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Shinji Nakano

  • 1997–1998
  • NAK
  • Born 1 April 1971 in Takatsuki

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position18.1
  • Avg finish10.5
  • Retirement rate45%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+135
  • Points scored2
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsProst (1997) · Minardi (1998)

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

17 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 1998: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1997199817 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 1998: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19971998
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1997Prost172P18
1998Minardi160–

Every race

33 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 33 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1997Australian Grand PrixProst16P7
Brazilian Grand PrixProst15P14
Argentine Grand PrixProst20DNF
San Marino Grand PrixProst18DNF
Monaco Grand PrixProst21DNF
Spanish Grand PrixProst16DNF
Canadian Grand PrixProst19P61
French Grand PrixProst12DNF
British Grand PrixProst14P11
German Grand PrixProst17P7
Hungarian Grand PrixProst16P61
Belgian Grand PrixProst16DNF
Italian Grand PrixProst15P11
Austrian Grand PrixProst16DNF
Luxembourg Grand PrixProst17DNF
Japanese Grand PrixProst15DNF
European Grand PrixProst15P10
1998Australian Grand PrixMinardi22DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixMinardi18DNF
Argentine Grand PrixMinardi19P13
San Marino Grand PrixMinardi21DNF
Spanish Grand PrixMinardi20P14
Monaco Grand PrixMinardi19P9
Canadian Grand PrixMinardi18P7
French Grand PrixMinardi21P17
British Grand PrixMinardi19P8
Austrian Grand PrixMinardi21P11
German Grand PrixMinardi20DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixMinardi19P15
Belgian Grand PrixMinardi21P8
Italian Grand PrixMinardi21DNF
Luxembourg Grand PrixMinardi20P15
Japanese Grand PrixMinardi20DNF

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-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Esteban Tuero19981:011:5−0.10%0 : 0Compare
Olivier Panis19971:30:10+1.49%1 : 16Compare
Jarno Trulli19971:31:6+0.64%1 : 3Compare

Green: Shinji Nakano 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.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Albert Park27
José Carlos Pace214
Juan y Oscar Gálvez213
Enzo e Dino Ferrari2–
Monaco29
Catalunya214
Gilles Villeneuve26.5
Magny-Cours217
Silverstone29.5
Hockenheimring27
Hungaroring210.5
Spa-Francorchamps28
Monza211
Red Bull Ring211
Nürburgring215
Suzuka2–