What is Takuma Sato?
[[File:Takuma Sato (2013).jpg|thumb|Takuma Sato, during race weekend in Long Beach, CA, April 2013]] {{nihongo|'''Takuma Sato'''|佐藤 琢磨|Satō Takuma|extra=born 28 January 1977}} is a Japanese professional [[racing driver]]. Sato has raced full-time in the [[IndyCar Series]] since 2010 for the [[Honda Performance Development|Honda]]-powered [[KV Racing Technology|KV]], [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|Rahal]], [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|Foyt]], [[Andretti Autosport|Andretti]], and again starting from 2018, the Rahal teams. He was born in [[Tokyo]]. Sato won the [[2017 Indianapolis 500|2017]] and [[2020 Indianapolis 500]], making him the first Asian driver to win the [[Indianapolis 500|Indy 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|last=Malsher|first=David|date=28 May 2017|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> He also became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a33716638/takuma-sato-wins-the-104th-indianapolis-500/|title=Takuma Sato Wins the 104th Indianapolis 500|last=Smith|first=Fred|date=23 August 2020|publisher=Road & Track}}</ref> He competed in [[Formula One]] from 2002 to 2008. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Takuma}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Japanese Formula One drivers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tokyo]] {{Japan-sports-bio-stub}}