Takuma Sato
| Takuma Sato | |
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Sato at Sonoma Raceway in 2014
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| Nationality |
 Japanese |
| Born |
28 January 1977 Tokyo, Japan |
| IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Andretti Autosport |
| Car no. | 26 |
| Former teams |
KV Racing Technology Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| Starts | 102 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
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2002–2008 2000, 2001 2000, 2001 1999–2001 |
Formula One Masters of Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix British Formula Three |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2001 2001 |
Macau Grand Prix Masters of Formula 3 British Formula Three |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 2002–2008 |
| Teams | Jordan, BAR, Super Aguri |
| Entries | 92 (90 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 44 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2002 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2008 Spanish Grand Prix |
Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma?, born 28 January 1977) is a Japanese professional racing driver. He currently races full-time in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport.
In 2002 Sato graduated to Formula One with the Honda-powered Jordan team, and was paired with Giancarlo Fisichella. His low point was a tremendous crash in Austria, caused when Nick Heidfeld lost control of his Sauber under braking and hit the side of Sato's car, punching a hole in the side of the cockpit. Throughout he showed flashes of speed but also wild driving, nevertheless the team's faith in Sato was repaid by a fine drive to fifth at his home Grand Prix in Suzuka.
With Honda's focus shifting solely to British American Racing for 2003 Sato joined the Brackley-based outfit as a test driver. For the final round in Japan Sato replaced Jacques Villeneuve and scored the second points finish of his career with sixth, despite a collision with Michael Schumacher. He was signed to race full-time in 2004. His season was blighted by numerous engine failures, suffering no less than six. In spite of this Sato's aggressive driving style paid dividends at the United States Grand Prix, after the team did not pit under safety car conditions Sato fought back with some daring overtaking moves to score his first podium finish, the first for a Japanese driver since Aguri Suzuki at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. He finished eighth in the championship with 34 points and helped the team to second in the Constructors' championship.
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