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Sakon Yamamoto

1982 - Today

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Sakon Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本 左近, Hepburn: Yamamoto Sakon; born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese former racing driver and politician, who competed in Formula One between 2006 and 2010. Yamamoto was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 2021 to 2024, representing Tōkai PR for the Liberal Democratic Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Sakon Yamamoto is the 712th most popular racing driver (up from 718th in 2024), the 2,001st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,755th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Sakon Yamamoto ranks 711 out of 1,080. Before him are Theo Fitzau, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Warwick Brown, Horace Gould, and Jack Fairman. After him are Sam Hanks, Antônio Pizzonia, André Lotterer, Álvaro Bautista, Masami Kuwashima, Chanoch Nissany, and Johnny Thomson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Sakon Yamamoto ranks 235. Before him are Oguchi Onyewu, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Lucas Black, Dynamo, Joanna Kulig, and Laura Donnelly. After him are Joshua Kennedy, St. Vincent, Stipe Miocic, Koichi Hashigaito, Ana Beatriz Barros, and Stanislav Šesták.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sakon Yamamoto ranks 2,001 out of 6,245. Before him are Hideki Matsui (1974), Koichi Hashiratani (1961), Yuma Asami (1987), Hitoshi Tomishima (1964), Yuu Watase (1970), and Atsushi Ohkubo (1979). After him are Takumi Horiike (1965), Noriko Sakai (1971), Haruma Miura (1990), Shinya Chiba (1983), Masakazu Morita (1972), and Takeshi Motoyoshi (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Japan

Among racing drivers born in Japan, Sakon Yamamoto ranks 18. Before him are Noritake Takahara (1951), Yuji Ide (1975), Daijiro Kato (1976), Yuki Tsunoda (2000), Kazuki Nakajima (1985), and Norifumi Abe (1975). After him are Masami Kuwashima (1950), Shinji Nakano (1971), Tetsuya Harada (1970), Kazuto Sakata (1966), Toranosuke Takagi (1974), and Noriyuki Haga (1975).

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