Takuma Sato F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 46 |
| First race | 2002 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2008 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 2002-08 |
| Best championship finish | 8th () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Takuma Sato’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 92 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 90 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 1 | 1.1% |
| Pole positions | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 0 | |
| Points | 44 | |
| Points finishes | 14 | 15.6% |
| Front row starts | 1 | 1.1% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 2nd | x1 |
| Best finish | 3rd | x1 |
| Did not start | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Reached Q3 | 1 | |
| Q2 eliminations | 4 | |
| Q1 eliminations | 34 | |
| Retirements | 31 | 34.4% |
| First lap retirements | 2 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 1.1% |
| Disqualified | 3 | 3.3% |
| No. of events | 20 | |
| No. of circuits | 21 |
Stats by season
A look at Sato’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15th | |
| BAR | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18th | |
| BAR | 18 | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 8th | |
| BAR | 17 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23rd | |
| Super Aguri | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 17 | 10 | – | – | 23rd | |
| Super Aguri | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17th | |
| Super Aguri | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 19 | 13 | – | – | 21st | |
| 92 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
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
Stats by constructor
A look at Sato’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan (2002) | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| BAR (2003-05) | 36 | 34 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| Super Aguri (2006-08) | 39 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 92 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
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
A list of Sato’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (2002) | 16 | 4-12 |
| (GBR) Jenson Button (2003-05) | 35 | 8-27 |
| (JPN) Yuji Ide (2006) | 4 | 4-0 |
| (FRA) Franck Montagny (2006) | 7 | 6-1 |
| (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (2006) | 7 | 6-1 |
| (GBR) Anthony Davidson (2007-08) | 21 | 9-12 |
| 90 | 37-53 |