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🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima
Racing driver from Japan. Formula 1, Tyrrell.
Driver facts
Full name
Satoru Nakajima
Born
23 February 1953(b. 1953)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Tyrrell
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
82
Career DNFs
42
Racer Rating
5,515
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,515Rank 588 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Satoru Nakajima is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell. Nakajima has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 82 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,515 ranks Nakajima 588th of 40,700 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, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1991 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1991-11-03 | Adelaide Street Circuit | DNF | −114 |
| 1991-10-20 | Suzuka | DNF | +9 |
| 1991-09-29 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | P17 | −8 |
| 1991-09-22 | Autódromo do Estoril | P13 | +44 |
| 1991-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −69 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +135 | Phoenix street circuit 1991 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +128 | Adelaide Street Circuit 1989 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +128 | Suzuka 1990 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +125 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1990 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +120 | Osterreichring 1986 | International Formula 3000 | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Suzuka5 starts+39
Silverstone6 starts+9
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza5 starts+6
Paul Ricard4 starts+4
Struggles
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez5 starts-32
Circuito de Jerez4 starts-30
Hungaroring5 starts-27
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps4 starts-19
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | P13 | −136 | 5,515 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | P12 | −404 | 5,651 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | P14 | +84 | 6,055 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | P13 | −22 | 5,971 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | P11 | ↑319+93 | 5,993 |
| 1986 | ▸International Formula 3000 | Ralt Racing Ltd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +4,231 | 5,581 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nakajima finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli | 5,002 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 54% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 75 | 19 | 56 | 25% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 6,491 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 75 | 27 | 48 | 36% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 6,332 | 75 | 11 | 64 | 15% |
| 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 6,049 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,802 | 74 | 16 | 58 | 22% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | 5,524 | 72 | 37 | 35 | 51% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,388 | 71 | 23 | 48 | 32% |
| 🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin | 5,536 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 52% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,529 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | 🇯🇵 Taito Kato | Formula 3 | 5,526 |
| 579 | 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 580 | 🇫🇷 Michel Trollé | International Formula 3000 | 5,524 |
| 581 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Larrauri | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 582 | 🇺🇸 Ricky Taylor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,522 |
| 583 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Tamburini | International Formula 3000 | 5,521 |
| 584 | 🇺🇸 Brendan Gaughan | NASCAR Truck | 5,520 |
| 585 | 🇺🇸 Ed Elisian | Formula 1 | 5,520 |
| 586 | 🇦🇺 Chaz Mostert | Supercars Championship | 5,519 |
| 587 | 🇸🇪 Johan Kristoffersson | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,515 |
| 588 | 🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima | Formula 1 | 5,515 |
| 589 | 🇯🇵 Yuto Nomura | Super GT | 5,514 |
| 590 | 🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu | Formula 3 | 5,513 |
| 591 | 🇮🇹 Corrado Fabi | International Formula 3000 | 5,512 |
| 592 | 🇭🇰 Ho-Pin Tung | 24H Series | 5,511 |
| 593 | 🇬🇧 Lance Macklin | Formula 1 | 5,510 |
| 594 | 🇯🇵 Sena Sakaguchi | Super GT | 5,510 |
| 595 | 🇲🇽 Adrián Fernández González | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,509 |
| 596 | 🇪🇸 Dani Clos | GP2 Series | 5,509 |
| 597 | 🇮🇹 Thomas Biagi | FIA GT Championship | 5,508 |
| 598 | 🇺🇸 Matt Kenseth | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,507 |
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