrows A23 chassis. Nevertheless, Sato's reputation improved thanks to his professional attitude and competitive spirit. The team introduced a new car, the SA06 at the German Grand Prix and by the end of the season, Sato was outpacing the Midland cars. At the season finale in Brazil Sato finished tenth just two places short of a points finish and comfortably ahead of both Toro Rossos and the Spyker MF1s.

Sato driving the Super Aguri SA07 in 2007. He scored the team's only points.

For 2007, Super Aguri ran a reworked version of the previous year's Honda RA106 chassis. Their performance improved drastically as Sato made it through to Q3 at the Australian Grand Prix. He then scored the first point for the team at the Spanish Grand Prix. At the Canadian Grand Prix, Sato finished sixth after having a race that had seen him move from the middle of the grid to a high of fifth, passing Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen before a pit-stop error dropped him back to eleventh. He moved up five places in the last 15 laps, passing Toyota's Ralf Schumacher and then on lap 67 the McLaren-Mercedes of Fernando Alonso; the latter pass was met with cheers around the track and received him the "Overtake of the Year" award from F1 Racing magazine.[11][12]

Financial problems began to affect the team in the off-season and the squad only just made it to the opening round of the 2008 season in Australia. The team used a modified Honda RA107 chassis, which was launched just before the first Friday Practice session that weekend. A transmission issue in Australia ended an opportunity to score points in a race of attrition, and 13th in Spain turned out to be Sato's best result of the season. Due to the financial struggles, Super Aguri withdrew from Formula One after the Spanish Grand Prix, leaving Sato without a drive after four races in 2008.

In late 2008, Sato took part in tests at Jerez with Scuderia Toro Rosso, to become a candidate to fill the seat vacated by Sebastian Vettel. He was competing against former Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais and Red Bull Racing test and reserve driver Sébastien Buemi for one of the two race seats.[13] He first drove on 18 September, more than four months since Super Aguri's withdrawal, and tested for the team again for two days in November, setting the fastest time on the 17th,[14] 3 tenths ahead of Buemi, and proceeded by setting the second-fastest time on the 18th.[15] The race seat was eventually given to Bourdais, and in March 2009 it was announced that Sato would not be the reserve driver for the Red Bull team.[16]

IndyCar career

KV Racing Technology (2010–2011)

Sato driving for KV Racing at the 2011 Indy Japan 300.

Sato visited the Indianapolis 500 in May 2009. He signed with KV Racing Technology to drive in the 2010 IndyCar Series season[17] finishing in 21st place. He signed for the same team for 2011 and improved his form, scoring three top-five finishes and two pole positions during the season to finish 13th.[18]

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2012)

At the 2012 Indianapolis 500, driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Sato chased Dario Franchitti to the finish making a move for the lead and the race win at the first turn of the last lap. While not successful, Sato was respected by Indianapolis 500 fans for "going for it" on the last lap.

A. J. Foyt Enterprises (2013–2016)

Sato at the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach, where he took his first IndyCar win and became the first Japanese driver to do so.

For 2013, Sato joined A. J. Foyt's team, driving the No. 14 car vacated by Mike Conway. In the third race of the season at Long Beach, Sato scored his first IndyCar win, in his 52nd start in the series, making him the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.[19] He then scored six top-five finishes, including two podiums and two pole positions, until he left the team at the end of 2016.

Andretti Autosport (2017)

Takuma Sato after winning the Indianapolis 500 on 28 May 2017

Sato joined Andretti Autosport for the 2017 season. He went on to become the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500.[20] After the 500 win, he went on to win a pole at the Dual in Detroit on Belle Isle. He also ended up winning another pole at Pocono Raceway in August.

Return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2018–2021)

On 26 August 2017, it was reported that in 2018, Sato would rejoin RLL to drive the 30 car with Graham Rahal as his teammate as Andretti Autosport considered a move to Chevrolet in 2018. That move by Andretti subsequently did not happen. After numerous weeks of bad luck including crashing early in the Indianapolis 500 and wrecking early at Pocono and a failed pit strategy at Gateway, Sato played the strategy right and held off Ryan Hunter-Reay in the IndyCar return to Portland, winning his third career race and his first on a permanent road course, doing so from 20th starting position. Sato started his 2019 season with a win in the third race at Barber Motorsports Park; he started the race from pole position and ran away to the finish. Sato won later in the season at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

On 23 August 2020, after qualifying on the outside of the front row for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, Sato won the race for a second time.[21]

On 5 October 2021, it was announced that Sato would not return to the team for the 2022 IndyCar season. His spot in the team was taken over by Danish driver, Christian Lundgaard.

Dale Coyne Racing (2022)

Sato during the 2022 XPEL 375

On 9 December 2021, it was announced that Sato had signed with Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing for the 2022 season, replacing Romain Grosjean, who had signed with Andretti Autosport.[22] He finished 25th at the Indianapolis 500.

Chip Ganassi Racing (2023–present)

Chip Ganassi Racing signed Sato to run in the oval rounds 2023 season, making it the first time the Japanese driver does not have a full-time IndyCar seat since 2010.[23]

Other categories

Formula Nippon / Super Formula

On 14 June 2012, Team Mugen announced that Sato would race with the team in the last three rounds of the 2012 Formula Nippon season.[24] He also raced with Team Mugen in the opening round of the renamed 2013 Super Formula season, and later in the year returned to the team to compete in the last three races of the season; he scored his first points with an eighth-place finish in the season finale.

Formula E

In November 2013, Sato became a test and development driver for the FIA Formula E Championship.[25] In September 2014, Sato joined his former Formula One team Amlin Aguri to race in the first-ever Formula E race, the 2014 Beijing ePrix, replacing the team's regular driver Antonio Félix da Costa as he could not participate due to other commitments.[26] Sato scored two points after he set the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1:45.101, but had to retire from the race with mechanical issues. As it was Sato's only Formula E race, he became the only driver in the series' history with a 100% fastest lap record.[27]

Personal life

Sato is married to Chiharu Sato, with whom he has two children.[28] He lives in Carmel, Indiana with his manager, Steve Fusek, during the racing season, and spends the offseason in Japan.[29] Sato was a national cycling champion in high school, and still uses cycling as part of his physical training for his racing career.[12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Points Position
1998 All-Japan Formula Three Championship Dome Project 1 0 0 0 NC
1999 British Formula 3 Championship - National Class Diamond Racing 7 2 2 103 4th
Europa Cup Britain  ? 1  ? 48 2nd
Formula Opel European Union Series  ? 1  ? 115 6th
2000 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin Motorsport 12 4 6 129 3rd
European Formula 3 Cup 1 0 0 N/A NC
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 14th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 N/A 28th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 8th
2001 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin Motorsport 25 12 6 345 1st
European Formula 3 Cup 1 0 0 N/A NC
Macau Grand Prix 1 1 0 N/A 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Lucky Strike BAR Honda Test driver
2002 Formula One DHL Jordan Honda 17 0 0 2 15th
2003 Formula One Lucky Strike BAR Honda 1 0 0 3 18th
2004 Formula One Lucky Strike BAR Honda 18 0 0 34 8th
2005 Formula One Lucky Strike BAR Honda 16 0 0 1 23rd
2006 Formula One Super Aguri F1 Team 18 0 0 0 23rd
2007 Formula One Super Aguri F1 Team 17 0 0 4 17th
2008 Formula One Super Aguri F1 Team 4 0 0 0 21st
Scuderia Toro Rosso Test driver
2010 IndyCar Series KV Racing Technology 17 0 0 214 21st
2011 IndyCar Series KV Racing Technology - Lotus 17 0 2 282 13th
2012 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 15 0 0 281 14th
Formula Nippon Team Mugen 3 0 0 0 15th
2013 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 19 1 2 322 17th
Super Formula Team Mugen 4 0 0 0.5 18th
2014 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 18 0 2 350 18th
2014–15 Formula E Amlin Aguri 1 0 0 2 24th
2015 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 16 0 0 323 14th
2016 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 16 0 0 320 17th
2017 IndyCar Series Andretti Autosport 17 1 2 441 8th
2018 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 17 1 0 351 12th
2019 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 17 2 2 415 9th
2020 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 14 1 1 348 7th
2021 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 16 0 0 324 11th
2022 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 17 0 0 258 19th
2023 IndyCar Series Chip Ganassi Racing 5 0 0 70 29th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2002 DHL Jordan Honda Jordan EJ12 Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 AUS
Ret		 MAL
9		 BRA
9		 SMR
Ret		 ESP
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 MON
Ret		 CAN
10		 EUR
16		 GBR
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GER
8		 HUN
10		 BEL
11		 ITA
12		 USA
11		 JPN
5		 15th 2
2003 Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 005 Honda RA003E 3.0 V10 AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN ITA USA JPN
6		 18th 3
2004 Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 006 Honda RA004E 3.0 V10 AUS
9		 MAL
15†		 BHR
5		 SMR
16†		 ESP
5		 MON
Ret		 EUR
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 USA
3		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
11		 GER
8		 HUN
6		 BEL
Ret		 ITA
4		 CHN
6		 JPN
4		 BRA
6		 8th 34
2005 Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 007 Honda RA005E 3.0 V10 AUS
14		 MAL
PO		 BHR
Ret		 SMR
DSQ		 ESP MON EUR
12		 CAN
Ret		 USA
DNS		 FRA
11		 GBR
16		 GER
12		 HUN
8		 TUR
9		 ITA
16		 BEL
Ret		 BRA
10		 JPN
DSQ		 CHN
Ret		 23rd 1
2006 Super Aguri F1 Team Super Aguri SA05 Honda RA806E 2.4 V8 BHR
18		 MAL
14		 AUS
12		 SMR
Ret		 EUR
Ret		 ESP
17		 MON
Ret		 GBR
17		 CAN
15†		 USA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 23rd 0
Super Aguri SA06 GER
Ret		 HUN
13		 TUR
NC		 ITA
16		 CHN
DSQ		 JPN
15		 BRA
10
2007 Super Aguri F1 Team Super Aguri SA07 Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 AUS
12		 MAL
13		 BHR
Ret		 ESP
8		 MON
17		 CAN
6		 USA
Ret		 FRA
16		 GBR
14		 EUR
Ret		 HUN
15		 TUR
18		 ITA
16		 BEL
15		 JPN
15†		 CHN
14		 BRA
12		 17th 4
2008 Super Aguri F1 Team Super Aguri SA08 Honda RA808E 2.4 V8 AUS
Ret		 MAL
16		 BHR
17		 ESP
13		 TUR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN CHN JPN BRA 21st 0

† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

American open–wheel racing

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

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2010 KV Racing Technology Dallara IR-05 5 Honda SAO
22		 STP
22		 ALA
25		 LBH
18		 KAN
24		 INDY
20		 TXS
25		 IOW
19		 WGL
15		 TOR
25		 EDM
9		 MDO
25		 SNM
18		 CHI
26		 KTY
27		 MOT
12		 HMS
18		 21st 214 [30]
2011 KV Racing Technology – Lotus STP
5		 ALA
17		 LBH
21		 SAO
8		 INDY
33		 TXS
5		 TXS
12		 MIL
8		 IOW
19		 TOR
20		 EDM
21		 MDO
4		 NHM
7		 SNM
18		 BAL
18		 MOT
10		 KTY
15		 LVS1
C		 13th 282 [31]
2012 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 15 STP
22		 ALA
24		 LBH
8		 SAO
3		 INDY
17		 DET
20		 TXS
22		 MIL
20		 IOW
12		 TOR
9		 EDM
2		 MDO
13		 SNM
27		 BAL
21		 FON
7		 14th 281 [32]
2013 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 STP
8		 ALA
14		 LBH
1		 SAO
2		 INDY
13		 DET
19		 DET
23		 TXS
11		 MIL
7		 IOW
23		 POC
22		 TOR
24		 TOR
20		 MDO
22		 SNM
23		 BAL
24		 HOU
17		 HOU
14		 FON
17		 17th 322 [33]
2014 STP
7		 LBH
22		 ALA
13		 IMS
9		 INDY
19		 DET
18		 DET
18		 TXS
18		 HOU
22		 HOU
19		 POC
21		 IOW
22		 TOR
23		 TOR
5		 MDO
18		 MIL
15		 SNM
4		 FON
6		 18th 350 [34]
2015 STP
13		 NLA
22		 LBH
18		 ALA
17		 IMS
9		 INDY
13		 DET
11		 DET
2		 TXS
16		 TOR
10		 FON
18		 MIL
14		 IOW
19		 MDO
24		 POC
6		 SNM
8		 14th 323 [35]
2016 STP
6		 PHX
15		 LBH
5		 ALA
13		 IMS
18		 INDY
26		 DET
11		 DET
10		 RDA
17		 IOW
11		 TOR
5		 MDO
9		 POC
22		 TXS
20		 WGL
17		 SNM
14		 17th 320 [36]
2017 Andretti Autosport 26 STP
5		 LBH
18		 ALA
9		 PHX
16		 IMS
12		 INDY
1 		DET
8		 DET
4		 TXS
10		 RDA
19		 IOW
16		 TOR
16		 MDO
5		 POC
13		 GTW
19		 WGL
19		 SNM
20		 8th 441 [37]
2018 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 30 STP
12		 PHX
11		 LBH
21		 ALA
8		 IMS
10		 INDY
32		 DET
5		 DET
17		 TXS
7		 RDA
4		 IOW
3		 TOR
22		 MDO
17		 POC
21		 GTW
9		 POR
1		 SNM
25		 12th 351 [38]
2019 STP
19		 COA
7		 ALA
1		 LBH
8		 IMS
14		 INDY
3		 DET
3		 DET
13		 TXS
15		 RDA
10		 TOR
22		 IOW
20		 MDO
19		 POC
21		 GTW
1		 POR
15		 LAG
21		 9th 415 [39]
2020 TXS
DNS		 IMS
10		 ROA
9		 ROA
8		 IOW
10		 IOW
21		 INDY
1		 GTW
2		 GTW
9		 MDO
17		 MDO
18		 IMS
18		 IMS
14		 STP
10		 7th 348 [40]
2021 ALA
13		 STP
6		 TXS
9		 TXS
14		 IMS
16		 INDY
14		 DET
4		 DET
12		 ROA
8		 MDO
10		 NSH
25		 IMS
10		 GTW
6		 POR
12		 LAG
27		 LBH
9		 11th 324 [41]
2022 Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing 51 STP
10		 TXS
20		 LBH
16		 ALA
13		 IMS
7		 INDY
25		 DET
13		 ROA
15		 MDO
14		 TOR
25		 IOW
21		 IOW
10		 IMS
15		 NSH
21		 GTW
5		 POR
18		 LAG
23		 19th 258 [42]
2023 Chip Ganassi Racing 11 STP
 TXS
28		 LBH
 ALA
 IMS
 INDY
7		 DET
 ROA
 MDO
 TOR
 IOW
9		 IOW
25		 NSH
 IMS
 GTW
26		 POR
 LAG
 29th 70 [43]

1 The 2011 Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums Top 5s Top 10s Indianapolis 500
wins		 Championships
13* 5 213* 10 6 14 27 73* 2 0

* Results as of August 7, 2022

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2010 Dallara Honda 31 20 KV Racing Technology
2011 Dallara Honda 10 33 KV Racing Technology – Lotus
2012 Dallara Honda 19 17 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2013 Dallara Honda 18 13 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2014 Dallara Honda 23 19 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2015 Dallara Honda 24 13 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2016 Dallara Honda 12 26 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2017 Dallara Honda 4 1 Andretti Autosport
2018 Dallara Honda 16 32 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2019 Dallara Honda 14 3 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2020 Dallara Honda 3 1 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2021 Dallara Honda 15 14 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2022 Dallara Honda 10 25 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing
2023 Dallara Honda 8 7 Chip Ganassi Racing

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2012 OAK Racing LMP1 OAK Pescarolo 01 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ
16		 SHA
14		 80th 1

Complete Formula Nippon / Super Formula results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2012 Team Mugen SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG
9		 SUZ
17		 SUZ
10		 15th 0
2013 SUZ
15		 AUT FUJ MOT SUG
11		 SUZ
9		 SUZ
8		 18th 0.5

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2014–15 Amlin Aguri Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
Ret		 PUT PDE BUE MIA LBH MCO BER MSC LDN LDN 24th 2

See also

  • Andrew Gilbert-Scott – his manager since his Junior Formula career in Europe until 2009
  • Steve Fusek has been his manager since 2012. Fusek is a long-time racing professional who has worked in IndyCar Racing since 1987. He was VP of Business Operations at PacWest Racing Group from 1995-2001 as well as the VP of Sales and Marketing at CART from 2001-2003.

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