Sakamoto

"I told you to not screw with me!"

- Sakamoto

Sakamoto (坂本, Sakamoto) is a rally driver who trains almost exclusively on mountain passes. He has the uncanny ability to take any car and put it in a drift on a mountain pass, usually to figure a car's characteristics and limitations.

Saitama and Ibraraki Arc
He was outsourced by Wataru Akiyama, recruited by Nobuhiko of the Northern Saitama Alliance in a desperate measure to defeat Takumi of Project D in a downhill race using a Suzuki Cappuccino, a Kei Car lighter than the Eight-Six. His speciality is driving Front engine, rear drive layout cars.

Kanagawa Expedition Arc
Sakamoto was one of the few spectators alongside Nobuhiko and his cousin, watching Project D's last showdown against Sidewinder.

Trivia

 * In some of the Arcade Stage games and the Funimation subtitles for Fourth Stage, he is said to be a Ferrari driver, this is a mistranslation however as he is a Rally driver.
 * This is likely due to the Japanese pronunciation of rally (Rarī) being similar to Rari, a nickname for Ferraris.
 * Sakamoto is his surname, and his first name has never been stated.