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Takuma Sato

  • 2002–2008
  • SAT
  • Born 28 January 1977 in Tokyo

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position14.4
  • Avg finish11.6
  • Retirement rate33%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+150
  • Points scored44
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak4
  • TeamsJordan (2002) · BAR (2003–2005) · Super Aguri (2006–2008)

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

18 2002: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 2003: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 2004: 18 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 2005: 15 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 2006: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 2007: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P17 2008: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P21 200220032004200520062007200818 2002: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 2003: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 2004: 18 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 2005: 15 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 2006: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 2007: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P17 2008: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P21 2002200420062008
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
2002Jordan172P15
2003BAR13P18
2004BAR18134P8
2005BAR151P23
2006Super Aguri180P23
2007Super Aguri174P17
2008Super Aguri40P21

Every race

91 entries, 90 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 91 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
2002Australian Grand PrixJordan22DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixJordan15P9
Brazilian Grand PrixJordan19P9
San Marino Grand PrixJordan14DNF
Spanish Grand PrixJordan18DNF
Austrian Grand PrixJordan18DNF
Monaco Grand PrixJordan16DNF
Canadian Grand PrixJordan15P10
European Grand PrixJordan14P16
British Grand PrixJordan14DNF
French Grand PrixJordan14DNF
German Grand PrixJordan12P8
Hungarian Grand PrixJordan14P10
Belgian Grand PrixJordan16P11
Italian Grand PrixJordan18P12
United States Grand PrixJordan15P11
Japanese Grand PrixJordan7P52
2003Japanese Grand PrixBAR13P63
2004Australian Grand PrixBAR7P9
Malaysian Grand PrixBAR20P15
Bahrain Grand PrixBAR5P54
San Marino Grand PrixBAR7P16
Spanish Grand PrixBAR3P54
Monaco Grand PrixBAR7DNF
European Grand PrixBAR2DNF
Canadian Grand PrixBAR–DNF
United States Grand PrixBAR3P36
French Grand PrixBAR7DNF
British Grand PrixBAR8P11
German Grand PrixBAR8P81
Hungarian Grand PrixBAR3P63
Belgian Grand PrixBAR15DNF
Italian Grand PrixBAR5P45
Chinese Grand PrixBAR18P63
Japanese Grand PrixBAR4P45
Brazilian Grand PrixBAR6P63
2005Australian Grand PrixBAR20P14
Bahrain Grand PrixBAR13DNF
San Marino Grand PrixBAR6DSQ
European Grand PrixBAR16P12
Canadian Grand PrixBAR6DNF
United States Grand PrixBAR8DNS
French Grand PrixBAR4P11
British Grand PrixBAR7P16
German Grand PrixBAR8P12
Hungarian Grand PrixBAR10P81
Turkish Grand PrixBAR–P9
Italian Grand PrixBAR4P16
Belgian Grand PrixBAR10DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixBAR19P10
Japanese Grand PrixBAR5DSQ
Chinese Grand PrixBAR17DNF
2006Bahrain Grand PrixSuper Aguri20P18
Malaysian Grand PrixSuper Aguri17P14
Australian Grand PrixSuper Aguri21P12
San Marino Grand PrixSuper Aguri21DNF
European Grand PrixSuper Aguri20DNF
Spanish Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P17
Monaco Grand PrixSuper Aguri19DNF
British Grand PrixSuper Aguri21P17
Canadian Grand PrixSuper Aguri20P15
United States Grand PrixSuper Aguri18DNF
French Grand PrixSuper Aguri21DNF
German Grand PrixSuper Aguri17NC
Hungarian Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P13
Turkish Grand PrixSuper Aguri21NC
Italian Grand PrixSuper Aguri21P16
Chinese Grand PrixSuper Aguri21DSQ
Japanese Grand PrixSuper Aguri20P15
Brazilian Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P10
2007Australian Grand PrixSuper Aguri10P12
Malaysian Grand PrixSuper Aguri14P13
Bahrain Grand PrixSuper Aguri17DNF
Spanish Grand PrixSuper Aguri13P81
Monaco Grand PrixSuper Aguri21P17
Canadian Grand PrixSuper Aguri11P63
United States Grand PrixSuper Aguri18DNF
French Grand PrixSuper Aguri22P16
British Grand PrixSuper Aguri–P14
European Grand PrixSuper Aguri16DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P15
Turkish Grand PrixSuper Aguri17P18
Italian Grand PrixSuper Aguri17P16
Belgian Grand PrixSuper Aguri18P15
Japanese Grand PrixSuper Aguri21P15
Chinese Grand PrixSuper Aguri20P14
Brazilian Grand PrixSuper Aguri18P12
2008Australian Grand PrixSuper Aguri19DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixSuper Aguri19P16
Bahrain Grand PrixSuper Aguri22P17
Spanish Grand PrixSuper Aguri22P13

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
Jenson Button2003–20051:208:25+0.42%38 : 127Compare
Anthony Davidson2007–20087:49:12+0.21%4 : 0Compare
Giancarlo Fisichella20021:44:11+0.68%2 : 7Compare
Sakon Yamamoto20062:06:1−1.62%0 : 0Compare
Franck Montagny20061:06:1−0.29%0 : 0Compare
Yuji Ide20061:04:0−2.36%0 : 0Compare

Green: Takuma Sato 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.