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Sakon Yamamoto

  • 2006–2010
  • YAM
  • Born 9 July 1982 in Toyohashi

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position21.7
  • Avg finish17.4
  • Retirement rate33%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+61
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsSuper Aguri (2006) · Spyker (2007) · HRT (2010)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

7 2006: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P26 2007: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P24 2010: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P26 2006200720107 2006: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P26 2007: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P24 2010: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P26 20062010
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
2006Super Aguri70P26
2007Spyker70P24
2010HRT70P26

Every race

21 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 21 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
2006German Grand PrixSuper Aguri–DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixSuper Aguri21DNF
Turkish Grand PrixSuper Aguri20DNF
Italian Grand PrixSuper Aguri22DNF
Chinese Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P16
Japanese Grand PrixSuper Aguri22P17
Brazilian Grand PrixSuper Aguri20P16
2007Hungarian Grand PrixSpyker22DNF
Turkish Grand PrixSpyker20P20
Italian Grand PrixSpyker22P20
Belgian Grand PrixSpyker21P17
Japanese Grand PrixSpyker22P12
Chinese Grand PrixSpyker22P17
Brazilian Grand PrixSpyker22DNF
2010British Grand PrixHRT24P20
German Grand PrixHRT22DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixHRT24P19
Belgian Grand PrixHRT19P20
Italian Grand PrixHRT23P19
Japanese Grand PrixHRT24P16
Korean Grand PrixHRT23P15

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Adrian Sutil20071:30:7+1.17%0 : 1Compare
Bruno Senna20100:31:5+0.15%0 : 0Compare
Takuma Sato20060:21:6+1.65%0 : 0Compare
Karun Chandhok20100:10:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Sakon Yamamoto came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Hungaroring319
Monza319.5
Hockenheimring2–
İstanbul Park220
Shanghai216.5
Suzuka216.5
José Carlos Pace216
Spa-Francorchamps218.5