Jin Nakamura is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Formula 3 for Hitech. Nakamura has recorded 3 wins and 14 podiums from 67 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,933 ranks Nakamura 1253th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-09-13 | Madrid FR2 | P15 | โ19 |
| 2026-09-12 | Madrid SR | P7 | +82 |
| 2026-09-12 | Madrid FR1 | P5 | +99 |
| 2026-09-06 | Monza FR | P20 | โ57 |
| 2026-09-05 | Monza SR | P12 | +27 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +148 | Okayama 2024 | Super GT | P5 |
| +138 | Fuji 2024 | Super GT | P5 |
| +135 | Suzuka 2024 | Super GT | P4 |
| +132 | Spa-Francorchamps 2026 | Formula 3 | P1 |
| +129 | Spielberg 2026 | Formula 3 | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธFormula 3 | Hitech | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P11 | โ218+167 | 4,933 |
| โธGB3 | Hitech | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +16 | ||
| 2025 | โธFormula Regional European | R-ace GP | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +51 | 4,532 |
| โธRoad to Le Mans | R-ace GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ298 | ||
| 2024 | โธSuper Formula Lights | TOM'S | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P4 | +413 | 4,780 |
| โธSuper GT | APR | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +3,430 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฏ๐ต Taito Kato | 5,524 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 42% |
| ๐ง๐ท Pedro Clerot | 5,311 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 28% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Freddie Slater | 5,431 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 23% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Kanato Le | 4,520 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 60% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Matteo De PaloFIA Silver | 4,369 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% |
| ๐น๐ญ Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi | 3,530 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 80% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Enzo Deligny | 4,863 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 32% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Hiyu Yamakoshi | 5,619 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Syun Koide | 5,256 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% |
| ๐ง๐ท Yuga Furutani | 4,270 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Ugo UgochukwuHigher-rated | 5,511 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Tuukka TaponenHigher-rated | 5,448 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,243 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Mikkel Jensen | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,948 |
| 1,244 | ๐บ๐ธ Larry Foyt | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,946 |
| 1,245 | ๐ง๐ท Bruno Baptista | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,945 |
| 1,246 | ๐ฉ๐ช Luis Schramm Kim | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,945 |
| 1,247 | ๐ฆ๐ท Nasif Estรฉfano | Formula 1 | 4,942 |
| 1,248 | ๐ฆ๐น Richard Lietz | WEC | 4,942 |
| 1,249 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Morris Schuring | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,940 |
| 1,250 | ๐ซ๐ท Louis Rousset | European Le Mans Series | 4,936 |
| 1,251 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Charles Zwolsman | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup | 4,935 |
| 1,252 | ๐ฎ๐น Alex Powell | Formula 3 | 4,933 |
| 1,253 | ๐ฏ๐ต Jin Nakamura | Formula 3 | 4,933 |
| 1,254 | ๐จ๐ญ Mathias Beche | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,929 |
| 1,255 | ๐ง๐ท Pietro Fantin | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,926 |
| 1,256 | ๐บ๐ธ Rajah Caruth | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,926 |
| 1,257 | ๐ง๐ท Thiago Camilo | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,925 |
| 1,258 | ๐ง๐ง Zane Maloney | Formula E | 4,925 |
| 1,259 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Mika Mรคki | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,924 |
| 1,260 | ๐จ๐ฆ Doug Didero | IndyCar | 4,923 |
| 1,261 | ๐ฌ๐ง Jack Hawksworth | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,923 |
| 1,262 | ๐ซ๐ท Alessandro Ghiretti | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,922 |
| 1,263 | ๐ง๐ท Cรฉsar Ramos | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,921 |
Jin Nakamura is a professional racing driver competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech, where he races single-seater cars across the championship's FR1 and FR2 classes. His career spans three seasons from 2024 to 2026, with indexed racing also including Super Formula Lights, Formula Regional European, GB3 and a one-off multiclass endurance entry in Road to Le Mans.[1]
Nakamura took three wins across his career so far: one in Super Formula Lights in 2024, one in GB3 in 2026, and his first in Formula 3 at Spa in July 2026. He scored 14 podiums in 67 starts, with eight of those coming in Super Formula Lights, where he was a regular front-runner. In Super GT in 2024 he managed one podium from eight starts alongside his Super Formula Lights campaign. His most recent full-season entry in Formula 3 has yielded one win and two podiums from 19 starts so far, placing him sixth in the championship standings after all rounds raced to date.[2]
In Formula 3 and Formula Regional European Nakamura regularly encounters established professionals. He splits races closely with Taito Kato, a 2024 French F4 champion, and usually finishes behind Pedro Clerot, another established professional with 36 Formula Regional starts. He has finished ahead of Hiyu Yamakoshi, an established professional with significant racing in Italian F4 and Formula Regional, multiple times across their meetings.