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A French F4 Champion plus a rising star of Japanese karting arrive at Grove

Alessandro Giusti and Sara Matsui join the Williams Racing Driver Academy

Sara Matsui is an exciting talent emerging from the Japanese karting scene who joins the Williams Racing Driver Academy in 2024. At only 13-years-old, Sara has shown her potential across numerous national and international karting series and has already been recognised as a 2022 Girls on Track Rising Stars Finalist.

First taking to the track as a six-year-old, Sara has risen through the ranks in karting including the JAF Kart Championship FP-Jr, the JAF Local Kart Championship FS-125/X30 Division, and the GPR Karting Junior class where she scored two podiums.

Sara made her international debut in 2023, impressing in the OK-N Junior Champions of the Future Academy Program, finishing seventh out of 24 global competitors.


In 2024, Sara will compete in her first full season in Europe, driving in the OKJ class with Kart Republic. She will also race in the 2024 Junior Champions of the Future Academy supported by F1 Academy.