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Takuma Sato F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
Japanese
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Birth28 January 1977
Age
First Grand Prix
2002 Australian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
2008 Spanish Grand Prix
Year(s) Active2002–08
Best Championship Result8th (2004)

Related Pages

  • Career Results
  • Podiums
  • Front Row Starts
  • Stats per Grand Prix
  • Stats per Circuit

F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries92 
Race Starts90 
First Race Start
2002 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race Start
2008 Spanish Grand Prix
Did Not Start2 
Best Race Start2nd×1
Best Race Finish3rd×1
Retirements3134.4%
First-Lap Retirements2 
Not Classified1 
Disqualified3 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events20Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits21Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In7 
Seasons with Race Starts7 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums11.1%
Races Until First Podium27 
First Podium Finish
2004 United States Grand Prix
Wins0 
Second-Place Finishes0 
Third-Place Finishes1100%
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes0 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season12004
Seasons with Podium Finishes1 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Elimination-Style Qualifying Sessions39 
Reached Q312.6%
Q2 Eliminations410.3%
Q1 Eliminations3487.2%
Did Not Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps0 
Points Stats
Points Scored440.49 pts p/r
Points Finishes1415.6%
Races Until First Points Finish17 
First Points Finish
2002 Japanese Grand Prix
Last Points Finish
2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season342004
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season92004
Seasons with at least One Points Finish5 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts11.1%
Races Until First Front Row Start25 
First Front Row Start
2004 European Grand Prix
Pole0 
2nd1100%
Most Front Row Starts in a Single Season12004
Most Consecutive Front Row Starts0 
Seasons with at least One Front Row Start1 
More front row start stats

Driver Stats by Season

Takuma Sato’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFQ3BSBRPFPTSWC
2002Jordan1717–––––7–751215th
2003BAR11–––––––1361318th
2004BAR1818–1––17–239348th
2005BAR1715–––––5–481123rd
2006Super Aguri1818–––––7–1710––23rd
2007Super Aguri1717–––––411062417th
2008Super Aguri44–––––1–1913––21st
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Table definitions

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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
Q3
Reached Q3 (applicable from 2006)
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship

Driver Stats by Constructor

Takuma Sato’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFQ3BSBRPFPTS
Jordan (2002)1717–––––7–7512
BAR (2003–05)3634–1––112–231138
Super Aguri (2006–08)3939–––––12110624
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Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
Q3
Reached Q3 (applicable from 2006)
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

Takuma Sato’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRacesQualifying H2H
Giancarlo Fisichella (2002)
164–12
Jenson Button (2003–05)
358–27
Yuji Ide (2006)
44–0
Franck Montagny (2006)
76–1
Sakon Yamamoto (2006)
76–1
Anthony Davidson (2007–08)
219–12
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