Sakon Yamamoto
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| Nationality Japanese | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 2006–2007, 2010 |
| Teams | Super Aguri, Spyker, Hispania |
| Races | 21 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 2006 German Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2010 Korean Grand Prix |
| 2010 position | 26th (0 points) |
| Sakon Yamamoto | |
|---|---|
| Previous series | |
| 2007–08 2006–2007 2005–06 2005–06 2003 2002 2001, 2004 2001 | GP2 Series Formula One Super GT Formula Nippon F3 Euroseries German F3 All-Japan F3 British F3 |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Yamamoto.
Early life
He was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture,
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All-Japan Formula 3 | TOM'S | 18 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 4th |
| 2001 | British Formula 3 | Team Avanti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2002 | German Formula 3 | ||||||
| 2003 | Formula 3 Euroseries | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2004 | All-Japan Formula 3 | 20 | 1 | 131 | 8th | ||
| 2005 | Super GT GT500 | Kondo Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 7th |
| 2005 | Formula Nippon | Kondo Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10th |
| 2005 | Formula One | Jordan (Test Driver) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2006 | Formula One | Super Aguri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2006 | Super GT GT500 | Nismo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21st |
| 2006 | Formula Nippon | Kondo Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 11th |
| 2007 | Formula One | Spyker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | BCN Competición | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2008 | Formula One | Renault (Test Driver) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | ART Grand Prix | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9th |
| 2010 | Formula One | HRT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2011 | Formula One | Virgin Racing | 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 | BCN Competición | BHR FEA 11 |
BHR SPR 14 |
ESP FEA 9 |
ESP SPR 18 |
MON FEA Ret |
FRA FEA 11 |
FRA SPR 13 |
GBR FEA 16 |
GBR SPR Ret |
EUR FEA 13 |
EUR SPR 11 |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
30th | 0 |
| 2008 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA |
ESP SPR |
TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
FRA FEA |
FRA SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
GER FEA 12 |
GER SPR NC |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 4 |
EUR FEA Ret |
EUR SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 18 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR Ret |
23rd | 3 |
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 | ART Grand Prix | CHN FEA 3 |
CHN SPR 14 |
UAE FEA 8 |
UAE SPR C |
BHR FEA 17 |
BHR SPR 11 |
QAT FEA Ret |
QAT SPR 14 |
MAL FEA 12 |
MAL SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 6 |
BHR SPR 4 |
9th | 13 |
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 | Jordan Grand Prix | Jordan EJ15B | Toyota RVX-05 3.0 L V10 | AUS |
MAL |
BHR |
SMR |
ESP |
MON |
EUR |
CAN |
USA |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
TUR |
ITA |
BEL |
BRA |
JPN TD |
CHN |
- | - |
| 2006 | Super Aguri F1 Team | Super Aguri SA05 | Honda RA806E 2.4 L V8 | BHR |
MAL |
AUS |
SMR |
EUR |
ESP |
MON |
GBR TD |
CAN TD |
USA TD |
FRA TD |
26th | 0 | ||||||||
| Super Aguri SA06 | GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
TUR Ret |
ITA Ret |
CHN 16 |
JPN 17 |
BRA 16 |
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| 2007 | Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team | Spyker F8-VII | Ferrari 056H 2.4 L V8 | AUS |
MAL |
BHR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
USA |
FRA |
GBR |
EUR |
HUN Ret |
TUR 20 |
24th | 0 | |||||||
| Spyker F8-VIIB | ITA 20 |
BEL 17 |
JPN 12 |
CHN 17 |
BRA Ret |
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| 2010 | Hispania Racing F1 Team | Hispania F110 | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8 | BHR |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
ESP |
MON |
TUR TD |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR 20 |
GER Ret |
HUN 19 |
BEL 20 |
ITA 19 |
SIN |
JPN 16 |
KOR 15 |
BRA |
ABU |
26th | 0 |
* Season in progress.
Sakon Yamamoto Media
Yamamoto driving the Super Aguri SA06 at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix where he set the 7th fastest lap of the race.
Yamamoto driving for Spyker F1 at the 2007 Italian Grand Prix
Yamamoto racing for ART Grand Prix in Sepang
Yamamoto driving for Hispania Racing at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix
References
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-07-27). "Yamamoto keeps HRT seat for Hungary". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85603. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
Other websites
- Sakon Yamamoto Official Website (in Japanese)
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