Sakon Yamamoto

is a Japanese racing driver. He last raced in Formula One for the Hispania Racing team. He currently is the test driver for Marussia Virgin Racing.

## Early life

He was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture,

### Career summary

|align="center"|Season|align="center"|Series|align="center"|Team Name|align="center"|Races|align="center"|Poles|align="center"|Wins|align="center"|Points|align="center"|Position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|All-Japan Formula 3|TOM'S|align="center"|18|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|117|align="center"|4th|||||
|British Formula 3|Team Avanti|align="center"|4|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|24th|||||
|German Formula 3||align="center"||align="center"||align="center"||align="center"||align="center"||||||
|Formula 3 Euroseries||align="center"|20|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|27th|||||
|All-Japan Formula 3||align="center"|20|align="center"||align="center"|1|align="center"|131|align="center"|8th|||||
|Super GT GT500|Kondo Racing|align="center"|8|align="center"|0|align="center"|1|align="center"|43|align="center"|7th|||||
|Formula Nippon|Kondo Racing|align="center"|18|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|9|align="center"|10th|||||
|Formula One|Jordan (Test Driver)|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|NC|||||
|Formula One|Super Aguri|align="center"|7|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|26th|||||
|Super GT GT500|Nismo|align="center"|3|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|15|align="center"|21st|||||
|Formula Nippon|Kondo Racing|align="center"|3|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|3.5|align="center"|11th|||||
|Formula One|Spyker|align="center"|7|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|24th|||||
|GP2 Series|BCN Competición|align="center"|11|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|30th|||||
|GP2 Series|ART Grand Prix|align="center"|10|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|3|align="center"|23rd|||||
|Formula One|Renault (Test Driver)|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|NC|||||
|GP2 Asia Series|ART Grand Prix|align="center"|11|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|13|align="center"|9th|||||
|Formula One|HRT|align="center"|7|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|0|align="center"|26th|||||
|Formula One|Virgin Racing|bgcolor="#F1F8FF" align="center" colspan="5"|Test driver|||||||||||||

Season in progress

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in _italics_ indicate fastest lap)
|Year|Entrant|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|DC|Points||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BHR FEA <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BHR SPR <small>14</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ESP FEA <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ESP SPR <small>18</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FRA FEA <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FRA SPR <small>13</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR FEA <small>16</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|EUR FEA <small>13</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|EUR SPR <small>11</small>|HUN FEA|HUN SPR|TUR FEA|TUR SPR|ITA FEA|ITA SPR|BEL FEA|BEL SPR|VAL FEA|VAL SPR|
|2008||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|ESP FEA|ESP SPR|TUR FEA|TUR SPR|MON FEA|MON SPR|FRA FEA|FRA SPR|GBR FEA|GBR SPR|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GER FEA <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GER SPR <small>NC</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN FEA <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HUN SPR <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|EUR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|EUR SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL FEA <small>18</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BEL SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA SPR <small>Ret</small>|||

#### Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in _italics_ indicate fastest lap)
|Year|Entrant|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|DC|Points||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2008–09|||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|CHN FEA <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CHN SPR <small>14</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|UAE FEA <small>8</small>|UAE SPR <small>C</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BHR FEA <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BHR SPR <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|QAT FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|QAT SPR <small>14</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MAL FEA <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MAL SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BHR FEA <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BHR SPR <small>4</small>|

### Complete Formula One results

(key)
|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|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2005|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|AUS <small></small>|MAL <small></small>|BHR <small></small>|SMR <small></small>|ESP <small></small>|MON <small></small>|EUR <small></small>|CAN <small></small>|USA <small></small>|FRA <small></small>|GBR <small></small>|GER <small></small>|HUN <small></small>|TUR <small></small>|ITA <small></small>|BEL <small></small>|BRA <small></small>|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|JPN <small>TD</small>|CHN <small></small>||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|2006||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|BHR <small></small>|MAL <small></small>|AUS <small></small>|SMR <small></small>|EUR <small></small>|ESP <small></small>|MON <small></small>|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|GBR <small>TD</small>|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|CAN <small>TD</small>|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|USA <small>TD</small>|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|FRA <small>TD</small>|||||||||||||||
||||||||||||bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GER <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|HUN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|TUR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CHN <small>16</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JPN <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BRA <small>16</small>|||||
|rowspan="2"|2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|AUS <small></small>|MAL <small></small>|BHR <small></small>|ESP <small></small>|MON <small></small>|CAN <small></small>|USA <small></small>|FRA <small></small>|GBR <small></small>|EUR <small></small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|HUN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|TUR <small>20</small>||||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA <small>20</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JPN <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CHN <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BRA <small>Ret</small>||||||||
|2010|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|BHR|AUS|MAL|CHN|ESP|MON|bgcolor="#F0F8FF"|TUR <small>TD</small>|CAN|EUR|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR <small>20</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GER <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN <small>19</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL <small>20</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA <small>19</small>|SIN <small></small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JPN <small>16</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|KOR <small>15</small>|BRA <small></small>|ABU <small></small>|**26th**|**0**|
 Season in progress.

## Other websites

- Sakon Yamamoto Official Website

## Infobox (f1 driver)

- **name**: Sakon Yamamoto
- **image**: Sakon Yamamoto.jpg
- **caption**: Yamamoto performed a promotion drive for ING Group, ING Renault F1, Renault F1 Team in 2009.
- **nationality**: Japanese
- **years**: –,
- **teams**: Super Aguri, Spyker F1, Spyker, Hispania Racing, Hispania
- **races**: 21
- **championships**: 0
- **wins**: 0
- **podiums**: 0
- **points**: 0
- **poles**: 0
- **fastest laps**: 0
- **first race**: German Grand Prix
- **last race**: Korean Grand Prix
- **last season**: 2010
- **last position**: 26th (0 points)


## Infobox (racing driver)

- **prev series**: GP2 Series
Formula One
Super GT
Formula Nippon
F3 Euroseries
German F3
All-Japan F3
British F3
- **prev series years**: 2007–08
–
2005–06
2005–06
2003
2002
2001, 2004
2001