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Yuki Sano
Sano in 2026
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 19)
Shizuoka, Japan
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2026
Current teamR-ace GP
Car number12
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2026
2025
2025
2025
2024
2023–2024		FR Middle East
Super GT
Super Taikyu Series
Super Formula Lights
FR Japanese
F4 Japanese

Yuki Sano (佐野 雄城, Sano Yūki; born 12 December 2006) is a Japanese racing driver competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with R-ace GP.

Sano previously raced in Super Formula Lights, finishing runner-up. He is part of the TGR Driver Challenge program.

Career

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Formula 4

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Sano started his Formula 4 career in 2023 with TGR-DC Racing School.[1][2] He achieved two podiums in his rookie season, ending the year seventh in the standings. Sano remained in the championship for 2024, taking his first win in Formula 4 in the opening round of the season.[3]

Formula Regional Japanese Championship

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At the end of 2024, Sano would compete in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with TGR-DC Racing School for the last two rounds at Fuji Speedway alongside Kazuhisa Urabe.[4]

Super Formula Lights

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Sano competed in the Super Formula Lights with TOM'S for 2025.[5] He finished second in the final standings.

Super GT

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In 2025, Sano would make his Super GT GT300 debut campaign with SHADE Racing.[6]

Formula Regional

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Following his Super Formula Lights season, Sano joined R-ace GP in the newly reformed FREC in 2026. He also signed for the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with the same team.[7]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2023 F4 Japanese Championship TGR-DC Racing School 14 0 0 0 2 74 7th
2024 F4 Japanese Championship TGR-DC Racing School 13 3 2 1 7 147 4th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship 4 4 3 3 4 100 5th
2025 Super Formula Lights TOM'S 18 4 2 5 12 104 2nd
Super Taikyu - ST-Z SHADE Racing 5 0 2 0 2 84.5‡ 2nd‡
Super GT - GT300 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Macau Grand Prix TOM'S Formula 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 9th
2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy R-ace GP 10 0 0 0 0 37 13th
Formula Regional European Championship 3 0 0 0 0 13* 14th*

* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

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(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 DC Pts
2023 TGR-DC Racing School FUJ1
1
3 		FUJ1
2
9 		SUZ
1
8 		SUZ
2
11 		FUJ2
1
Ret 		FUJ2
2
5 		SUZ2
1
6 		SUZ2
2
Ret 		SUG
1
3 		SUG
2
5 		AUT
1
5 		AUT
2
40 		MOT
1
Ret 		MOT
2
37 		7th 74
2024 TGR-DC Racing School FUJ1
1
1 		FUJ1
2
DNS 		SUZ
1
11 		SUZ
2
6 		FUJ2
1
10 		FUJ2
2
7 		SUG
1
1 		SUG
2
1 		AUT
1
C 		AUT
2
2 		MOT
1
3 		MOT
2
7 		MOT
3
3 		SUZ2
1
2 		SUZ2
2
5 		4th 147

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2024 TGR-DC Racing School SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 SUZ
3
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 OKA
3
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 FUJ1
1
1 		FUJ1
2
1 		FUJ2
1
1 		FUJ2
2
1 		5th 100

Complete Super Formula Lights results

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(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
2025 TOM'S SUZ
1
1 		SUZ
2
1 		SUZ
3
1 		AUT
1
1 		AUT
2
2 		OKA
1
5 		OKA
2
5 		OKA
3
7 		SUG
1
2 		SUG
2
2 		SUG
3
2 		SUG
4
2 		FUJ
1
5 		FUJ
2
4 		FUJ
3
4 		MOT
1
3 		MOT
2
3 		MOT
3
3 		2nd 104

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2025 SHADE Racing Toyota GR86 GT300 GT300 OKA FUJ
17 		SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT NC 0

* Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race
2025 Japan TOM'S Formula Tatuus F3 T-318 19th 18th 9th

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results

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(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 DC Points
2026 R-ace GP YMC1
1
24 		YMC1
2
13 		YMC1
3
10 		YMC2
1
4 		YMC2
2
8 		YMC2
3
7 		DUB
1
6 		DUB
2
Ret 		DUB
3
DNS 		LUS
1
8 		LUS
2
C 		LUS
3
9 		13th 37

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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
2026 R-ace GP RBR
1
10 		RBR
2
12 		RBR
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
18 		ZAN
2
16 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
C 		SPA
3
16 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
22 		MNZ
3
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		12th* 29*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "参戦台数は過去最多の46台。2023年FIA-F4選手権 第1戦・第2戦富士 エントリーリスト". AUTO SPORT web (in Japanese). 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ "【順位結果】2024年FIA-F4選手権 第1戦富士 決勝". Auto Sport Web. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hirano, Ryuji (30 July 2024). "フォーミュラ・リージョナルの終盤2大会にTGR-DC RSが参戦。佐野雄城と卜部和久がドライブへ" [The TGR-DC RS will compete in the final two Formula Regional events. Yuuki Sano and Kazuhisa Urabe will be driving]. Auto Sport Web. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Zak O'Sullivan makes Super Formula switch as Toyota reveals line-ups". Formula Scout. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. ^ Klein, Jamie (21 January 2025). "Rasmussen Lands Lexus GT300 Drive After JOTA Exit". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Formula Regional Middle East Trophy: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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