Takuma Sato vs Sakon Yamamoto

Takuma Sato and Sakon Yamamoto were Formula 1 team-mates for 7 races (2006). Sato finished ahead 4 times to 1 when both were classified, Sato started ahead 5 times to 2, and the points were 0 to 0.

Team-mates 2006. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Takuma Sato Sakon Yamamoto neither classified. Top row: race, 4–1. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 5–2. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

2006

Career totals

Takuma Sato		Sakon Yamamoto
7	Seasons	3
90	Starts	21
0	Wins	0
0	Win rate %	0
0	Poles	0
1	Podiums	0
1.1	Podium rate %	0
0	Fastest laps	0
44	Points	0
0.49	Points per start	0
28	Retirements	7
0	World titles	0
8	Best championship	24

As team-mates: 7 races

Takuma Sato		Sakon Yamamoto
4	Finished ahead	1
5	Started ahead (grid)	2
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Points	0

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
2006	7	4–1	5–2	0–0

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 14

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Takuma Sato finished ahead 10 times, Sakon Yamamoto 2 times. Grid: 12–2. Wins in those races: 0–0. Points: 0–0.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Sakon Yamamoto wins	Takuma Sato podiums	Sakon Yamamoto podiums	Takuma Sato points	Sakon Yamamoto points
10	0	0	0	0	0
25	–	0	–	13	–
50	–	1	–	40	–
75	–	1	–	44	–

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.