Takuma Sato
Japanese · 2002–2008
VS

Sakon Yamamoto
Japanese · 2006–2010
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
1
Qualifyingahead
5
2
Takuma Sato · Sakon Yamamoto
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
12 — 2
14 shared
Qualifying H2H
12 — 2
14 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P24
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2006 P23 2007 P17
Teammate battle by season
6
1
2006
Career totals
Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
44
0
Starts
91
21
Rate-adjusted · per start
Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
1.1%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.0
Avg grid
P14.5
P21.7
Avg finish
P13.5
P18.5
Finish rate
69.2%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto
Overtakes
686
98
Overtakes / race
7.8
4.9
Places lost
543
72
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 Sakon Yamamoto
Mechanical retirements
16
4
Crash retirements
9
3
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
P12
+1.1
Avg places gained
+3.2
Season points trajectory
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19 YAM
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P19
SAT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P19 YAM
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16 YAM
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P16 YAM
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P16
SAT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P16 YAM
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P20
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P20 YAM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P17
SAT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P17 YAM
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
SAT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — YAM
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P20
SAT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P20 YAM
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P12
SAT 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P12 YAM
Team history
Takuma Sato
BAR
SUP
Jordan 2002BAR 2003–2005Super Aguri 2006–2008
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri 2006Spyker 2007HRT 2010
20022010
Takuma Sato → Sakon Yamamoto → 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).