{{short description|Japanese racing driver}} {{Infobox person | name = Kota Sasaki | image = Kota_Sasaki_2010_Super_GT_Fuji_400km_qualify.jpg | caption =Kota Sasaki (R&D Sport) driving the R&D Sport Legacy B4 (2WD/FR) during qualify session. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|26}} | birth_place = Japan | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Racing driver | spouse = }}

{{Nihongo|'''Kota Sasaki'''|佐々木 孝太|Sasaki Kōta|born January 26, 1973 in [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]}} is a Japanese racing driver who was the 2005 [[Super GT]] champion for the [[Super GT#GT300|GT300]] category. He raced a [[Toyota MR-S]] with Tetsuya Yamano to win the 2005 title. He also won the 2023 [[Japan Formula 4]] title.

==2008 Aston Martin Asia Cup season== On 13–14 December, Kota Sasaki took the 2008 [[Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005)#N24 and GT4|Aston Martin Asia Cup]] title with a double win in the final rounds held at the [[Zhuhai International Circuit]], China. In taking the AMAC title, Sasaki was rewarded with a fully sponsored season in a Vantage N24 in the 2009 FIA [[GT4 European Cup|GT4]] Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astonmartin-asiacup.com/82.html |title=Kota Sasaki CHAMPION! |access-date=2008-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206035007/http://astonmartin-asiacup.com/82.html |archive-date=2009-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090819120636/http://www.astonmartin-asiacup.com/72.html Aston Martin Asia Cup Driver Profile] *[http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Kota-Sasaki-,1019.html?PHPSESSID=c8874f2f02fdcfa43d5516077d9202a8 Speedsport magazine database]

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