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{{short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1977)}}
{{for|the basketball player|Takuma Sato (basketball)}}
{{Western name order|Satō Takuma}}
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| name             = Takuma Sato
| native_name      = {{nobold|佐藤 琢磨}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| image            = Takuma Sato (2021).jpg
| caption          = Sato at the [[2021 Grand Prix of Long Beach]]
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1977|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Shinjuku|Shinjuku, Tokyo]], Japan
| spouse           = {{marriage|Chiharu|2005}}
| children         = 2, including [[Rintaro Sato|Rintaro]]
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| Total_IRL_Races  = 221
| Years_In_IRL     = 15
| IRL_Car_Team     = No. 75 ([[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]])
| Previous_Year    = 
| Prev_IRL_Pos     = 
| Best_IRL_Pos     = 7th <small>([[2020 IndyCar Series|2020]])</small>
| First_IRL_Race   = [[2010 IndyCar Series|2010]] [[2010 São Paulo Indy 300|São Paulo Indy 300]]
| Last_IRL_Race    = [[2025 IndyCar Series|2025]] [[2025 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]
| First_IRL_Win    = [[2013 IndyCar Series|2013]] [[2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]
| Last_IRL_Win     = [[2020 IndyCar Series|2020]] [[2020 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]
| IRL_Wins         = 6
| IRL_Podiums      = 14
| IRL_Poles        = 10
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| nationality      = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Formula One drivers from Japan|Japanese]]
| Years            = {{F1|2002}}–{{F1|2008}}
| Team(s)          = [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[British American Racing|BAR]], [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
| Races            = 92 (90 starts)
| Championships    = 0
| Wins             = 0
| Podiums          = 1
| Points           = 44
| Poles            = 0
| Fastest laps     = 0
| First race       = [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]
| Last race        = [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix]]
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| titles           = [[Indianapolis 500]]<br>[[Macau Grand Prix]]<br>[[Masters&nbsp;of&nbsp;Formula&nbsp;3]]<br>[[British Formula 3 International Series|British&nbsp;Formula&nbsp;Three]]
| title years      = [[2017 Indianapolis 500|2017]], [[2020 Indianapolis 500|2020]]<br>[[2001 Macau Grand Prix|2001]]<br>[[2001 Masters of Formula 3|2001]]<br>[[2001 British Formula Three season|2001]]
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{{nihongo|'''Takuma''' "'''Taku'''" '''Sato'''|佐藤 琢磨|Satō Takuma|lead=yes|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 {{F1|2002}} to {{F1|2008}}. In [[American open-wheel racing]], Sato is a [[List of Indianapolis 500 winners|two-time winner]] of the [[Indianapolis 500]] in [[2017 Indianapolis 500|2017]] and [[2020 Indianapolis 500|2020]], remaining the only Asian driver to win the event.

Born and raised in [[Tokyo]], Sato began his career in [[kart racing|karting]] before moving to Europe in 1999 with support from [[Honda]]. Progressing directly to [[Formula Three]], Sato finished third in the [[British Formula 3|British Championship]] in [[2000 British Formula 3 season|2000]] before dominating the series in [[2001 British Formula 3 season|2001]] with [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]. During the latter, he also won the [[2001 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]] and the [[2001 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]]. Sato signed for [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] in {{F1|2002}}, making his Formula One debut at the {{F1GP|2002|Australian}}, [[Honda in Formula One|under Honda power]]. He moved with Honda to join [[British American Racing|BAR]] in {{F1|2003}} as a reserve driver, replacing [[Jacques Villeneuve]] at [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|his home Grand Prix in Japan]] and returning as a full-time driver in {{F1|2004}}. Sato achieved his only podium finish at the {{F1GP|2004|United States}} as he finished a career-best eighth in the [[World Drivers' Championship]]. Following [[British American Racing#2005: Poor start and controversy|struggles at BAR]] in {{F1|2005}}, Sato moved to [[Super Aguri]] for his {{F1|2006}} campaign onwards. Amidst financial troubles, Super Aguri withdrew from the sport after the [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix]], ending both Sato and teammate [[Anthony Davidson]]'s driving careers in Formula One.

After a year hiatus, Sato returned to open-wheel racing in the [[IndyCar Series]] with [[KV Racing Technology|KV]] in [[2010 IndyCar Series|2010]]. He took his maiden pole position at the [[2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250|Iowa Corn Indy 250]] in [[2011 IndyCar Series|2011]], and became the first Asian driver to win an IndyCar race at the [[2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|Grand Prix of Long Beach]] in [[2013 IndyCar Series|2013]] with [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|Foyt]]. His one-off entry in [[Formula E]] at the [[2014 Beijing ePrix]] marked the first—and to this date, only—time that Sato competed without a Honda power unit in his professional career, using a [[One-design racing|spec]] [[McLaren]] powertrain. Sato signed for [[Andretti Autosport|Andretti]] in [[2017 IndyCar Series|2017]], winning the [[2017 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] for the first time. He took several further wins across his [[2018 IndyCar Series|2018]] and [[2019 IndyCar Series|2019 season]]s with [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|RLL]], before again winning [[2020 Indianapolis 500|at Indianapolis]] in [[2020 IndyCar Series|2020]]. Sato competed for [[Dale Coyne Racing]] in [[2022 IndyCar Series|2022]], before moving into part-time roles from [[2023 IndyCar Series|2023]] onwards.

Sato is a widely popular figure amongst fans and media worldwide, renowned for his aggressive driving style and motto ''No Attack, No Chance.''

==Early career==
Born in Tokyo,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Takuma_Sato|title=Takuma Sato |website=oldracingcars.com |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> Sato began karting in Japan at the age of nineteen.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=25 August 2020|title=Why didn't F1 work out for Sato?|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-didnt-f1-work-out-for-sato/|access-date=26 August 2020|website=The Race|language=en-GB}}</ref> After winning the national karting title in 1997, he moved to Europe with backing from [[Honda]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=12 June 2017|title=Takuma Sato {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database|url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/takuma-sato|access-date=26 August 2020|website=Motor Sport Magazine|language=en}}</ref> He briefly raced in Vauxhall Junior and Formula Opel, before debuting in Class B of the [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula 3 Championship]] mid-way through [[1999 British Formula Three Championship]] with class wins at the British Grand Prix and Spa for Diamond Racing.<ref name=":1" /> He moved to the top class of the championship with [[Carlin Motorsport]] in 2000, taking four wins and third place in the championship. In [[2001 British Formula Three Championship|2001]], he won twelve out of 26 races to take a dominant championship win, the first for a Japanese driver in the series.<ref name=":2" /> In 2001 he also won the prestigious [[2001 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]] and [[2001 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]] non-championship F3 races.<ref name=":1" />

==Formula One career==

===Jordan (2002)===
In {{F1|2002}} Sato graduated to Formula One with the [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]-powered [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team, and was paired with [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]. His low point was a tremendous crash in [[2002 Austrian Grand Prix|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.<ref>Henry (ed.) (2002) ''Autocourse'' Haymarket publishing p.139</ref> 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 [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|Suzuka]].

===BAR (2003–2005)===
[[File:Sato usgp 2004.jpg|thumb|left|Sato celebrates his only Formula One podium finish, at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]].]]
With Honda's focus shifting solely to [[British American Racing]] for {{F1|2003}}, Sato joined the Brackley-based outfit as a test driver. However before his late-season racing return to the sport, Sato was overshadowed by the death of [[Daijiro Kato]] who was killed during [[2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|2003 Japanese Grand Prix]] [[MotoGP]] race. Kato was Sato's closest friend in the Honda camp and Sato led his tribute to his friend during the [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix]] weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Takuma expressed his condolences to his friend Daijiro|url=https://f1sokuho.mopita.com/pc/free/index.php?uid=NULLGWDOCOMO&pass=&page=news/sp/body&no=12466&tt=-1|publisher=mopita.com|date=23 April 2003|accessdate=23 April 2003}}</ref> For the final round in [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], Sato replaced [[Jacques Villeneuve]] and scored the second points finish of his career with sixth place, after a battle with [[Michael Schumacher]]. He was signed to race full-time in [[2004 Formula One World Championship|2004]]. During the 2004 season, Sato qualified four times in the top-three, including a front row start and an overall lap record at the [[2004 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]].<ref name=":2" /> Sato's aggressive driving style paid dividends at the {{F1 GP|2004|United States}}, where, after the team did not pit under safety car conditions, Sato fought back with some daring overtaking moves to score his first podium finish and the first for a Japanese driver since [[Aguri Suzuki]] at the [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix]]. Reliability issues caused him to retire six times, but he scored points in nine of the eleven races he completed to finish eighth in the championship with 34 points, the best-ever result for a Japanese driver in Formula One.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/japan.aspx|title=Japan • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> His efforts helped BAR-Honda to finish second in the Constructors' Championship.

Sato was retained by BAR-Honda for the 2005 season, but the 2005 car was not as close to the front of the pack as the previous year's design. Sato missed the {{F1 GP|2005|Malaysian}} with illness, and both drivers were disqualified from the {{F1 GP|2005|San Marino}} and the entire team banned from the two subsequent races for using cars that were underweight when all fuel was removed. The Court did not find that this was deliberate. Sato's season never recovered from that point, and he ended the season with eighth place at the [[2005 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian Grand Prix]] as his only points finish, despite qualifying seven times in the top-ten.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1｜佐藤琢磨 オフィシャルサイト｜takumasato.com|url=http://www.takumasato.com/profile/f1|access-date=27 August 2020|website=www.takumasato.com}}</ref> Sato was not re-signed for 2006, despite Honda taking full control of the team.

===Super Aguri (2006–2008)===
Sato joined the new [[Super Aguri F1]] team for {{F1|2006}}, run by Japanese former driver [[Aguri Suzuki]]. The new outfit was in effect a Honda B-team but ran the first half of the season with a modified version of a 2002 [[Arrows A23]] chassis. Nevertheless, Sato's reputation improved thanks to his professional attitude and competitive spirit. The team introduced a new car, the [[Super Aguri SA06|SA06]] at the {{F1 GP|2006|German}} and by the end of the season, Sato was outpacing the [[Midland F1 Racing|Midland]] cars. At the season finale in [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] Sato finished tenth just two places short of a points finish and comfortably ahead of both [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]s and the [[Spyker F1|Spyker MF1]]s.

[[File:Takuma Sato 2007 Britain 2.jpg|thumb|left|Sato driving the [[Super Aguri SA07]] in 2007. He scored the team's only points.]]
For 2007, Super Aguri ran a reworked version of the previous year's [[Honda RA106]] chassis. Their performance improved drastically as Sato made it through to Q3 at the {{F1 GP|2007|Australian}}. He then scored the first point for the team at the {{F1 GP|2007|Spanish}}. At the {{F1 GP|2007|Canadian}}, Sato finished sixth after having a race that had seen him move from the middle of the grid to a high of fifth, passing Ferrari's [[Kimi Räikkönen]] before a pit-stop error dropped him back to eleventh. He moved up five places in the last fifteen laps, passing Toyota's [[Ralf Schumacher]] and then on lap 67 the [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] of [[Fernando Alonso]]; the latter pass was met with cheers around the track and received him the "Overtake of the Year" award from [[GP Racing|''F1 Racing'']] magazine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6739373.stm|title=Canadian Grand Prix|first=Andrew|last=Benson|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=10 June 2007|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

Financial problems began to affect the team in the off-season and the squad only just made it to the opening round of the {{F1|2008}} season in [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]]. The team used a modified [[Honda RA107]] chassis, which was launched just before the first Friday practice session that weekend. A transmission issue in Australia ended an opportunity to score points in a race of attrition, and thirteenth in [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] turned out to be Sato's best result of the season. Due to the financial struggles, Super Aguri withdrew from Formula One after the Spanish Grand Prix, leaving Sato without a drive after four races in 2008.

In late 2008, Sato took part in tests at Jerez with [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]], to become a candidate to fill the seat vacated by [[Sebastian Vettel]]. He was competing against former Toro Rosso driver [[Sébastien Bourdais]] and [[Red Bull Racing]] test and reserve driver [[Sébastien Buemi]] for one of the two race seats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sato in shoot-out for '09 STR drive|url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43774|publisher=ITV-F1|date=2 September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903091927/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43774|archive-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> He first drove on 18 September, more than four months since Super Aguri's withdrawal, and tested for the team again for two days in November, setting the fastest time on the seventeenth,<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona day one&nbsp;– Sato sets test pace for Toro Rosso|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/11/8718.html|publisher=FOM|date=17 November 2008}}</ref> 3 tenths ahead of Buemi, and proceeded by setting the second-fastest time on the 18th.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona day two&nbsp;– Vettel fastest for Red Bull|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/11/8725.html|publisher=FOM|date=18 November 2008|archive-date=5 December 2008|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205144344/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/11/8725.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The race seat was eventually given to Bourdais, and in March 2009 it was announced that Sato would not be the reserve driver for the Red Bull team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73552|title=Sato no longer in Red Bull reserve frame|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=4 March 2009|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>

==IndyCar career==
===KV Racing Technology (2010–2011)===
[[File:Takuma Sato 2011 Indy Japan 300 warm-up.jpg|thumb|Sato driving for [[KV Racing Technology]] at the 2011 Indy Japan 300.]]
Sato visited the [[Indianapolis 500]] in May 2009. He signed with [[KV Racing Technology]] to drive in the [[2010 IndyCar Series season]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81564 | work=Autosport | title=Sato secures KV IndyCar deal}}</ref> finishing in 21st place. He signed for the same team for 2011 and improved his form, scoring three top-five finishes and two pole positions during the season to finish thirteenth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89278|title=Sato and Viso retain KV seats|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=4 February 2011|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>

===Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2012)===
At the [[2012 Indianapolis 500]], driving for [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]], Sato chased [[Dario Franchitti]] to the finish making a move for the lead and the race win at the first turn of the last lap. While not successful, Sato was respected by Indianapolis 500 fans for "going for it" on the last lap.

===A. J. Foyt Enterprises (2013–2016)===
[[File:Takuma Sato (Long Beach Grand Prix 2013).jpg|thumb|Sato at the [[2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach]], where he took his first IndyCar win and became the first Japanese driver to do so.]]
For 2013, Sato joined [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|A. J. Foyt's team]], driving the No. 14 car vacated by [[Mike Conway]]. In the [[2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|third race]] of the season at [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]], Sato scored his first IndyCar win, in his 52nd start in the series, making him the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/04/21/takuma-sato-long-beach-grand-prix-aj-foyt/2101827/|title=Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=21 April 2013|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> He then scored six top-five finishes, including two podiums and two pole positions, until he left the team at the end of 2016.

===Andretti Autosport (2017)===
[[File:Takuma Sato May 28 2017 Indy 500.jpg|thumb|Takuma Sato after winning the Indianapolis 500 on 28 May 2017]]
Sato joined [[Andretti Autosport]] for the [[2017 IndyCar Series|2017 season]]. He went on to become the first Asian driver to win the [[2017 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/takuma-sato-prevails-against-castroneves-to-win-the-indyv500-911942/|title=Indy 500: Sato wins after thrilling shootout with Castroneves|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|last=Malsher|first=David|date=28 May 2017|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> After the 500 win, he went on to win a pole at the Dual in Detroit on Belle Isle. He also ended up winning another pole at [[Pocono Raceway]] in August.

===Return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2018–2021)===
On 26 August 2017, it was reported that Sato would rejoin [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|RLL]] for the 2018 season, driving the No. 30 car alongside [[Graham Rahal]] as teammate. The decision came while [[Andretti Autosport]] was considering a move to [[Chevrolet]] for 2018, however Andretti ultimately chose to remain with Honda.

Sato endured an up-and-down season, including crashing early during the Indianapolis 500, getting caught in an early wreck during the Pocono 500, and a failed pit strategy at Gateway. However, he recorded a top-three finish at Iowa, and had the correct strategy to hold off [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] for a victory during IndyCar's return to [[Portland International Raceway|Portland]], after a low starting position of 20th; the win marked Sato's third career victory, and his first on a permanent road course.

Sato started his 2019 season with a win in the third race at [[Barber Motorsports Park]]; he convincingly beat the field after starting from the pole. He endured a difficult [[2019 ABC Supply 500|Pocono 500]]; after involvement in a first-lap accident and initial criticism from drivers and media,<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Oreovicz |first=John |title=Indy Split: The Big Money Battle that Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing |publisher=Octane Press |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-64234-056-3 |location=Austin, TX |page=346 |quote=Before the dust had settled, many blamed Sato for being overaggressive, but the Japanese driver refused to accept sole responsibility for the incident. The Twitter witch hunt that targeted Sato over the next few days was disgraceful and upsetting. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing ultimately defended Sato by releasing in-car video that clearly showed he held his line and did not steer into or instigate his car's sudden movement to the left.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sato under fire from IndyCar rivals for causing huge Pocono crash |url=https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/sato-under-fire-from-indycar-rivals-for-causing-huge-pocono-crash-4989887/4989887/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520153945/https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/sato-under-fire-from-indycar-rivals-for-causing-huge-pocono-crash-4989887/4989887/ |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=12 July 2025 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> RLL released on-board camera footage indicating Sato was not at fault for the accident.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2019 |title=Rahal Racing says data absolves Takuma Sato of fault for Pocono IndyCar crash |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a2147586/rahal-racing-says-data-absolves-takuma-sato-fault-pocono-indycar-crash/ |access-date=12 July 2025 |website=Autoweek |language=en-US}}</ref> Sato won later that season at Gateway.

On 23 August 2020, after qualifying on the outside of the front row for the [[2020 Indianapolis 500|104th running of the Indianapolis 500]], Sato won the race for a second time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Glendenning|first=Mark|date=23 August 2020|title=Sato outlasts Dixon for second Indy 500 win|url=https://racer.com/2020/08/23/sato-outlasts-dixon-for-second-indy-500-win/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823230729/https://racer.com/2020/08/23/sato-outlasts-dixon-for-second-indy-500-win/|archive-date=23 August 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|website=RACER|language=en}}</ref>

On 5 October 2021, it was announced that Sato would not return to the team for the [[2022 IndyCar Series|2022 IndyCar season]]. His spot in the team was taken over by Danish driver, [[Christian Lundgaard]].<ref name=SatoleavesRLL>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-letterman-lanigan-bids-farewell-to-sato/6681687/|title=Rahal Letterman Lanigan bids farewell to Sato|last=Malsher-Lopez|first=David|website=Motorsport.com|date=5 October 2021}}</ref>

===Dale Coyne Racing (2022)===
[[File:2022 XPEL 375 42 (Takuma Sato).jpg|thumb|Sato during the [[2022 XPEL 375]]]]

On 9 December 2021, it was announced that Sato had signed with [[Dale Coyne Racing]] with [[Rick Ware Racing]] for the 2022 season, replacing [[Romain Grosjean]], who had signed with [[Andretti Autosport]].<ref name="IndyStar-DaleCoyneSigning">{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Nathan|date=9 December 2021|title=Dale Coyne Racing confirms addition of Takuma Sato to replace Romain Grosjean|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2021/12/09/indycar-dale-coyne-racing-adds-takuma-sato-replace-romain-grosjean/8736287002/|access-date=9 December 2021|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|language=en}}</ref> He finished 25th at the [[2022 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].

=== Chip Ganassi Racing (2023) ===
Sato joined [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] to run only the oval rounds for the [[2023 IndyCar Series|2023 season]], making it the first time he was without a full-time IndyCar seat since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malsher-Lopez|first=David|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ganassi-takuma-sato-2023-ovals/10421621/|date=17 January 2023|title=Ganassi signs Sato for IndyCar's oval rounds in 2023|access-date=19 January 2023|website=[[Motorsport.com]]}}</ref>

=== Second return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2024–present) ===
On 18 March 2024, [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] (RLL) announced that Sato would rejoin the team for an Indianapolis 500-only drive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=something |first=dino |date=18 March 2024 |title=Japanese Partners Join Two-Time Indy 500 Champion Takuma Sato's 2024 Indy 500 Effort with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing; Panasonic Automotive, Niterra, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting and NAC to Appear on the No. 75 Honda-Powered Entry |url=https://rahal.com/japanese-partners-join-two-time-indy-500-champion-takuma-satos-2024-indy-500-effort-with-rahal-letterman-lanigan-racing-panasonic-automotive-niterra-deloitte-tohmatsu-consulting-and-nac-to/ |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=Rahal Letterman Lanigan |language=en-US}}</ref> He finished fourteenth after showing significantly more speed than his teammates, making the Fast 12 round of qualifying.

Sato returned to RLL for the [[2025 Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="SatoRLL">{{cite web|url=https://rahal.com/two-time-indy-500-champion-takuma-sato-returns-to-rll-for-the-109th-running-of-the-indy-500-amada-america-inc-returns-as-primary-sponsor-of-satos-indy-500-entry/|title=Two-Time Indy 500 Champion Takuma Sato Returns to RLL for the 109th Running of the Indy 500; AMADA AMERICA, Inc. Returns as Primary Sponsor of Sato's Indy 500 Entry|date=11 March 2025|accessdate=11 March 2025|website=rahal.com|publisher=Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing}}</ref> He again displayed significantly more pace than his teammates, qualifying in second – the middle of the front row.<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert Shwartzman wins pole position for Indy 500 in stunner; Takuma Sato second | date=19 May 2025 | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/19/more-sports/shwartzman-indy-500-pole/ }}</ref> Sato ran at or near the front of the field during the first half of the race, and was in strong contention for the victory when he overshot his [[pit lane|pit box]] on lap 86, losing critical time as his pit crew pushed him back into place.<ref>{{cite web | title=One sentence on each driver from the 2025 Indy 500 | date=25 May 2025 | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/one-sentence-driver-2025-indy-215431276.html }}</ref> He eventually finished eleventh on-track, and was later promoted to ninth place following the disqualifications of Andretti drivers [[Marcus Ericsson]] and [[Kyle Kirkwood]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Indy 500 runner-up among three shock disqualifications | date=27 May 2025 | url=https://speedcafe.com/indycar-news-2025-indy-500-disqualification-results-andretti-prema-ericsson-ilott-kirwkwood-details-fines-penalty-report/ }}</ref> Sato led 51 laps—the most of the field.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pryson |first=Mike |date=5 June 2025 |title=Cusick Motorsports Boss Sees Bigger IndyCar, Indy NXT Footprint After Latest Indy 500 Run |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a64968148/cusick-motorsports-bigger-indycar-indy-nxt-footprint-indy-500-run/ |access-date=20 August 2025 |website=Autoweek}}</ref>

==Other categories==
===Formula Nippon / Super Formula===
On 14 June 2012, [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]] announced that Sato would race with the team in the last three rounds of the [[2012 Formula Nippon season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html|title=Takuma Sato will join TEAM MUGEN to challenge Formula NIPPON Round6 SPORTSLAND SUGO, Round7 SUZUKA CIRCUIT, and JAF GP FUJI SPRINT CUP|date=14 June 2012|access-date=15 February 2016|work=[[Mugen Motorsports]]|publisher=M-TEC Co., Ltd|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530030630/http://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html|archive-date=30 May 2014}}</ref> He also raced with Team Mugen in the opening round of the renamed [[2013 Super Formula Championship|2013 Super Formula season]], and later in the year returned to the team to compete in the last three races of the season; he scored his first points with an eighth-place finish in the season finale.

===Formula E===
In November 2013, Sato became a test and development driver for the [[Formula E|FIA Formula E Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/20/takuma-sato-will-test-for-formula-e-which-could-alter-foyt-seat/|title=Takuma Sato will test for Formula E, which could alter Foyt seat|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=20 November 2013|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> In September 2014, Sato joined his former Formula One team [[Team Aguri|Amlin Aguri]] to race in the first-ever Formula E race, the [[2014 Beijing ePrix]], replacing the team's regular driver [[António Félix da Costa|Antonio Félix da Costa]] as he could not participate due to other commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/175003.html|title=Sato signs up for Formula E opener|work=[[ESPN]]|date=11 September 2014|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> Sato scored two points after he set the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1:45.101, but had to retire from the race with mechanical issues. As it was Sato's only Formula E race, he became the only driver in the series' history with a 100% fastest lap record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2014_Beijing_ePrix/FE|title=2014 Beijing ePrix|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>

==Reception==
Sato is a widely popular figure amongst fans and media, renowned for his aggressive driving style and motto "''No Attack, No Chance''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/takuma-sato-throws-caution-wind-001500745.html|title=No Attack, No Chance: Takuma Sato Wins 104th Indianapolis 500|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=24 August 2020 |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a33720482/takuma-sato-throws-caution-to-the-wind-for-indianapolis-500-victory/|title=No Attack, No Chance: Takuma Sato Wins 104th Indianapolis 500|first=Matt|last=Weaver|date=24 August 2020|website=Autoweek|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thorindustries.com/stories/takuma-sato-no-attack-no-chance | title=No Attack, No Chance: The Takuma Sato Story | date=7 July 2021 }}</ref>

==Honors==
In 2024, Sato was inducted into the [[Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/katherine-legge-and-takuma-sato-to-join-long-beach-motorsports-walk-of-fame/3391622/|title=Katherine Legge and Takuma Sato join Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame|first1=Jonathan|last1=Lloyd|first2=City News|last2=Service • •|date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sato is married to Chiharu Sato, with whom he has two children.<ref>{{cite news| title =Takuma Sato announces birth of second child| publisher =f1sa.com| url =http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7318&Itemid=219| date =1 October 2008| access-date =2 October 2008| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081210144731/http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7318&Itemid=219| archive-date =10 December 2008| df =dmy-all}}</ref> The eldest, [[Rintaro Sato]], made his racing debut in [[2024 F4 Japanese Championship]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://japanracinginsider.substack.com/p/super-formula-contingent-suffers?publication_id=1794418&post_id=151627563&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=4qi2f2&triedRedirect=true | title=Super Formula contingent suffers bruising weekend in Macau | date=18 November 2024 }}</ref> He lives in [[Carmel, Indiana]] with his manager, Steve Fusek, during the racing season, and spends the offseason in Japan.<ref>{{cite news| title =Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato permanent houseguest in Carmel| publisher =wthr.com| url =https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/motor/indycar/two-time-indy-500-winner-akuma-sato-permanent-houseguest-in-carmel/531-e79bd5b5-cf50-46df-803b-6c8669ac9685| date =31 August 2020| access-date =20 October 2020}}</ref> Sato was a national cycling champion in high school, and still uses cycling as part of his physical training for his racing career.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com/Series/IndyCar-Series/Takuma-Sato|title=Takuma Sato|work=IndyCar.com|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! Points
! Position
|-
! 1998
|align="left"| [[All-Japan Formula Three Championship]]
|align="left"| [[Dome (constructor)|Dome Project]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
!rowspan=3| 1999
|align="left"| [[1999 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula 3 Championship - National Class]]
|align="left" rowspan=3| Diamond Racing
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 103
| 4th
|-
|align="left"| Europa Cup Britain
| ?
| 1
| ?
| 48
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
|align="left"| Formula Opel European Union Series
| ?
| 1
| ?
| 115
| 6th
|-
!rowspan=5| 2000
|align="left"| [[2000 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula 3 Championship]]
|align="left" rowspan=5| [[Carlin Motorsport]]
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 129
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
|align="left"| [[FIA European Formula Three Cup|European Formula 3 Cup]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| NC
|-
|align="left"| [[2000 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 14th
|-
|align="left"| [[2000 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 28th
|-
|align="left"| [[Korea Super Prix]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 8th
|-
!rowspan=5| 2001
|align="left"| [[2001 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula 3 Championship]]
|align="left" rowspan=4| [[Carlin Motorsport]]
| 25
| 12
| 6
| 345
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
|align="left"| [[FIA European Formula Three Cup|European Formula 3 Cup]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| NC
|-
|align="left"| [[2001 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| N/A
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
|align="left"| [[2001 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
|align="left"| [[2001 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| colspan="5" | Test driver
|-
! 2002
|align="left"| [[2002 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[Jordan Grand Prix|DHL Jordan Honda]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15th
|-
! 2003
|align="left"| [[2003 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18th
|-
! 2004
|align="left"| [[2004 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 8th
|-
! 2005
|align="left"| [[2005 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23rd
|-
! 2006
|align="left"| [[2006 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23rd
|-
! 2007
|align="left"| [[2007 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 17th
|-
!rowspan=2|2008
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[2008 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align="left"| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21st
|-
|align="left"| [[Toro Rosso|Scuderia Toro Rosso]]
| colspan=5|Test driver
|-
! 2010
|align="left"| [[2010 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[KV Racing Technology]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 21st
|-
! 2011
|align="left"| [[2011 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[KV Racing Technology]] - [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 282
| 13th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2012
|align="left"| [[2012 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 14th
|-
|align="left"| [[2012 Formula Nippon Championship|Formula Nippon]]
|align="left"| [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]]
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2013
|align="left"| [[2013 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 322
| 17th
|-
|align="left"| [[2013 Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]]
|align="left"| [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0.5
| 18th
|-
! 2014
|align="left"| [[2014 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 350
| 18th
|-
! 2014–15
|align="left"| [[2014–15 Formula E Championship|Formula E]]
|align="left"| [[Team Aguri|Amlin Aguri]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24th
|-
! 2015
|align="left"| [[2015 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 323
| 14th
|-
! 2016
|align="left"| [[2016 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 320
| 17th
|-
! 2017
|align="left"|[[2017 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"|[[Andretti Autosport]]
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 441
| 8th
|-
! 2018
|align="left"|[[2018 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 351
| 12th
|-
! 2019
|align="left"|[[2019 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 415
| 9th
|-
! 2020
|align="left"|[[2020 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 348
| 7th
|-
! 2021
|align="left"|[[2021 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align="left"|[[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 324
| 11th
|-
! 2022
|align=left| [[2022 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align=left| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] with [[Rick Ware Racing]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 258
| 19th
|-
! 2023
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2023 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 29th
|-
!2024
|align=left| [[2024 IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]
|align=left| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
|1
|0
|0
|19
|37th
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

===Complete British Formula Three Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1999 British Formula Three Championship|1999]]
! nowrap| Diamond Racing
! nowrap| [[Dallara|Dallara F398]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]]-[[Honda]]
! B
|[[Donington Park|DON]]
|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|[[Oulton Park|OUL]]
|[[Croft Circuit|CRO]]
|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Pembrey Circuit|PEM]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Pembrey Circuit|PEM]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|[[Donington Park|DON]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]''<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|11}}
|colspan=11|
! 4th
! 103
|-
| [[2000 British Formula Three Championship|2000]]
! nowrap| [[Carlin Motorsport]]
! nowrap| [[Dallara|Dallara F300]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]]-[[Honda]]
! A
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Croft Circuit|CRO]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Donington Park|DON]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Croft Circuit|CRO]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''''[[Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]'''''<br>{{small|21}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|colspan=13|
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 129
|-
| [[2001 British Formula Three Championship|2001]]
! nowrap| [[Carlin Motorsport]]
! nowrap| [[Dallara|Dallara F301]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]]-[[Honda]]
! A
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL1<br>1]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL1<br>2]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE<br>1]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Snetterton Circuit|SNE<br>2]]''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Donington Park|DON1<br>1]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Donington Park|DON1<br>2]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Oulton Park|OUL<br>1]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Oulton Park|OUL<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#000000; color:white" | [[Croft Circuit|CRO<br>1]]<br>{{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Croft Circuit|CRO<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Rockingham Motor Speedway|ROC<br>1]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Rockingham Motor Speedway|ROC<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Castle Combe Circuit|CAS<br>1]]'''''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Castle Combe Circuit|CAS<br>2]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH1<br>1]]'''''<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH1<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[Donington Park|DON2<br>1]]'''<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Donington Park|DON2<br>2]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Knockhill|KNO<br>1]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Knockhill|KNO<br>2]]<br>{{small|C}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR<br>1]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR<br>2]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR<br>3]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH2<br>1]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH2<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL2<br>1]]''<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL2<br>2]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 345
|-
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! WDC
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
|-
| {{F1|2002}}
! nowrap| [[DHL Express|DHL]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
! nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan EJ12|EJ12]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA002E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|colspan=2|
! 15th
! 2
|-
| {{F1|2003}}
! nowrap| [[Lucky Strike]] [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
! nowrap| [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 005|005]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA003E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2003 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[2003 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[2003 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[2003 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[2003 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[2003 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2003 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2003 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|colspan=3|
! 18th
! 3
|-
| {{F1|2004}}
! nowrap| [[Lucky Strike]] [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
! nowrap| [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 006|006]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA004E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small>15<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>16<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
! 8th
! 34
|-
| {{F1|2005}}
! nowrap| [[Lucky Strike]] [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
! nowrap| [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 007|007]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA005E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| [[2005 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|PO}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">SMR</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
| [[2005 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2005 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[2005 Japanese Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">JPN</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 23rd
! 1
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|2006}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] [[Super Aguri SA05|SA05]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA806E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>15<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=8|
!rowspan=2| 23rd
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] [[Super Aguri SA06|SA06]]
|colspan=11|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[2006 Chinese Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">CHN</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|
|-
| {{F1|2007}}
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] [[Super Aguri SA07|SA07]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA807E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>15<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|colspan=2|
! 17th
! 4
|-
| {{F1|2008}}
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri F1 Team]]
! nowrap| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
! nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA808E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|13}}
| [[2008 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]
| [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[2008 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2008 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2008 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2008 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[2008 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[2008 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]
| [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
| [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|
! 21st
! 0
|-
! colspan="25" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Takuma Sato Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/takuma-sato/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=MSportMagDatabase>{{cite web|title=Takuma Sato|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/takuma-sato/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Takuma Sato – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/takuma-sato/engagement.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}
<sup>†</sup> Did not finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

===American open-wheel racing===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

====IndyCar Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| [[2010 IndyCar Series|2010]]
! nowrap| [[KV Racing Technology]]
!rowspan=2| 5
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Dallara]] IR-05
!rowspan=16| [[Honda]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 São Paulo Indy 300|SAO]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|25}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300|KAN]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Firestone 550|TXS]]<br />{{small|25}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen|WGL]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|25}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[2010 Honda Indy Edmonton|EDM]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|25}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300|CHI]]<br />{{small|26}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2010 Kentucky Indy 300|KTY]]<br />{{small|27}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Indy Japan 300|MOT]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2010 Cafés do Brasil Indy 300|HMS]]<br />{{small|18}}
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21st
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 214
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2010/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 IndyCar Series|2011]]
! nowrap| [[KV Racing Technology]]&nbsp;– [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2011 São Paulo Indy 300|SAO]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|33}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Firestone Twin 275s|TXS]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Firestone Twin 275s|TXS]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2011 Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]]'''<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[2011 Edmonton Indy|EDM]]'''<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225|NHM]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (IndyCar)|BAL]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2011 Indy Japan: The Final|MOT]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Kentucky Indy 300|KTY]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship|LVS]]<sup>1</sup><br />{{small|C}}
|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 282
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2011/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 IndyCar Series|2012]]
! nowrap| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
! 15
! rowspan="14" nowrap| [[Dallara DW12]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 São Paulo Indy 300|SAO]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Firestone 550|TXS]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2012 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Edmonton Indy|EDM]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio|MOH]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|27}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore|BAL]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2012 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships|FON]]<br />{{small|7}}
|colspan=4|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 281
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2012/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 IndyCar Series|2013]]
!rowspan=4 nowrap| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
!rowspan=4| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 São Paulo Indy 300|SAO]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Firestone 550|TXS]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2013 Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[2013 Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]]''<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio|MOH]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore|BAL]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[2013 Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]]'''<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships|FON]]<br />{{small|17}}
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 322
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2013/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 IndyCar Series|2014]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''[[2014 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]'''<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis|IMS]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]'''<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Firestone 600|TXS]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Pocono IndyCar 500|POC]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Iowa Corn Indy 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio|MOH]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 ABC Supply Wisconsin 250|MIL]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2014 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships|FON]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 350
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2014/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 IndyCar Series|2015]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana|NLA]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis|IMS]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Firestone 600|TXS]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2015 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[2015 MAVTV 500|FON]]''<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 ABC Supply Wisconsin 250|MIL]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Iowa Corn Indy 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2015 ABC Supply 500|POC]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|8}}
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 323
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2015/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 IndyCar Series|2016]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis|IMS]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|26}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Kohler Grand Prix|RDA]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2016 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 ABC Supply 500|POC]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Firestone 600|TXS]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen|WGL]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|14}}
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 320
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2016/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 IndyCar Series|2017]]
! nowrap| [[Andretti Autosport]]
! 26
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2017 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 IndyCar Grand Prix|IMS]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2017 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]''<br /><small>1 </small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2017 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2017 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]'''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600|TXS]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Kohler Grand Prix|RDA]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[2017 ABC Supply 500|POC]]'''<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen|WGL]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|20}}
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 441
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2017/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 IndyCar Series|2018]]
! rowspan=4 nowrap| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
! rowspan=4| 30
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2018 IndyCar Grand Prix|IMS]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2018 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|32}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Rainguard Water Sealers 600|TXS]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Kohler Grand Prix|RDA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[ABC Supply 500|POC]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br />{{small| 1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma|SNM]]<br />{{small|25}}
|colspan=2|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 351
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2018/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 IndyCar Series|2019]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Circuit of the Americas|COA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[IndyCar Grand Prix|IMS]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2019 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''''[[DXC Technology 600|TXS]]'''''<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[REV Group Grand Prix|RDA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[ABC Supply 500|POC]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br />{{small|21}}
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 415
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2019/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 IndyCar Series|2020]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2020 Genesys 300|TXS]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2020 IndyCar Grand Prix|IMS]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[REV Group Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[REV Group Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Iowa 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Iowa 300|IOW]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2020 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''[[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]'''<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br/>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br/>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Harvest Auto Racing Classic|IMS]]<br/>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Harvest Auto Racing Classic|IMS]]<br/>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br />{{small|10}}
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 348
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2020/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 IndyCar Series|2021]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Genesys 600|TXS]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Genesys 600|TXS]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GMR Grand Prix|IMS]]<br>{{small|16}} 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[REV Group Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small|25}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[GMR Grand Prix|IMS]]<br>{{small|10}} 
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ''[[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]''<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br>{{small|12}} 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small|27}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small|9}}
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 324
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2021/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 IndyCar Series|2022]]
! nowrap| [[Dale Coyne Racing]]<br>with [[Rick Ware Racing]]
! 51
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 XPEL 375|TXS]]<br>{{small|20}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2022 GMR Grand Prix|IMS]]<br>{{small|7}} 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br>{{small|14}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Iowa 300|IOW]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Iowa 300|IOW]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GMR Grand Prix|IMS]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small|23}}
|colspan=2|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 258
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2022/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2022 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 IndyCar Series|2023]]
! nowrap| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] 
! 11
| [[Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small| }}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Texas Motor Speedway|TXS]]<br>{{small|28}}
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Barber Motorsports Park|ALA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS]]<br>{{small| }} 
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2023 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|7}}
| [[Detroit street circuit|DET]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Road America|ROA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Exhibition Place|TOR]]<br>{{small| }}
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]]<br>{{small|25}}
| [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small| }} 
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS]]<br>{{small| }}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gateway Motorsports Park|GTW]]<br>{{small|26}}
| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br>{{small| }}   
| [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]<br>{{small| }}
| colspan=2|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 70
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2023/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2023 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 IndyCar Series|2024]]
! rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] 
! rowspan=2| 75
| [[Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Thermal, California#Thermal Club|THE]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[GMR Grand Prix|IMS]]<br>{{small| }}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|14}}
| [[Detroit street circuit|DET]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[REV Group Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br>{{small| }} 
| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br>{{small| }} 
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small| }}
|   
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2024/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2024 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2025 IndyCar Series|2025]]
| [[Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Thermal, California#Thermal Club|THE]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Grand Prix of Indianapolis|IMS]]<br>{{small| }}
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[2025 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|9}}*
| [[Detroit street circuit|DET]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|GTW]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[REV Group Grand Prix at Road America|ROA]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Iowa Corn 300|IOW]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br>{{small| }}
| [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small| }}   
| colspan=2|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/satota01/2025/O|title=Takuma Sato – 2025 NTT IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref>
|}
<sup>1</sup> ''The [[IZOD IndyCar World Championships|2011 Las Vegas Indy 300]] was abandoned after [[Dan Wheldon]] died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Years
! Teams
! Races
! Poles
! Wins
! Podiums
! Top 5s
! Top 10s
! Indianapolis 500<br /> wins
! Championships
|-
|16*
|6
|223*
|10
|6
|14
|28*
|77*
|2
|0
|-
! colspan="10" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}
''* Results as of 2 September 2025''

====Indianapolis 500====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
! Team
|-
| [[2010 Indianapolis 500|2010]]
| rowspan=16| [[Dallara]]
| rowspan=16| [[Honda]]
| align=center|31
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|20
| [[KV Racing Technology]]
|-
| [[2011 Indianapolis 500|2011]]
| align=center|10
| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|33
| [[KV Racing Technology]]&nbsp;– [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]
|-
| [[2012 Indianapolis 500|2012]]
| align=center|19
| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17
| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
|-
| [[2013 Indianapolis 500|2013]]
| align=center|18
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
| rowspan=4| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
|-
| [[2014 Indianapolis 500|2014]]
| align=center|23
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19
|-
| [[2015 Indianapolis 500|2015]]
| align=center|24
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|-
| [[2016 Indianapolis 500|2016]]
| align=center|12
| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|26
|-
| [[2017 Indianapolis 500|2017]]
| align=center|4
| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
| [[Andretti Autosport]]
|-
| [[2018 Indianapolis 500|2018]]
| align=center|16
| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|32
| rowspan=4| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
|-
| [[2019 Indianapolis 500|2019]]
| align=center|14
| align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|-
| [[2020 Indianapolis 500|2020]]
| align=center|3
| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|-
| [[2021 Indianapolis 500|2021]]
| align=center| 15
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|-
| [[2022 Indianapolis 500|2022]]
| align=center| 10
| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 25
| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] with [[Rick Ware Racing]]
|-
| [[2023 Indianapolis 500|2023]]
| align=center| 8
| align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
|-
| [[2024 Indianapolis 500|2024]]
| align=center| 10
| align=center style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
| rowspan=2| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]
|-
| [[2025 Indianapolis 500|2025]]
| align=center| 2
| align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9
|-
! colspan="25" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}

===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[2012 FIA World Endurance Championship|2012]]
! nowrap| [[OAK Racing]]
! LMP1
! nowrap| [[OAK Racing|OAK]] [[Pescarolo 01]]
! [[Honda]] LM-V8 3.4&nbsp;L V8
| [[2012 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
| [[2012 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
| [[2012 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]
| [[2012 6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]
| [[2012 6 Hours of São Paulo|SÃO]]
| [[2012 6 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 6 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|14}}
! 80th
! 1
|-
! colspan="15" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}

===Complete Formula Nippon / Super Formula results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! DC
! Points
|-
| [[2012 Formula Nippon Championship|2012]]
! rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]]
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
| [[Autopolis|AUT]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
! 15th
! 0
|-
| [[2013 Super Formula Championship|2013]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|15}}
| [[Autopolis|AUT]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
! 18th
! 0.5
|-
! colspan="12" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}

===Complete Formula E results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Powertrain
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! Pos
! Points
|-
| nowrap| [[2014–15 Formula E Championship|2014–15]]
! nowrap| [[Team Aguri|Amlin Aguri]]
! nowrap| [[Spark Racing Technology|Spark]] [[Spark-Renault SRT 01E|SRT01-e]]
! SRT01-e
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[2014 Beijing ePrix|BEI]]''<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2014 Putrajaya ePrix|PUT]]
| [[2014 Punta del Este ePrix|PDE]]
| [[2015 Buenos Aires ePrix|BUE]]
| [[2015 Miami ePrix|MIA]]
| [[2015 Long Beach ePrix|LBH]]
| [[2015 Monaco ePrix|MCO]]
| [[2015 Berlin ePrix|BER]]
| [[2015 Moscow ePrix|MSC]]
| [[2015 London ePrix|LDN]]
| [[2015 London ePrix|LDN]]
! 24th
! 2
|-
! colspan="17" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist|group=lower-alpha}}

==See also==
* [[Andrew Gilbert-Scott]]&nbsp;– his manager since his Junior Formula career in Europe until 2009
* [[Steve Fusek]] has been his manager since 2012.  Fusek is a long-time racing professional who has worked in IndyCar Racing since 1987.  He was VP of Business Operations at PacWest Racing Group from 1995-2001 as well as the VP of Sales and Marketing at CART from 2001-2003.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons|Takuma Sato}}
* {{official website|http://www.takumasato.com/}}
* {{DriverDB driver|takuma-sato}}
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Takuma_Sato}}

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