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🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Team Taisan.

Driver facts

Full name

Shinji Nakano

Born

1 April 1971(b. 1971)

Nationality

Japan

Current team

Team Taisan

Series

Super GT

Status

Retired

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

4,975

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

4,975

Rank 1195 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com

Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Shinji Nakano is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Taisan. Nakano has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 45 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,975 ranks Nakano 1195th of 38,983 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

2018 form

Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)

Recent results

Tap a row for the full race

2018-08-04	Fuji GT300	Super GT	DNF	−137
2018-05-03	Fuji GT300	Super GT	P15	−55

Career-best drives

Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition

Rating won	Race	Series	Finish
+107	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1997	Formula 1	P6
+100	Hungaroring 1997	Formula 1	P6
+97	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1998	Formula 1	P7
+92	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1997	Formula 1	P7
+92	Hockenheimring 1997	Formula 1	P7

Season by season

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2018	▸Super GT	Team Taisan	2	0	0	1	0	P19	−192	4,975
2016	▸WEC	Manor	2	0	0	0	0	P31	−268	5,167
	▸Super GT	Team Taisan Sard	1	0	0	0	0	P20	−126
2014	▸WEC	Team Taisan	1	0	0	0	0	P24	−38	5,561
2013	▸WEC	Delta-ADR	2	0	0	1	0	P20	−234	5,599
2012	▸WEC	ADR-Delta	2	1	1	0	0	P17	+13	5,833
2003	▸IndyCar	Beck Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	P25	+48	5,820
1998	▸Formula 1	Minardi	16	0	0	6	0	P14	−62	5,772
1997	▸Formula 1	Prost	17	0	0	9	2	P15	+4,484	5,834

Recent coverage

No recent coverage found.

Head-to-head

Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nakano finished ahead vs behind

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen	6,529	33	8	25	24%
🇩🇪 Ralf SchumacherFIA Gold	6,385	33	14	19	42%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher	6,331	33	8	25	24%
🇬🇧 David Coulthard	6,078	33	8	25	24%
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi	6,063	33	9	24	27%
🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine	6,045	33	10	23	30%
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert	6,029	33	12	21	36%
🇬🇧 Damon Hill	6,012	33	14	19	42%
🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5,916	33	9	24	27%
🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz	5,791	33	20	13	61%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion	6,639	1	1	0	100%
🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated	6,491	14	2	12	14%

Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates

On the leaderboard

Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed

#	Driver	Series	Rating
1,185	🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier	WEC	4,982
1,186	🇫🇷 Tristan Gommendy	European Le Mans Series	4,982
1,187	🇦🇴 Pedro Couceiro	International Formula 3000	4,981
1,188	🇺🇸 Jordan Taylor	IMSA WeatherTech	4,980
1,189	🇩🇪 Stefan Mücke	WEC	4,980
1,190	🇬🇧 Dino Zamparelli	British GT Championship	4,979
1,191	🇯🇵 Toshihiro Kaneishi	Super GT	4,979
1,192	🇺🇸 Scott Pruett	IMSA WeatherTech	4,978
1,193	🇺🇸 Jimmy Kite	IndyCar	4,977
1,194	🇬🇧 Dino Morelli	International Formula 3000	4,976
1,195	🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano	Super GT	4,975
1,196	🇫🇷 Jean-Marc Gounon	FIA GT Championship	4,974
1,197	🇮🇹 Kevin Giovesi	GP2 Series	4,974
1,198	🇺🇸 Rick Treadway	IndyCar	4,974
1,199	🇺🇸 Casey Mears	NASCAR Cup Series	4,973
1,200	🇯🇵 Kean Nakamura-Berta	Formula Regional European	4,973
1,201	🇬🇧 Dan Cammish	BTCC	4,972
1,202	🇦🇺 Scott Pye	Supercars Championship	4,972
1,203	🇺🇸 Chandler Smith	NASCAR Truck	4,971
1,204	🇫🇮 Aaro Vainio	GT World Challenge Europe	4,970
1,205	🇧🇷 Alexandre Sperafico	International Formula 3000	4,970

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RacerDB / Drivers / Nakano

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🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Team Taisan.

Driver facts

Full name

Shinji Nakano

Born

1 April 1971(b. 1971)

Nationality

Japan

Current team

Team Taisan

Series

Super GT

Status

Retired

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

4,975

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

4,975

Rank 1195 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com

Synthesized from 1 source, updated 2h ago

Shinji Nakano is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Taisan. Nakano has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 45 starts.[1]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications

Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Shinji Nakano is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Taisan. Nakano has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 45 starts.[1]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications

2018 form

Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)

Recent results

Tap a row for the full race

2018-08-04	Fuji GT300	Super GT	DNF	−137
2018-05-03	Fuji GT300	Super GT	P15	−55

Career-best drives

Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition

Rating won	Race	Series	Finish
+107	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1997	Formula 1	P6
+100	Hungaroring 1997	Formula 1	P6
+97	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1998	Formula 1	P7
+92	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1997	Formula 1	P7
+92	Hockenheimring 1997	Formula 1	P7

Season by season

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2018	▸Super GT	Team Taisan	2	0	0	1	0	P19	−192	4,975
2016	▸WEC	Manor	2	0	0	0	0	P31	−268	5,167
	▸Super GT	Team Taisan Sard	1	0	0	0	0	P20	−126
2014	▸WEC	Team Taisan	1	0	0	0	0	P24	−38	5,561
2013	▸WEC	Delta-ADR	2	0	0	1	0	P20	−234	5,599
2012	▸WEC	ADR-Delta	2	1	1	0	0	P17	+13	5,833
2003	▸IndyCar	Beck Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	P25	+48	5,820
1998	▸Formula 1	Minardi	16	0	0	6	0	P14	−62	5,772
1997	▸Formula 1	Prost	17	0	0	9	2	P15	+4,484	5,834

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Head-to-head

Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nakano finished ahead vs behind

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen	6,529	33	8	25	24%
🇩🇪 Ralf SchumacherFIA Gold	6,385	33	14	19	42%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher	6,331	33	8	25	24%
🇬🇧 David Coulthard	6,078	33	8	25	24%
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi	6,063	33	9	24	27%
🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine	6,045	33	10	23	30%
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert	6,029	33	12	21	36%
🇬🇧 Damon Hill	6,012	33	14	19	42%
🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5,916	33	9	24	27%
🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz	5,791	33	20	13	61%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion	6,639	1	1	0	100%
🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated	6,491	14	2	12	14%

Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates

On the leaderboard

Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed

#	Driver	Series	Rating
1,185	🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier	WEC	4,982
1,186	🇫🇷 Tristan Gommendy	European Le Mans Series	4,982
1,187	🇦🇴 Pedro Couceiro	International Formula 3000	4,981
1,188	🇺🇸 Jordan Taylor	IMSA WeatherTech	4,980
1,189	🇩🇪 Stefan Mücke	WEC	4,980
1,190	🇬🇧 Dino Zamparelli	British GT Championship	4,979
1,191	🇯🇵 Toshihiro Kaneishi	Super GT	4,979
1,192	🇺🇸 Scott Pruett	IMSA WeatherTech	4,978
1,193	🇺🇸 Jimmy Kite	IndyCar	4,977
1,194	🇬🇧 Dino Morelli	International Formula 3000	4,976
1,195	🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano	Super GT	4,975
1,196	🇫🇷 Jean-Marc Gounon	FIA GT Championship	4,974
1,197	🇮🇹 Kevin Giovesi	GP2 Series	4,974
1,198	🇺🇸 Rick Treadway	IndyCar	4,974
1,199	🇺🇸 Casey Mears	NASCAR Cup Series	4,973
1,200	🇯🇵 Kean Nakamura-Berta	Formula Regional European	4,973
1,201	🇬🇧 Dan Cammish	BTCC	4,972
1,202	🇦🇺 Scott Pye	Supercars Championship	4,972
1,203	🇺🇸 Chandler Smith	NASCAR Truck	4,971
1,204	🇫🇮 Aaro Vainio	GT World Challenge Europe	4,970
1,205	🇧🇷 Alexandre Sperafico	International Formula 3000	4,970

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