Jenson Button vs Takuma Sato, 2005

Teammates at BAR — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 2005 season, Jenson Button and Takuma Sato raced together for BAR, competing in 16 races. Button outqualified Sato 15 times and finished ahead of him in all 8 races where both were classified. Button scored 37 championship points and achieved 2 podium finishes, while Sato earned just 1 point and did not finish on the podium.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
151Qualifyingof 16 compared
80Race finishesof 8 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

2005 season
16
Races together
16
37
Points
1
0
Wins
0
2
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P8
5.9
Average grid
10.8
5.7
Average finish
11.8
6
Did not finish
8
Other seasons together:200820072006200420032002