Michael Sauter (born 5 October 2004) is a

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racing driver of

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descent currently racing in the

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for Birth Racing Project.

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.

Lower formulae

In 2021, after some

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testing at

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, 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. In the final race of the second round at

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he score his only rookie win of the season. He scored his first point in round three at the

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, however a crash in qualifying at the next event at the

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meant extensive damage to his car, which could only be repaired in time for the second race with the help of other teams' mechanics. In the final race of the event he went on to take his best finish of the season in fifth. Saute became vice-champion in the rookie classification. In 2022 he remained in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. He finished the championship in thirteenth overall. In 2023 he moved to the

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after the

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had folded. He took his first and only race win in the final round at the newly opened

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. He also finished third overall in the championship.

Formula Regional Japanese Championship

In 2023 Sauter also competed in two rounds of the

with Sutekina Racing Team and Bionic Jack Racing. In the final round at

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, where he competed with Bionic Jack Racing, he even took his first victory in the championship. After he joined the G Force Driver Development Program in 2024, he returned to the

, driving for Birth Racing Project.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauter, Michael Living people 2004 births Swiss racing drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers German racing drivers Swiss people of Japanese descent German people of Japanese descent Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers CEZ F4 Championship drivers 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Swiss sportsmen