Sakon Yamamoto is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix. Yamamoto has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 30 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,682 ranks Yamamoto 2045th of 13,629 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sakon Yamamoto is a Japanese former racing driver who competed in single-seater racing during the 2000s. His career in the major junior formulas began with the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2003, where he started 17 races for Superfund TME but failed to achieve wins or podium finishes. Yamamoto subsequently moved to the GP2 Series, where he competed across 2007 and 2008 for ART Grand Prix, accumulating 13 starts without recording victories or podiums during that period.[1]
Across his documented single-seater career in the Formula 3 Euro Series and GP2 Series combined, Yamamoto started 30 races without securing wins or podium positions. His most recent documented activity in these series occurred in 2008 in the GP2 Series, where he finished 34th across four rounds. Following his racing career, Yamamoto pursued a career in Japanese politics, representing Tōkai PR in the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +161 | 2,682 |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | BCN Competicion | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −50 | 2,522 |
| 2003 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Superfund TME | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −628 | 2,572 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Timo Glock | 3,448 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Andreas Zuber | 3,672 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% |
| 🇫🇷 Nicolas Lapierre | 4,419 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% |
| 🇧🇷 Lucas di Grassi | 4,776 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇵🇹 Alvaro Parente | 4,396 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Markus Winkelhock | 3,756 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇫🇷 Olivier Pla | 3,628 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇧🇷 Fabio Carbone | 3,560 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🏳️ Daniel La Rosa | 2,894 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| 🏳️ Charles Zwolsman | 2,797 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |