Sakon Yamamoto

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Sakon Yamamoto
山本 左近
Yamamoto at the Motorsport Japan event in 2010.
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2021
Constituency	Tōkai PR
Personal details
Born	(1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 42) Toyohashi, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Nanzan University
Website	sakonyamamoto.com
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Japanese
Active years	2006–2007, 2010
Teams	Super Aguri, Spyker, HRT
Entries	21 (21 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2006 German Grand Prix
Last entry	2010 Korean Grand Prix
Previous series
2007–08 2006–07, 2010 2005–06 2005–06 2003 2002 2001, 2004 2001	GP2 Series Formula One Super GT Formula Nippon F3 Euroseries German F3 All-Japan F3 British F3

Sakon Yamamoto (山本 左近, Yamamoto Sakon, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese racing driver turned politician. He competed in 21 Formula One Grands Prix during the 2006, 2007 and 2010 seasons.