Michael Sauter

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Michael Sauter
F4 CEZ 2023 Spielberg Nr. 21 (3).jpg
Sauter in 2023
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Flag of Germany.svg German
via double nationality
Born (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)
Gempen, Switzerland
ADAC F4 Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current teamSauter Engineering + Design
Car number21
Starts35 (36 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2022

Michael Sauter (born 5 October 2004) is a German-Swiss racing driver of Japanese descent currently racing in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship for Birth Racing Project. [1]

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Career

Karting

Coming from a family with a racing background, Sauter started karting at the age of seven and began to compete in the Swiss Championship in 2013. He raced in go-karts until the end of 2020, winning the Vega Trofeo in 2014 and 2016 respectively, missing out on the chance of the 2015 title due to a ski accident. [2]

Lower formulae

Sauter racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring F4 Deutschland 2021 Spielberg Nr. 21 Sauter.jpg
Sauter racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring

In 2021, after some Formula 4 testing at Anneau du Rhin, Sauter made his car racing debut, competing in a family effort with the Sauter Engineering + Design team, named after his father's company, in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. [3] [4] [5] In the final race of the second round at Circuit Zandvoort he score his only rookie win of the season. [6] He scored his first point in round three at the Hockenheimring, however a crash in qualifying at the next event at the Sachsenring meant extensive damage to his car, which could only be repaired in time for the second race with the help of other teams' mechanics. [5] In the final race of the event he went on to take his best finish of the season in fifth. [6] Saute became vice-champion in the rookie classification. [7]

In 2022 he remained in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. [6] [8] [9] He finished the championship in thirteenth overall. [7]

In 2023 he moved to the Formula 4 CEZ Championship after the ADAC Formula 4 had folded. [7] He took his first and only race win in the final round at the newly opened Balaton Park Circuit. [10] He also finished third overall in the championship. [1]

Formula Regional Japanese Championship

In 2023 Sauter also competed in two rounds of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Sutekina Racing Team and Bionic Jack Racing. In the final round at Sportsland Sugo, where he competed with Bionic Jack Racing, he even took his first victory in the championship. [11]

After he joined the G Force Driver Development Program in 2024, he returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship, driving for Birth Racing Project. [1] [12]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2013Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — MiniSauter Team4th
2014Vega Trofeo — Super Mini1st
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini15th
2015Vega Trofeo — Super Mini9th
2016Vega Trofeo — Super Mini1st
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini7th
2017Vega Trofeo — Super Mini2nd
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini2nd
IAME International Final — X30 Mini5th
2018Vega Trofeo — Junior4th
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Junior4th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior101st
2019Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge7th
IAME International Final — X30 Senior131st

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Sauter Engineering + Design1700001915th
2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Sauter Engineering + Design1800004113th
2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship Sauter Engineering + Design1411592043rd
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing Team 30000716th
Bionic Jack Racing 31221
2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship Birth Racing Project【BRP】14658102361st

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2021 Sauter Engineering + Design RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
19		 RBR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
20		 ZAN
2
19		 ZAN
3
12		 HOC1
1
10		 HOC1
2
13		 HOC1
3
11		 SAC
1
DNS		 SAC
2
9		 SAC
3
5		 HOC2
1
8		 HOC2
2
10		 HOC2
3
12		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
10		 NÜR
3
13		15th19
2022 Sauter Engineering + Design SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
11		 SPA
3
16		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
18		 HOC
3
13		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
13		 ZAN
3
Ret		 NÜR1
1
12		 NÜR1
2
11		 NÜR1
3
10		 LAU
1
5		 LAU
2
Ret		 LAU
3
9		 NÜR2
1
6		 NÜR2
2
Ret		 NÜR2
3
9		13th41

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314DCPoints
2023 Sauter Engineering + Design HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
6		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
Ret		 SVK
1
2		 SVK
2
2		 MOS
1
4		 MOS
2
3		 MOS
3
4		 BRN
1
3		 BRN
2
3		 BAL
1
2		 BAL
2
1		 BAL
3
2		3rd204

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2023 Sutekina Racing Team FUJ1
1 		FUJ1
2 		FUJ1
3 		SUZ
1 		SUZ
2 		OKA
1 		OKA
2 		OKA
3 		MOT
1
4		 MOT
2
5		 MOT
3
4		 FUJ2
1 		FUJ2
2 		6th71
Bionic Jack Racing SUG
1
4		 SUG
2
Ret		 SUG
3
1
2024 Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 SUZ
1
Ret		 SUZ
2
1		 SUZ
3
1		 SUG
1
2		 SUG
2
3		 OKA
1
1		 OKA
2
2		 OKA
3
1		 MOT
1
1		 MOT
2
1		 FUJ1
1
6		 FUJ1
2
Ret		 FUJ2
1
4		 FUJ2
2
3		1st236

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