Souta
Arao

Japan

Junior Formula Series

Date of birth	18 December 2005
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Age	20
Nationality	Japan
Disciplines	Junior Team

2022
- 3rd French F4
  2 wins

"I started because I enjoyed riding a rental kart at an amusement park near my house."

"Ever since I was little, my father and I used to go practice together after school on weekdays, and I think that support is still alive and strong today."

"I started karting in 2012 and car racing in 2019."

"My racing heroes are Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda. My ambition is to be Formula 1 World Champion. Away from racing, I enjoy relaxing and eating good food, talking with friends and working out. At school, my favourite subject was physical education."

"I have enjoyed some great races karting. In last year's All Japan Kart Championship OK Class, in the 8th round, I was able to build up my race well and get ahead in the beginning, then in the latter half of the race I was able to fight back and eventually win."

"Also in the final of round 5, I started from the top and was able to win the race with a big gap behind me without being passed even once."

"My favourite track is Suzuka, a track that is fun to ride. Particularly the Degner corners, the Degner, where you don't have to slow down too much, it is a fun corner to attack."

"I love racing and especially when the set-up is well defined and I have enough time to develop the race and eventually win."

"In the 2022 season, we were not able to score points consistently."

French F4 Magny-Cours
© Dutch Photo Agency / Red Bull

"This had a major impact on the championship, so this year I will aim to score points consistently and increase the number of wins, even though the category is different from last year, so that I can eventually win the championship."

French F4 Spa-Francorchamps 2022
© Dutch Photo Agency / Red Bull

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