
The Renault Formula 1 team has signed Sakon Yamamoto as the team's test development driver the team announced on Monday morning. The 25 year-old from Japan has made 14 Grand Prix starts so far in his career, with Super Aguri and Spyker. His best finish was P12 in last year's rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway. read more
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| Name | Sakon Yamamoto |
| Birthday | 07 September 1982 (25) |
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| Website | http://www.sakon-yamamoto.com |
| Team | ING Renault F1 |
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| Season | Teams |
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| 2008 | Renault (test driver) |
| 2007 | Spyker (driver) BCN Competicion (driver) |
| 2006 | Super Aguri (driver) |
| 2005 | Jordan (test driver) |
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| Date | Grand Prix | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul. | German Grand Prix (GP2) | 12 | |
| 21 Oct. '07 | Brazilian Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 21 | |
| 07 Oct. '07 | Chinese Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 17 | |
| 30 Sep. '07 | Japanese Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 12 | |
| 16 Sep. '07 | Belgian Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 17 | |
| 09 Sep. '07 | Italian Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 20 | |
| 26 Aug. '07 | Turkish Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 20 | |
| 05 Aug. '07 | Hungarian Grand Prix (Formula 1) | 22 |
| Circuit | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 01:26.384 | |
| Paul Ricard | 01:10.524 | |
| Paul Ricard | 01:15.053 | |
| Circuit de Catalunya | 01:28.246 | |
| Circuit de Catalunya | 01:29.447 |