Daisuke Nakajima is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super Formula for TCS NAKAJIMA RACING SF14 Honda HR-417E. Nakajima has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,931 ranks Nakajima 259th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Super Formula | TCS NAKAJIMA RACING SF14 Honda HR-417E | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −69 | 4,931 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura | 7,000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki Nakajima | 6,877 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly | 6,546 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi | 6,267 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya Oshima | 5,603 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇸🇪 Felix Rosenqvist | 5,568 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuhi Sekiguchi | 5,293 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Jann Mardenborough | 5,237 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Takashi Kogure | 4,833 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Tomoki Nojiri | 3,494 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
Daisuke Nakajima is a Japanese racing driver who competed in Super Formula for TCS Nakajima Racing, driving the SF14 Honda HR-417E. He is the son of former Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima, who also raced in Formula One, placing him within one of Japan's most recognizable motorsport families. Unlike his father and brother, Daisuke did not progress to Formula One, instead building his career within Japan's domestic single-seater ranks before later becoming an airline pilot.[1]
Across his Super Formula career, Nakajima made five starts without recording a win or a podium finish, and his 2026 season reflected the same pattern, with zero wins and zero podiums across five rounds, leaving him sixteenth in the standings. His Racer Rating stands at 4,931, placing him 259th among active drivers on a scale where the world's top competitors sit between 10,000 and 11,500. Nakajima's status is now listed as retired, closing out a career spent competing at the sport's national level without a championship, win, or podium to his name.[2]