Sakon Yamamoto
Japanese · 2006–2010
VS

Takuma Sato
Japanese · 2002–2008
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
6
Qualifyingahead
2
5
Sakon Yamamoto · Takuma Sato
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+1.381s
Takuma Sato faster by the median gap over 6 sessions
2006 +1.381s 6
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
2 — 12
14 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 12
14 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P24
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
2006 P23 2007 P17
Teammate battle by season
1
6
2006
Career totals
Sakon Yamamoto Takuma Sato
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
44
Starts
21
91
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sakon Yamamoto Takuma Sato
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
1.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.5
Avg grid
P21.7
P14.5
Avg finish
P18.5
P13.5
Finish rate
66.7%
69.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sakon Yamamoto Takuma Sato
Overtakes
98
686
Overtakes / race
4.9
7.8
Places lost
72
543
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 Takuma Sato
Mechanical retirements
4
16
Crash retirements
3
9
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
2006
Debut season
2002
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P12
Best finish
P3
+3.2
Avg places gained
+1.1
Season points trajectory
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sakon Yamamoto Takuma Sato
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sakon Yamamoto Takuma Sato
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P6
YAM 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P6 SAT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P4
YAM 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P4 SAT
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 SAT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6 SAT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6
YAM 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6 SAT
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P11 SAT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11
YAM 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11 SAT
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
YAM 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 SAT
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9
YAM 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9 SAT
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P15
YAM 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P15 SAT
Team history
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri 2006Spyker 2007HRT 2010
Takuma Sato
BAR
SUP
Jordan 2002BAR 2003–2005Super Aguri 2006–2008
20022010
Sakon Yamamoto → Takuma Sato → 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).