Driver · Japan · born 28 January 1977

Takuma Sato

Entered 91 championship Grands Prix across 2002–2008 for Super Aguri, British American Racing and Jordan; 1 podium, best finish 3rd.

Seasons: —7 with an entry
Entries: 91
Starts: 901 did not start
Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
Poles: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Best finish: P3

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
2002	Jordan	15	2
2003	British American Racing	18	3
2004	British American Racing	8	34
2005	British American Racing	23	1
2006	Super Aguri	23	0
2007	Super Aguri	17	4
2008	Super Aguri	21	0

Season by season

The same on all 7 rows: Wins — 0; Poles — 0; FL — 0.

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	Podiums	Best	Championship	Points scored
2008	Super Aguri	4	0	P13	21	0
2007	Super Aguri	17	0	P6	17	4
2006	Super Aguri	18	0	P10	23	0
2005	British American Racing	16	0	P8	23	1
2004	British American Racing	18	1	P3	8	34
2003	British American Racing	1	0	P6	18	3
2002	Jordan	17	0	P5	15	2

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
2008	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	4	2–2	0–2	0–0
2007	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	17	7–10	7–2	4–0
2006	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	7	6–1	1–0	0–0
2006	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	7	6–1	2–0	0–0
2006	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	4	4–0	1–0	0–0
2005	Jenson Button	British American Racing	16	1–14	0–9	1–37
2004	Jenson Button	British American Racing	18	7–11	1–10	34–85
2003	Jenson Button	British American Racing	1	0–1	0–1	3–5
2002	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	17	4–11	1–4	2–7

A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Takuma Sato’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

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Every entry 91 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
2008	Spanish Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA08	22	13	Finished	65	0
2008	Bahrain Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA08	22	17	Finished	56	0
2008	Malaysian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA08	19	16	Finished	54	0
2008	Australian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA08	19	DNF	Transmission	32	0
2007	Brazilian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	18	12	Finished	69	0
2007	Chinese Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	20	14	Finished	55	0
2007	Japanese Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	21	15	Collision	65	0
2007	Belgian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	18	15	Finished	43	0
2007	Italian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	17	16	Finished	52	0
2007	Turkish Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	17	18	Finished	57	0
2007	Hungarian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	19	15	Finished	69	0
2007	European Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	16	DNF	Hydraulics	19	0
2007	British Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	PL	14	Finished	57	0
2007	French Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	22	16	Finished	68	0
2007	United States Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	18	DNF	Spun off	13	0
2007	Canadian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	11	6	Finished	70	3
2007	Monaco Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	21	17	Finished	76	0
2007	Spanish Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	13	8	Finished	64	1
2007	Bahrain Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	17	DNF	Engine	34	0
2007	Malaysian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	14	13	Finished	55	0
2007	Australian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	SA07	10	12	Finished	57	0
2006	Brazilian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	19	10	Finished	70	0
2006	Japanese Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	20	15	Finished	52	0
2006	Chinese Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	DSQ	Ignored blue flags	55	0
2006	Italian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	16	Finished	51	0
2006	Turkish Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	NC	NC	41	0
2006	Hungarian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	19	13	Finished	65	0
2006	German Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	17	NC	NC	38	0
2006	French Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	DNF	Transmission	0	0
2006	United States Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	18	DNF	Collision	6	0
2006	Canadian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	20	15	Accident	64	0
2006	British Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	17	Finished	57	0
2006	Monaco Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	19	DNF	Electrical	46	0
2006	Spanish Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	19	17	Finished	62	0
2006	European Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	20	DNF	Hydraulics	45	0
2006	San Marino Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	DNF	Accident	44	0
2006	Australian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	21	12	Finished	55	0
2006	Malaysian Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	17	14	Finished	53	0
2006	Bahrain Grand Prix	Super Aguri	—	20	18	Finished	53	0
2005	Chinese Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	17	DNF	Gearbox	34	0
2005	Japanese Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	5	DSQ	Caused collision with Trulli	52	0
2005	Brazilian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	19	10	Finished	70	0
2005	Belgian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	10	DNF	Collision	13	0
2005	Italian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	4	16	Finished	52	0
2005	Turkish Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	PL	9	Finished	58	0
2005	Hungarian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	10	8	Finished	69	1
2005	German Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	8	12	Finished	66	0
2005	British Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	7	16	Finished	58	0
2005	French Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	4	11	Finished	69	0
2005	United States Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	8	DNS	Withdrew	—	0
2005	Canadian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	6	DNF	Brakes	40	0
2005	European Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	16	12	Finished	58	0
2005	San Marino Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	6	DSQ	Fuel	62	0
2005	Bahrain Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	13	DNF	Brakes	27	0
2005	Australian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	20	14	Withdrew	55	0
2004	Brazilian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	6	6	Finished	71	3
2004	Japanese Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	4	4	Finished	53	5
2004	Chinese Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	18	6	Finished	56	3
2004	Italian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	5	4	Finished	53	5
2004	Belgian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	15	DNF	Collision	0	0
2004	Hungarian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	3	6	Finished	69	3
2004	German Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	8	8	Finished	66	1
2004	British Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	8	11	Finished	60	0
2004	French Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	7	DNF	Engine	15	0
2004	United States Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	3	3	Finished	73	6
2004	Canadian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	PL	DNF	Engine	48	0
2004	European Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	2	DNF	Engine	47	0
2004	Monaco Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	7	DNF	Engine	2	0
2004	Spanish Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	3	5	Finished	66	4
2004	San Marino Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	7	16	Engine	56	0
2004	Bahrain Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	5	5	Finished	57	4
2004	Malaysian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	20	15	Engine	52	0
2004	Australian Grand Prix	British American Racing	6	7	9	Finished	57	0
2003	Japanese Grand Prix	British American Racing	5	13	6	Finished	53	3
2002	Japanese Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	7	5	Finished	53	2
2002	United States Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	15	11	Finished	72	0
2002	Italian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	18	12	Finished	52	0
2002	Belgian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	16	11	Finished	43	0
2002	Hungarian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	14	10	Finished	76	0
2002	German Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	12	8	Finished	66	0
2002	French Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	14	DNF	Spin	23	0
2002	British Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	14	DNF	Engine	50	0
2002	European Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	14	16	Finished	58	0
2002	Canadian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	15	10	Finished	69	0
2002	Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	16	DNF	Accident	22	0
2002	Austrian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	18	DNF	Collision	26	0
2002	Spanish Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	18	DNF	Spin	10	0
2002	San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	14	DNF	Gearbox	5	0
2002	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	19	9	Finished	69	0
2002	Malaysian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	15	9	Finished	54	0
2002	Australian Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ12	22	DNF	Electrical	12	0

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Where this comes from

Born: 28 Jan 1977
Died: —
Nationality: Japan
Status: —
Provenance: Added to the register from the podium harvest: reached a podium without ever winning a race, taking pole or setting a fastest lap.
Wins: 0 derived · 0 published
Poles: 0 derived
Fastest laps: 0 derived
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: reference
Source: https://github.com/f1db/f1db

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.