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Sakon Yamamoto in Formula 1
Sakon Yamamoto started 21 Formula 1 races between 2006 and 2010, collecting no wins and 0 podiums. The table below walks the career season by season, with team, wins and points.
Sakon Yamamoto season by season
| Year | Team | Races | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Super Aguri | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Spyker | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | HRT | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals
| Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
On and off the track
Sakon Yamamoto raced in F1 between 2006 and 2010, always for back-of-the-grid teams, Super Aguri, Spyker and HRT, and ended his career without scoring points, though with the distinction of having driven for three different teams in different eras of the sport. After racing he took a path rare among former drivers: Japanese politics. On October 31, 2021, he was elected to Japan's House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party through the Tokai proportional representation block, serving from 2021 to 2024.
Sakon Yamamoto's milestones
Sakon Yamamoto (Japanese) debuted at the 2006 German Grand Prix, at Hockenheimring, and raced for the last time at the 2010 Korean Grand Prix. The on-track high point was a P12 finish at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix. In all there were 21 starts across 11 circuits in 10 countries, averaging 0 points per race. The longest partnership of the career was with Super Aguri: 7 races together.
The most productive year on points was 2006, with 0. To place the career in time, compare the debut season, 2006, with the final one, 2010, or see who took each title among the Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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