Takuma Sato
JapanCareer 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
Highn=90 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 35-55
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 1.1%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=76 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 32-44
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -2.244
Positions Gained
Highn=60 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.817
- expectation adjusted
- -2.905
Finishing
Highn=90 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 66.7%
- teammate classification rate
- 62.6%
- retirements
- 30
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 4.158
Team Points Share
Highn=35 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 44
- team points
- 178
- points per start
- 0.489
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)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · 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)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · 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 record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Davidson DAO | BAR, Super Aguri | 2005–2008 | 8–13 | 13–7 | Battle |
Yuji Ide IDE | Super Aguri | 2006 | 4–0 | 3–0 | Battle |
Franck Montagny MOT | Super Aguri | 2006 | 5–2 | 3–2 | Battle |
Sakon Yamamoto YAM | Super Aguri | 2006 | 5–2 | 4–1 | Battle |
Jenson Button BUT | BAR | 2003–2005 | 9–26 | 3–27 | Battle |
| BAR | 2003 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle | |
| Jordan | 2002 | 4–12 | 6–7 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Spanish Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 22 | 13 | |
| 2008 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 22 | 17 | |
| 2008 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 19 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Australian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 2007 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 18 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Chinese Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 20 | 14 | |
| 2007 | Japanese Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 21 | 15 | |
| 2007 | Belgian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 18 | 15 | |
| 2007 | Italian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 17 | 16 | |
| 2007 | Turkish Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 17 | 18 | |
| 2007 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 19 | 15 | |
| 2007 | European Grand Prix | Super Aguri | — | 16 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Super Aguri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2007 | Super Aguri | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th |
| 2006 | Super Aguri | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2005 | BAR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2004 | BAR | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8th |
| 2003 | BAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 2002 | Jordan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th |