Takuma Sato, F1 driver

personalia

nationality:	Japanese
date of birth:	28 January 1977 (47)

same birthday:

Brian Shawe Taylor (28 January 1915)
Gene Hartley (28 January 1926)
Jimmy Bryan (28 January 1926)
Juan Manuel Bordeu (28 January 1934)

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statistics

wins:	0 (0%)
podiums:	1 (1.1%)
pole positions:	0 (0%)
championships:	0 (0%)
best result:	3rd (2004 United States Grand Prix)
best grid position:	2nd (2004 European Grand Prix)
seasons:	7
events:	91
starts:	90
points:	44 (0.5 points per race avg)
laps raced:	4484
laps led:	2 (0%)
fastest laps:	0 (0%)
retirements:	32 (35.2%)

first event:	2002 Australian Grand Prix
last event:	2008 Spanish Grand Prix

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about Takuma Sato

Takuma Sato (?? ??, Sat? Takuma, born 28 January 1977) is a Japanese professional racing driver. He competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2008 for the Jordan, BAR and Super Aguri teams, scoring a single podium at the 2004 United States Grand Prix. Sato has raced full-time in the IndyCar Series since 2010 for the KV, Rahal, Foyt, and currently Andretti teams. Sato won the 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, becoming the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race. He is also the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500, having won the 2017 event.

source: Wikipedia

seasons

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

finishing positions

grid positions

wins Takuma Sato

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pole positions Takuma Sato

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teams & teammates Takuma Sato

season	teammate
2002	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	compare 2002
2003	Jacques Villeneuve Jenson Button	BAR	compare 2003
2004	Jenson Button	BAR	compare 2004
2005	Jenson Button Anthony Davidson	BAR	compare 2005
2006	Yuji Ide Franck Montagny Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	compare 2006
2007	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	compare 2007
2008	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	compare 2008

news

2024-02-19 Former F1 racer Sato lands executive advisor role at Honda

Sato, who has been linked with Honda throughout his career, will compete in this year’s Indy 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the quest for a third victory in the event.His appointment mirrors a similar move at Toyota where former F1 racers Kazuki Nakajima and Kamui Kobayashi have both been given management roles.Sato has long been involved in young driver programmes in his role with ...

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2020-12-09 Sato joins AlphaTauri for Abu Dhabi F1 test

Sato, 21, moved up to F2 full-time in 2020 with Trident after six appearances for Campos the previous year, having also won the Euroformula Open title the previous year.
The Japanese driver picked up one point across the 12-round season, finishing eighth in the Mugello sprint race.
Sato will link up with AlphaTauri for next Tuesday?s young driver test in Abu Dhabi, partnering Yuki Tsunoda ...