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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
Satoru Nakajima
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,515
Rank 597 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
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 597th of 40,105 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFPORESPJPNAUSUSABRAITAMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUS
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1991-11-03Adelaide Street CircuitFormula 1DNF−114
1991-10-20SuzukaFormula 1DNF+9
1991-09-29Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaFormula 1P17−8
1991-09-22Autódromo do EstorilFormula 1P13+44
1991-09-08Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF−69
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+135Phoenix street circuit 1991Formula 1P5
+128Adelaide Street Circuit 1989Formula 1P4
+128Suzuka 1990Formula 1P6
+125Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1990Formula 1P6
+120Osterreichring 1986International Formula 3000P4
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
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1991▸Formula 1Tyrrell1600902P13−1365,515
1990▸Formula 1Tyrrell16001103P12−4045,651
1989▸Formula 1Team Lotus1300803P14+846,055
1988▸Formula 1Team Lotus1400601P13−225,971
1987▸Formula 1Team Lotus1600607P11↑319+935,993
1986▸International Formula 3000Ralt Racing Ltd700200P8+4,2315,581
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nakajima finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli5,00378423654%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum6,71175195625%
🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger6,49175255033%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41775274836%
🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna6,33275116415%
🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen6,04975255033%
🇫🇷 Alain Prost6,80274165822%
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5,52472373551%
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell6,38971234832%
🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin5,53660312952%
🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion6,529157847%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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594🇦🇺 Chaz MostertSupercars Championship5,519
595🇩🇰 Christian RasmussenIndyCar5,515
596🇸🇪 Johan KristofferssonNürburgring 24 Hours5,515
597🇯🇵 Satoru NakajimaFormula 15,515
598🇯🇵 Yuto NomuraSuper GT5,513
599🇮🇹 Corrado FabiInternational Formula 30005,512
600🇭🇰 Ho-Pin Tung24H Series5,511
601🇬🇧 Lance MacklinFormula 15,510
602🇲🇽 Adrián Fernández GonzálezNASCAR Xfinity5,509
603🇺🇸 Colton HertaFormula 25,509
604🇪🇸 Dani ClosGP2 Series5,509
605🇺🇸 Matt KensethNASCAR Cup Series5,509
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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 597th of 40,105 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
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