Takuma Sato
Japanese · 2002–2008
VS

Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
8
Qualifyingahead
4
12
Takuma Sato · Giancarlo Fisichella
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
32 — 59
91 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 — 66
90 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 6
2002 P11 2003 P12 2004 P8 2005 P5 2006 P4 2007 P8 2008 P19
Teammate battle by season
9
8
2002
Career totals
Takuma Sato Giancarlo Fisichella
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
4
Podiums
1
19
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
44
275
Starts
91
231
Rate-adjusted · per start
Takuma Sato Giancarlo Fisichella
Win rate
0%
1.3%
Podium rate
1.1%
8.2%
Pole rate
0%
1.7%
Points / start
0.5
1.2
Avg grid
P14.5
P11.4
Avg finish
P13.5
P11.0
Finish rate
69.2%
71%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Takuma Sato Giancarlo Fisichella
Overtakes
686
1,809
Overtakes / race
7.8
8.2
Places lost
543
1,373
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 Giancarlo Fisichella
Mechanical retirements
16
37
Crash retirements
9
29
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
1996
—
First win
2003 · aged 30
—
First pole
1998
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+1.1
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Takuma Sato Giancarlo Fisichella
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Takuma Sato Giancarlo Fisichella
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 FIS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 3 · P2
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 3 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2
SAT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
SAT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
SAT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
SAT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
SAT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
SAT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4
SAT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
SAT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
SAT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 FIS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
SAT 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P5
SAT 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Team history
Takuma Sato
BAR
SUP
Jordan 2002BAR 2003–2005Super Aguri 2006–2008
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
JOR
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
19962009
Takuma Sato → Giancarlo Fisichella → 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).