Drivers/Japan
Satoru Nakajima
- 1987–1991
- NAK
- Born 23 February 1953 in Okazaki
Family in Formula 1: Kazuki Nakajima (child)
- Starts7480 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps1
- Titles0best finish P12
Career numbers
- Avg grid position15
- Avg finish8.5
- Retirement rate53%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+210
- Points scored16
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsLotus (1987–1989) · Tyrrell (1990–1991)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
80 entries, 74 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBrazilian Grand Prix 1987P7 · Lotus
- Last startAustralian Grand Prix 1991DNF · Tyrrell
All 80 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 1988–1989 | 1:6 | 3:24 | +1.30% | 4 : 31 | Compare |
| Ayrton Senna | 1987 | 0:8 | 0:16 | +4.35% | 7 : 57 | Compare |
| Stefano Modena | 1991 | 0:6 | 1:15 | +1.15% | 2 : 10 | Compare |
| Jean Alesi | 1990 | 0:2 | 0:14 | +1.95% | 2 : 13 | Compare |
Green: Satoru Nakajima came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 | 7 | ||
| Silverstone | 5 | 7.5 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 9 | ||
| Hungaroring | 5 | 11 | ||
| Monza | 5 | 9 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 | 12 | ||
| Suzuka | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| Adelaide | 5 | 4 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 4 | 5 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 7 | ||
| Estoril | 4 | 9.3 | ||
| Jerez | 4 | 9 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 3 | 7 | ||
| Monaco | 3 | 10 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 10.7 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 5.5 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 8 |