Takuma Sato

Japanese · 2002–2008
VS

Anthony Davidson

British · 2002–2008
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
14
7
Qualifyingahead
8
13
Takuma Sato · Anthony Davidson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.178s
Anthony Davidson faster by the median gap over 21 sessions
2007 +0.304s 17
2008 −0.108s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
16 7
23 shared
Qualifying H2H
10 13
23 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P22
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2007 P17 2008 P21
Teammate battle by season
12
5
2007
2
2
2008
Career totals
Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
44
0
Starts
91
24
Rate-adjusted · per start
Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
1.1%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.0
Avg grid
P14.5
P17.2
Avg finish
P13.5
P16.2
Finish rate
69.2%
58.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
Overtakes
686
173
Overtakes / race
7.8
7.5
Places lost
543
126
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
Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
Mechanical retirements
16
5
Crash retirements
9
5
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: 3 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
2002
First win
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P11
+1.1
Avg places gained
+1.0
Season points trajectory
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
SAT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P15
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P15 DAV
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
SAT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — DAV
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — DAV
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P14
SAT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P12
SAT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P12 DAV
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — DAV
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — DAV
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P18
SAT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P18 DAV
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P14
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · — DAV
Team history
Takuma Sato
JOR
BAR
SUP
Jordan 2002BAR 2003–2005Super Aguri 2006–2008
Anthony Davidson
MIN
BAR
SUP
Minardi 2002BAR 2005Super Aguri 2007–2008
20022008
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).