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Taito Kato

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Japanese racing driver (born 2007)
Taito Kato
Kato at theNürburgring in 2024
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2007-11-25)25 November 2007 (age 17)
Taki,Mie,Japan[1]
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamART Grand Prix
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in2025
Previous series
2024French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2024French F4 Championship

Taito Kato (加藤大翔,Katō Taito, born 25 November 2007) is a Japanese racing driver who is set to compete in theFormula Regional European Championship forART Grand Prix. He is the2024 French F4 champion.

Kato is a member of theHonda Formula Dream Project.[2]

Career

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Karting

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Kato mainly karted in Japan, but made his debut overseas in 2022 by competing in a single round of theFFSA Karting Championship as a guest driver. He finished second in the finale but was not classified in the overall standings.[3][4] Kato also competed in the South Garda Winter Cup in 2023, finishing 12th in the finale of theOK category.[5]

Formula 4

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In 2024, Kato appeared on the entry list of the2024 French F4 Championship, under the wing of theHonda Formula Dream Project.[6][7] He scored two podiums from two races on his debut weekend atNogaro, establishing himself as a title contender.[8][9] In the following weekend atLédenon, Kato secured his first victory after starting race three from pole position.[10][11] Kato then scored his second win and finished all three races on the podium in round three atSpa-Francorchamps.[12][13] Kato continued to fight for the championship, and with three more victories following suit Kato was crownedFrench F4 champion after a controversial conclusion to the 2024 season.[14][15] Despite this intense battle for the title, Kato commented that himself and fellow title contender Yani Stevenheydens "respected each other" during the championship fight.[16]

Formula Regional

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In 2024, after his successes inFormula 4, Kato was announced to be competing in the2025 Formula Regional European Championship and2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship withART Grand Prix.[17]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015SL Biwako Series - KID'SHIGUCHI RT1st
2016SL Rainbow Series - CadetsHKC3rd
2017SL Biwako Series - CadetsHKC1st
2018All-Japan Junior Karting Championship - FP-Jr CadetsFA-KART RT+HKC5th
Suzuka Championship Series - FP-Jr Cadets1st
2019JAF Junior Karting Championship - FP-JrFA-KART RT+HKC3rd
2020Suzuka Championship Series - Junior MaxSRS Kotira Racing3rd
ROTAX Max Series - Junior MaxHRS JAPAN25th
EXGEL NEXT CUP
2021All-Japan Karting Championship - FS-125HRS JAPAN2nd
2022EXGEL OK CHAMP SeriesHRS JAPAN1st
All-Japan Karting Championship - OKPONOSHIROTEX RACING7th
FFSA Karting Championship - JuniorNC†
2023South Garda Winter Cup -OKWard Racing12th
Sources:[18][19][20][21][22][23]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024French F4 ChampionshipFFSA Academy20545122801st
2025Formula Regional Middle East ChampionshipART Grand Prix1500017512th
Formula Regional European Championship000000TBD

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024NOG
1

2
NOG
2

C
NOG
3

3
LÉD
1

2
LÉD
2

5
LÉD
3

1
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
SPA
3

3
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

4
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

8
MAG
3

2
DIJ
1

1
DIJ
2

11
DIJ
3

1
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

5
LEC
3

9
1st280

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025ART Grand PrixYMC1
1

6
YMC1
2

14
YMC1
3

7
YMC2
1

3
YMC2
2

22
YMC2
3

18
DUB
1

9
DUB
2

12
DUB
3

10
YMC3
1

11
YMC3
2

12
YMC3
3

6
LUS
1

7
LUS
2

6
LUS
3

13
12th75

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2025ART Grand PrixMIS
1
MIS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
TBD0

References

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  1. ^"デビュー戦、いきなり2位 フランスF4 三重・多気町の加藤君(16)".YoMotto (in Japanese). 16 April 2024. Retrieved20 October 2024.
  2. ^"Taito Kato | French F4".Honda.Racing. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  3. ^"Championnat de France".Kartcom. 2022-07-03. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  4. ^"Championnat de France".Kartcom. 2022-07-03. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  5. ^"Winter Cup".Kartcom. 2023-01-22. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  6. ^"Pilotes F4 – FFSA Academy". Retrieved2024-07-12.
  7. ^Wood, Ida (2024-01-12)."French F4 publishes entry list and calendar for 2024 season".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  8. ^Gascoigne, Roger (2024-03-31)."Stevenheydens takes lights-to-flag win in French F4 opener at Nogaro".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  9. ^Wood, Ida (2024-04-01)."Jules Caranta takes French F4 points lead with Nogaro win".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  10. ^Wood, Ida (2024-05-12)."Honda junior Kato gets French F4 lead with Ledenon race three win".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  11. ^Wood, Ida (2024-05-10)."Taito Kato and Chester Kieffer share French F4 poles at Ledenon".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  12. ^Wood, Ida (2024-06-22)."Kieffer and Kato claim French F4 wins in mixed conditions at Spa".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  13. ^Wood, Ida (2024-06-23)."Jules Caranta wins safety car-filled race to boost French F4 title hopes".Formula Scout. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  14. ^"Results F4 – FFSA Academy". Retrieved2024-07-12.
  15. ^"Taito Kato becomes French F4 Champion".honda.racing. 8 October 2024.
  16. ^Wolff-Taffus, Perceval (2024-11-25)."Kato: Stevenheydens and I 'respected each other' despite French F4 title drama".Feeder Series. Retrieved2024-12-21.
  17. ^"Japanese Driver Taito Kato Joins ART Grand Prix for 2025".ART Grand Prix. 11 December 2024. Retrieved11 December 2024.
  18. ^"Driver: Taito Kato | Driver Database".www.driverdb.com. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  19. ^"Kato Taito".Kartcom. July 2022. Retrieved2024-07-12.
  20. ^"EXGEL OK CHAMP 2022 – ファイナルレポート" [EXGEL OK CHAMP 2022 - Final Report].EXGEL Motorsport. Retrieved11 December 2024.
  21. ^"2022 全日本カート選手権 OKクラス ポイントランキング" [2022 All-Japan Karting Championship OK Class Point Ranking](PDF).kart.jp. 18 November 2022. Retrieved11 December 2024.
  22. ^"2020 ROTAX MAX SERIES POINT RANKING"(PDF).festika-mizukami.com. 22 November 2020. Retrieved11 December 2024.
  23. ^"2019年 ジュニアカート選手権" [2019 Junior Karting Championship].JAF (Japan Automobile Federation). Retrieved11 December 2024.

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