
Takuma Sato, a Japanese driver, raced for BAR in the 2005 Formula 1 season with car number 4. Sato was born on 28 January 1977. Sato finished 23rd in the 2005 drivers' championship with 1 point and no wins or podiums – 132 points behind champion Fernando Alonso.
Sato's best result was 8th at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sato's teammate was Jenson Button; Sato trailed their qualifying head-to-head 1–15 and trailed the race head-to-head 0–16.
Sato scored points in 1 of 16 Grands Prix. Sato's average qualifying position was 10.6. From grid to flag, Sato lost a net 6 places across 8 classified finishes. Sato scored 3% of BAR's 2005 total of 38 points.
Final 2005 results after 19 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about Sato's 2005 season.
Takuma Sato drove for BAR in the 2005 Formula 1 season.
Takuma Sato raced with car number 4 in 2005.
Takuma Sato scored 1 point in 2005 and finished 23rd in the drivers' championship, 132 points behind champion Fernando Alonso.
Takuma Sato did not win a Grand Prix in 2005. Sato's best result was 8th at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Jenson Button was Takuma Sato's teammate at BAR in 2005. Sato trailed the qualifying head-to-head 1–15 and trailed the race head-to-head 0–16.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
16 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNF |
0 |
| 3 | DNF | 0 |
| 4 | DSQ | 0 |
| 7 | P12 | 0 |
| 8 | DNF | 0 |
| 9 | DNS | 0 |
| 10 | P11 | 0 |
| 11 | P16 | 0 |
| 12 | P12 | 0 |
| 13 | P8 | 1 |
| 14 | P9 | 0 |
| 15 | P16 | 0 |
| 16 | DNF | 0 |
| 17 | P10 | 0 |
| 18 | DSQ | 0 |
| 19 | DNF | 0 |