Takuma Sato

Japanese · 2002–2008
VS

Franck Montagny

French · 2006–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
2
Qualifyingahead
6
1
Takuma Sato · Franck Montagny
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.226s
Takuma Sato faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
2006 −0.226s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
5 2
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
6 1
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P27
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
2006 P23
Teammate battle by season
5
2
2006
Career totals
Takuma Sato Franck Montagny
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
44
0
Starts
91
7
Rate-adjusted · per start
Takuma Sato Franck Montagny
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
1.1%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.0
Avg grid
P14.5
P20.3
Avg finish
P13.5
P18.7
Finish rate
69.2%
42.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Takuma Sato Franck Montagny
Overtakes
686
18
Overtakes / race
7.8
3.0
Places lost
543
9
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 Franck Montagny
Mechanical retirements
16
3
Crash retirements
9
1
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
2006
First win
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P16
+1.1
Avg places gained
+1.6
Season points trajectory
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Takuma Sato Franck Montagny
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Takuma Sato Franck Montagny
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — FMO
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — FMO
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — FMO
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P18
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P18 FMO
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · — FMO
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P16 FMO
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P16 FMO
Team history
Takuma Sato
JOR
BAR
SUP
Jordan 2002BAR 2003–2005Super Aguri 2006–2008
Franck Montagny
SUP
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).