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🇯🇵 Sakon Yamamoto

Racing driver from Japan. Formula 1, HRT.
Driver facts
Full name
Sakon Yamamoto
Born
9 July 1982(b. 1982)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
HRT
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
51
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
4,988
Sakon Yamamoto
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,988
Rank 1172 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Sakon Yamamoto is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for HRT. Yamamoto has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 51 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,988 ranks Yamamoto 1172th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2010 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFHUNTURITABELJPNCHNBRAGBRGERHUNBELITAJPNKOR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2010-10-24Korean International CircuitFormula 1P15+68
2010-10-10Suzuka CircuitFormula 1P16+56
2010-09-12Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1P19+16
2010-08-29Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1P20+3
2010-08-01HungaroringFormula 1P19+17
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+160Hungaroring 2008GP2 SeriesP4
+100Fuji Speedway 2007Formula 1P12
+95Le Mans 2003Formula 3 Euro SeriesP9
+78Adria 2003Formula 3 Euro SeriesP9
+75Nurburgring 2007GP2 SeriesP11
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Magny-Cours4 starts+18
Hockenheim4 starts+5
Hungaroring5 starts+5
Struggles
Nurburgring4 starts-1
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2010▸Formula 1HRT700100P18+1394,988
2008▸GP2 SeriesART Grand Prix400000P21+1824,849
2007▸GP2 SeriesBCN Competicion900000P29+1354,667
▸Formula 1Spyker700200P18+53
2006▸Formula 1Super Aguri700400P19+964,479
2003▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesSuperfund TME1700000P25+3,0344,384
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Yamamoto finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum7,9003372621%
🇵🇱 Robert KubicaFIA Platinum6,2743072323%
🇩🇪 Timo GlockFIA Platinum4,1592942514%
🇧🇷 Lucas di GrassiFIA Platinum5,2612371630%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,6482121910%
🇦🇺 Mark Webber6,5372151624%
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,6562121910%
🇦🇹 Andreas Zuber5,6142191243%
🇧🇷 Felipe MassaFIA Platinum5,2372131814%
🇧🇷 Rubens BarrichelloFIA Platinum5,209211205%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,6381431121%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion6,8841431121%
🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,66771614%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,162🇩🇪 Marcel TiemannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,998
1,163🇲🇨 Stéphane RichelmiEuropean Le Mans Series4,998
1,164🇬🇧 Harry TincknellWEC4,996
1,165🇩🇰 Philipp PeterWEC4,992
1,166🇪🇸 Daniel JuncadellaWEC4,991
1,167🇳🇿 Andre HeimgartnerSupercars Championship4,990
1,168🇫🇷 Fred MakowieckiNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,990
1,169🇬🇧 Jack HawksworthIMSA WeatherTech4,990
1,170🇵🇹 Pedro ChavesFIA GT Championship4,989
1,171🇺🇸 Matt KurzejewskiEuropean Le Mans Series4,988
1,172🇯🇵 Sakon YamamotoFormula 14,988
1,173🇧🇷 André NegrãoWEC4,987
1,174🇳🇱 Mike HezemansFIA GT Championship4,987
1,175🇲🇾 Nabil JeffriWEC4,987
1,176🇦🇺 James MoffatSupercars Championship4,986
1,177🇫🇷 Valentin Hasse ClotIMSA WeatherTech4,985
1,178🇬🇧 Andrew Gilbert-ScottFIA GT Championship4,984
1,179🇴🇲 Calan WilliamsGT World Challenge Europe4,983
1,180🇦🇷 Facu RegaliaGP2 Series4,983
1,181🇲🇽 Luis DiazWEC4,983
1,182🇺🇸 Eddie RussoFormula 14,982
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Sakon Yamamoto is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for HRT. Yamamoto has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 51 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,988 ranks Yamamoto 1172th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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