Sakon Yamamoto
Formula 1 driver · 2006–2010

Sakon Yamamoto

NationalityJapan JapanCodeYAMNumber21Last teamHRT
Starts19
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points0
Titles0

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
RaceGainsFinish

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

Insufficient sample
n=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

Medium
n=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

Medium
n=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

Medium
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
HRT20101–42–3Battle
HRT20100–00–0Battle
Spyker20070–72–4Battle
Super Aguri20062–51–4Battle

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
2010HRT5000026th
2007Spyker7000024th
2006Super Aguri7000026th