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Takuma Sato

1977 - Today

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Takuma "Taku" Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 琢磨, Hepburn: Satō Takuma; born 28 January 1977) is a Japanese racing driver, who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Sato competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2008. In American open-wheel racing, Sato is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017 and 2020, remaining the only Asian driver to win the event. Born and raised in Tokyo, Sato began his career in karting before moving to Europe in 1999 with support from Honda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takuma Sato is the 305th most popular racing driver (up from 334th in 2019), the 1,195th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,201st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Takuma Sato ranks 305 out of 1,080. Before him are José Dolhem, Carl Scarborough, André Pilette, Adrian Sutil, Gerino Gerini, and Joey Dunlop. After him are Peter Walker, Richard Petty, Mauro Baldi, Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Claes, and André Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Takuma Sato ranks 93. Before him are Tite Kubo, Sam Witwer, Dave Farrell, Sofi Oksanen, Changpeng Zhao, and Frédéric Kanouté. After him are Giorgos Karagounis, Erika Lust, Hakan Yakin, Tom Welling, Rob Delaney, and Janne Ahonen.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takuma Sato ranks 1,195 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomoko Ohara (1957), Tomoyasu Asaoka (1962), Iccho Itoh (1945), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), Kunio Maekawa (1905), and Kishin Shinoyama (1940). After him are Yukitaka Omi (1952), Yoko Tawada (1960), Yūjirō Ishihara (1934), Takehito Koyasu (1967), Eiji Okada (1920), and Keiko Saito (1965).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Japan

Among racing drivers born in Japan, Takuma Sato ranks 5. Before him are Satoru Nakajima (1953), Kunimitsu Takahashi (1940), Keiichi Tsuchiya (1956), and Aguri Suzuki (1960). After him are Masahiro Hasemi (1945), Ukyo Katayama (1963), Toshio Suzuki (1955), Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1947), Hiroshi Fushida (1946), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), and Noritake Takahara (1951).

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