Sakon Yamamoto
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Insufficient samplen=5 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.098
- teammate gap samples
- 5
- teammate h2h
- 3-16
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Mediumn=16 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 5-11
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -2.111
Positions Gained
Mediumn=13 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 4.462
- expectation adjusted
- -4.003
Finishing
Mediumn=19 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 68.4%
- teammate classification rate
- 63.2%
- retirements
- 6
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=5 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.441
- finish position std
- 2.351
Team Points Share
Insufficient samplen=1 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 0
- team points
- 1
- points per start
- 0
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- overall gap pct median
- 0.098
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=2 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.233
- overall gap pct median
- 0.098
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=1 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.072
- overall gap pct median
- 0.098
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruno Senna SEN | HRT | 2010 | 1–4 | 2–3 | Battle |
Karun Chandhok CHN | HRT | 2010 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Adrian Sutil SUT | Spyker | 2007 | 0–7 | 2–4 | Battle |
Takuma Sato SAT | Super Aguri | 2006 | 2–5 | 1–4 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Korean Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | 15 | |
| 2010 | Japanese Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 16 | |
| 2010 | Italian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 23 | 19 | |
| 2010 | Belgian Grand Prix | HRT | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2010 | Hungarian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 19 | |
| 2007 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 22 | DNF | |
| 2007 | Chinese Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 22 | 17 | |
| 2007 | Japanese Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 22 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 21 | 17 | |
| 2007 | Italian Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 22 | 20 | |
| 2007 | Turkish Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 20 | 20 | |
| 2007 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Spyker | — | 22 | DNF |