page_title: Takuma Sato
section_title: A. J. Foyt Enterprises (2013–2016)
hierarchical_section_title: Takuma Sato / IndyCar career / A. J. Foyt Enterprises (2013–2016)
caption_attribution_description: English: Takuma Sato in car #14 (AJ Foyt Enterprises) during Long Beach Grand Prix 2013
context_page_description: Takuma Sato, known by the nickname "Taku", is a Japanese professional racing driver. Sato is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, having won the event in 2017 and 2020. He was the first Asian driver to win the Indy 500, and the twentieth driver to have multiple Indy 500 wins. He also became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race when he won the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach.
  He currently drives the No. 30 Dallara-Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar Series. Sato has raced full-time in IndyCar since 2010 for the KV, RLL, Foyt, and Andretti teams, all with Honda engines.
  He competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2008 for the Honda-powered Jordan, BAR and Super Aguri teams, scoring a single podium at the 2004 United States Grand Prix. His 8th-place finish in the 2004 Formula One World Drivers' Championship is the best-ever result for a Japanese driver in the series.
  Sato has become known among fans and media for his motto "no attack, no chance" with regards to racing style.
context_section_description: For 2013, Sato joined A. J. Foyt's team, driving the No. 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. He then scored six top five finishes, including two podiums and two pole positions, until he left the team at the end of 2016.
caption: Sato at the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach, where he took his first IndyCar win and became the first Japanese driver to do so.
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