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Nationality | Japanese |
Years | 2002–2008 |
Takuma Sato (born January 28, 1977}} is a Japanese automobile racing driver. He is racing for A. J. Foyt Enterprises in the 2013 IndyCar Series season.
Formula One[]
In 2002 Sato graduated to Formula One with the Honda-powered Jordan team, and was paired with Giancarlo Fisichella. His low point was a tremendous crash in Austria, caused when Nick Heidfeld lost control of his Sauber under braking and hit the side of Sato's car, punching a hole in the side of the cockpit.[1]
Sato was retained by BAR-Honda for the 2005 season, but the 2005 car was not as close to the front of the pack as the previous year's design. Sato missed the Malaysian Grand Prix with illness, and both drivers were disqualified from the San Marino Grand Prix and the entire team banned from the two subsequent races for using cars which were underweight when all fuel was removed. The Court did not find that this was deliberate.[2]
At the Canadian Grand Prix, Sato finished sixth after having a race that had seen him move from the middle of the grid to a high of fifth, passing Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen before a pit-stop error dropped him back to eleventh. He moved up five places in the last 15 laps, passing Toyota's Ralf Schumacher and then on lap 67 the McLaren-Mercedes of world champion Fernando Alonso (this was met with cheers around the track).[3]
In late 2008, Sato took part in tests at Jerez with Scuderia Toro Rosso, to become a candidate to fill the seat vacated by Sebastian Vettel. He was competing against former Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais and Red Bull Racing test and reserve driver Sébastien Buemi for one of the two race seats.[4] He first drove on September 18, more than four months since Super Aguri's withdrawal, and tested for the team again for two days in November, setting the fastest time on the 17th,[5] 3 tenths ahead of Buemi, and proceeded by setting the second-fastest time on the 18th.[6]
Sébastien Bourdais eventually won the race seat and in March 2009 it was announced that Sato would not be the reserve driver for the Red Bull team.[7]
Switch to IndyCar[]
Sato visited the Indianapolis 500 in May 2009. He signed with KV Racing Technology to drive in the 2010 IndyCar Series season [8] finishing in 21st place, he signed for the same team for 2011.[9]
For 2013, Sato joined A.J. Foyt's team, driving the #14 car vacated by Mike Conway. In the third race of the season at Long Beach, Sato scored his first IndyCar win, in his 52nd start in the series, making him the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.[10]
Formula Nippon/Super Formula[]
On 14 June 2012, Mugen Motorsports announced that Takuma Sato will race with Team Mugen in the last 2 rounds, as well as the JAF Grand Prix, at Sportsland Sugo, Suzuka Circuit and Fuji Speedway of the 2012 Formula Nippon season.[11]
Personal life[]
Sato is married and has two children with his wife, Chiharu.[12]
Motorsports career results[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing | |
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1998 | All-Japan Formula Three | Dome Project | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
1999 | British Formula Three | Diamond Racing (National Class) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4th | |
Europa Cup Britain | Diamond Racing | ? | ? | ? | 48 | 2nd | ||
Formula Opel European Union Series | ? | ? | 1 | 115 | 6th | |||
2000 | British Formula Three | Carlin Motorsport | 12 | 6 | 4 | 129 | 3rd | |
European Formula Three Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |||
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | |||
Masters of Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 28th | |||
Korea Super Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | |||
2001 | British Formula Three | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | 6 | 12 | 345 | 1st | |
European Formula Three Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |||
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |||
Masters of Formula Three | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |||
Formula One | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | Test driver | ||||||
2002 | Formula One | DHL Jordan Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th | |
2003 | Formula One | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th | |
2004 | Formula One | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | 18 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8th | |
2005 | Formula One | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd | |
2006 | Formula One | Super Aguri F1 Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
2007 | Formula One | Super Aguri F1 Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th | |
2008 | Formula One | Super Aguri F1 Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
2010 | IndyCar Series | KV Racing Technology | 17 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 21st | |
2011 | IndyCar Series | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 17 | 2 | 0 | 282 | 13th | |
2012 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 14th |
* Season In progress
Complete Formula One results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
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2002 | DHL Jordan Honda | Jordan EJ12 | Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret |
MAL 9 |
BRA 9 |
SMR Ret |
ESP Ret |
AUT Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN 10 |
EUR 16 |
GBR Ret |
FRA Ret |
GER 8 |
HUN 10 |
BEL 11 |
ITA 12 |
USA 11 |
JPN 5 |
15th | 2 | ||
2003 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR 005 | Honda RA003E 3.0 V10 | AUS |
MAL |
BRA |
SMR |
ESP |
AUT |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
ITA |
USA |
JPN 6 |
18th | 3 | |||
2004 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR 006 | Honda RA004E 3.0 V10 | AUS 9 |
MAL 15 |
BHR 5 |
SMR 16 |
ESP 5 |
MON Ret |
EUR Ret |
CAN Ret |
USA 3 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER 8 |
HUN 6 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 4 |
CHN 6 |
JPN 4 |
BRA 6 |
8th | 34 | |
2005 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR 007 | Honda RA005E 3.0 V10 | AUS 14 |
MAL PO |
BHR Ret |
SMR DSQ |
ESP |
MON |
EUR 12 |
CAN Ret |
USA DNS |
FRA 11 |
GBR 16 |
GER 12 |
HUN 8 |
TUR 9 |
ITA 16 |
BEL Ret |
BRA 10 |
JPN DSQ |
CHN Ret |
23rd | 1 |
2006 | Super Aguri F1 Team | Super Aguri SA05 | Honda RA806E 2.4 V8 | BHR 18 |
MAL 14 |
AUS 12 |
SMR Ret |
EUR Ret |
ESP 17 |
MON Ret |
GBR 17 |
CAN 15 |
USA Ret |
FRA Ret |
23rd | 0 | ||||||||
Super Aguri SA06 | Honda RA806E 2.4 V8 | GER Ret |
HUN 13 |
TUR NC |
ITA 16 |
CHN DSQ |
JPN 15 |
BRA 10 |
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2007 | Super Aguri F1 | Super Aguri SA07 | Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 | AUS 12 |
MAL 13 |
BHR Ret |
ESP 8 |
MON 17 |
CAN 6 |
USA Ret |
FRA 16 |
GBR 14 |
EUR Ret |
HUN 15 |
TUR 18 |
ITA 16 |
BEL 15 |
JPN 15 |
CHN 14 |
BRA 12 |
17th | 4 | ||
2008 | Super Aguri F1 | Super Aguri SA08 | Honda RA808E 2.4 V8 | AUS Ret |
MAL 16 |
BHR 17 |
ESP 13 |
TUR |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
EUR |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
CHN |
JPN |
BRA |
21st | 0 |
American open–wheel racing results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
IndyCar Series[]
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
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2010 | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | SAO 22 |
STP 22 |
ALA 25 |
LBH 18 |
KAN 24 |
INDY 20 |
TXS 25 |
IOW 19 |
WGL 15 |
TOR 25 |
EDM 9 |
MDO 25 |
SNM 18 |
CHI 26 |
KTY 27 |
MOT 12 |
HMS 18 |
21st | 214 | ||
2011 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | Dallara | Honda | STP 5 |
ALA 17 |
LBH 21 |
SAO 8 |
INDY 33 |
TXS1 5 |
TXS2 12 |
MIL 8 |
IOW 19 |
TOR 20 |
EDM 21 |
MDO 4 |
NHM 7 |
SNM 18 |
BAL 18 |
MOT 10 |
KTY 15 |
LVS1 C |
13th | 282 | |
2012 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP 22 |
ALA 24 |
LBH 8 |
SAO 3 |
INDY 17 |
DET 20 |
TXS 22 |
MIL 20 |
IOW 12 |
TOR 9 |
EDM 2 |
MDO 13 |
SNM 27 |
BAL 21 |
FON 7 |
14th | 281 | ||||
2013 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP 8 |
ALA 14 |
LBH 1 |
SAO 2 |
INDY 13 |
DET1 19 |
DET2 23 |
TXS 11 |
MIL 7 |
IOW 23 |
POC 22 |
TOR1 24 |
TOR2 20 |
MDO 22 |
SNM |
BAL |
HOU1 |
HOU2 |
FON |
13th* | 265* |
- * Season still in progress
- 1 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
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4 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500[]
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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2010 | Dallara | Honda | 31 | 20 | KV Racing Technology |
2011 | Dallara | Honda | 10 | 33 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus |
2012 | Dallara | Honda | 19 | 17 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
2013 | Dallara | Honda | 18 | 13 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results[]
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2012 | Team Mugen | SUZ |
MOT |
AUT |
FUJ |
MOT |
SUG 9 |
SUZ1 17 |
SUZ2 10 |
15th | 0 |
2013 | Team Mugen | SUZ 15 |
AUT |
FUJ |
MOT |
INJ |
SUG |
SUZ |
22nd* | 0* |
*Season in progress
See also[]
- Andrew Gilbert-Scott - his manager since his Junior Formula career in Europe until 2009
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Henry (ed.) (2002) Autocourse Haymarket publishing p.139
- ↑ Official Court of Appeal Decision (PDF)
- ↑ [1] BBC
- ↑ "Sato in shoot-out for '09 STR drive". ITV-F1. 02/09/2008. http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43774.
- ↑ "Barcelona day one – Sato sets test pace for Toro Rosso". FOM. 2008-11-17. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/11/8718.html.
- ↑ "Barcelona day two – Vettel fastest for Red Bull". FOM. 2008-11-18. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/11/8725.html.
- ↑ Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website
- ↑ "autosport.com". Autosport. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81564.
- ↑ Takuma Sato - IndyCar.com
- ↑ "Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race". USA Today. 2013-04-21. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/04/21/takuma-sato-long-beach-grand-prix-aj-foyt/2101827/. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ↑ Takuma Sato will join TEAM MUGEN to challenge Formula NIPPON Round6 SPORTSLAND SUGO, Round7 SUZUKA CIRCUIT, and JAF GP FUJI SPRINT CUP. Mugen. 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Takuma Sato announces birth of second child". f1sa.com. 2008-10-01. http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7318&Itemid=219. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
Awards and achievements
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