Sakon Yamamoto
Japanese · 2006–2010
VS

Adrian Sutil
German · 2007–2014
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
5
Qualifyingahead
0
7
Sakon Yamamoto · Adrian Sutil
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+1.037s
Adrian Sutil faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
2007 +1.037s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
5 — 9
14 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 — 14
14 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P24
Best championship
P9
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
2007 P19 2010 P11
Teammate battle by season
2
5
2007
Career totals
Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
0
124
Starts
21
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
1.0
Avg grid
P21.7
P14.8
Avg finish
P18.5
P14.5
Finish rate
66.7%
69.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
Overtakes
98
1,075
Overtakes / race
4.9
8.8
Places lost
72
898
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
Mechanical retirements
4
18
Crash retirements
3
21
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
2006
Debut season
2007
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P12
Best finish
P4
+3.2
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sakon Yamamoto Adrian Sutil
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P4
YAM 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P4 SUT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P5
YAM 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P5 SUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6 SUT
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P7
YAM 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P7 SUT
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9
YAM 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9 SUT
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15
YAM 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15 SUT
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8
YAM 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8 SUT
Team history
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri 2006Spyker 2007HRT 2010
Adrian Sutil
FOR
Spyker 2007Force India 2008–2011Force India 2013Sauber 2014
20062014
Sakon Yamamoto → Adrian Sutil → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).