Takuma Sato

Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 in Japanese; born January 28 1977)is a Japanese former Formula One driver who competed for , and during his 7 year career. From and , Sato started 90 races, scoring one podium and 44 World Championship Points. Sato embedded his name onto f1 as a very good qualifier in the Ferrari dominated 2004 season. Sato was given the nickname “kamikaze sato” as his straight line speeds and rpms reaching heights like a champion that he even struck shivers into the sector times and rev limits however.. 
Since leaving Formula One, Sato is currently competing in the IndyCar Series. He also competed in Formula E, but only entered for a single race.
Sato was the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017 and 2020.
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==Formula One Career==
Sato started his career in Formula One for in . He scored his first points finish at his home race, which was the final round of the season.
He moved on to for the season. When BAR driver Jacques Villeneuve was sacked before the end of the season, Sato filled the vacant seat for his home race, which he eventually finished 6th.
In , Sato achieved his first and only podium finish at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, the first time a Japanese driver finished on the podium since 1990 by Aguri Suzuki, until it was succeeded by Kamui Kobayashi in 2012.
In , Sato was retained by BAR for another season, but he struggled with the BAR 007, and scoring only a single point at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He was not retained for the 2006 season, despite BAR being sold to .
Sato moved to the team in . His best finish for the team was a 10th-place finish at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. In , he secured the first points finish for Super Aguri at the , and then finished 6th in the , passing 's Fernando Alonso for 6th.
Sato only entered in 4 races in , due to the financial issues for the Super Aguri team. After the team withdrew from the entire season, he took part in tests at Jerez with . He was to be a candidate for the seat vacanted by Sebastian Vettel, but eventually Sébastien Bourdais won the seat, and Sato would not be the reserve driver for the Toro Rosso team for the following season.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Points 	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	 	
Test Driver	
Test Driver	
Test Driver	
Test Driver
 	DHL Jordan Honda 	 	2 	2 	15th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	Test Driver	Test Driver
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	 	3 	3 	18th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	 	34 	34 	8th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	 	1 	1 	23th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	 	0 	0 	23th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	 	4 	4 	17th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	 	0 	0 	21th 	Report
 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	Test Driver	Test Driver
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Notes==
Category:Takuma Sato
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Category:Japanese Drivers
Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:2002 Début Drivers
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Category:Formula E Drivers