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🇯🇵 Yuki Nakayama
Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Yuki Nakayama
Born
29 July 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Championships
12013
Career wins
3
Career podiums
12
Career starts
113
Career DNFs
11
Racer Rating
4,048
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,048Rank 3348 of 38,983 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
Yuki Nakayama is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo. Nakayama is a one-time champion (2013), with 3 wins and 12 podiums from 113 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,048 ranks Nakayama 3348th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-06-27 | Sepang GT300 | P3 | +161 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +186 | Autopolis 2012 | Super GT | P2 |
| +167 | Autopolis 2021 | Super GT | P1 |
| +164 | Sugo 2011 | Super GT | P3 |
| +160 | Sepang 2025 | Super GT | P3 |
| +153 | Motegi 2012 | Super GT | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autopolis10 starts+21
TI Aida11 starts+7
Sugo11 starts+6
Suzuka16 starts+1
Struggles
Buriram6 starts-26
Sepang6 starts-16
Motegi13 starts-3
Fuji29 starts-1
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸Super GT | Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +160 | 4,048 |
| 2022 | ▸Super GT | APR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −310 | 3,887 |
| 2021 | ▸Super GT | APR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −82 | 4,197 |
| 2020 | ▸Super GT | APR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +51 | 4,097 |
| 2019 | ▸Super GT | APR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −163 | 4,133 |
| 2018 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −158 | 4,368 |
| 2017 | ▸Super GT | Team Up Garage with Bandoh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −42 | 4,650 |
| 2016 | ▸Super GT | Team Up Garage with Bandoh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +205 | 4,463 |
| 2015 | ▸Super GT | Team Up Garage with Bandoh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −739 | 4,494 |
| 2014 | ▸Super GT | Team Mugen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −158 | 4,747 |
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | Team Mugen | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P1 | +598 | 5,283 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Nakajima Racing | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +34 | 4,685 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | Nakajima Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +117 | 4,651 |
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | Nakajima Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −238 | 4,535 |
| 2009 | ▸Super GT | Nakajima Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P15 | +3,423 | 4,773 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nakayama finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold | 5,122 | 87 | 28 | 59 | 32% |
| 🇯🇵 Seiji AraFIA Gold | 5,082 | 86 | 37 | 49 | 43% |
| 🇯🇵 Takuto IguchiFIA Silver | 4,540 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 35% |
| 🇯🇵 Takashi KobayashiFIA Gold | 4,436 | 81 | 36 | 45 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiFIA Gold | 4,478 | 80 | 32 | 48 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold | 4,451 | 80 | 33 | 47 | 41% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold | 3,869 | 80 | 27 | 53 | 34% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,236 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 30% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki KatohFIA Bronze | 4,684 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 66% |
| 🇯🇵 Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver | 4,567 | 79 | 27 | 52 | 34% |
| 🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 7,659 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion | 6,639 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 6,576 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,338 | 🇪🇪 Hans Villemi | Formula Renault Eurocup | 4,051 |
| 3,339 | 🇩🇪 Harald Becker | FIA GT Championship | 4,051 |
| 3,340 | 🇯🇵 Shogo Mitsuyama | Super GT | 4,051 |
| 3,343 | 🇬🇧 Árón Taylor-Smith | BTCC | 4,050 |
| 3,341 | 🇦🇺 Declan Fraser | Supercars Championship | 4,050 |
| 3,342 | 🇺🇸 Lance Norick | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,050 |
| 3,344 | 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | Star Mazda Championship | 4,049 |
| 3,345 | 🇳🇿 Neil Cunningham | FIA GT Championship | 4,049 |
| 3,346 | 🇦🇺 Nick Foster | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,049 |
| 3,347 | 🇺🇸 Kuno Wittmer | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,048 |
| 3,348 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Nakayama | Super GT | 4,048 |
| 3,349 | 🇱🇧 Basil Shaaban | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,047 |
| 3,350 | 🇲🇽 Diego Menchaca | 24H Series | 4,047 |
| 3,351 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Horn | FIA GT Championship | 4,047 |
| 3,352 | 🇳🇱 Peter van Merksteijn | FIA GT Championship | 4,047 |
| 3,353 | 🇨🇦 Ramez Azzam | 24H Series | 4,047 |
| 3,354 | 🇱🇰 Eshan Pieris | 24H Series | 4,046 |
| 3,355 | 🇬🇧 Freddie Hunt | Prototype Cup Germany | 4,046 |
| 3,356 | 🇺🇸 Michael McCarthy | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,046 |
| 3,357 | 🇧🇪 Sam DeJonghe | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,046 |
| 3,358 | 🏳️ Stuart Hall | British GT Championship | 4,046 |
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