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Shinji Nakano

1997–1998 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts33
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points2
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce-0.16-0.518.33113 / 4
low-downforceUnavailable+1219.51 / 2
mixed+0.25017.9210.513 / 12

Career average: qualifying 18.18 · classified finish 10.5. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid6 / 12
DNF rate51.5%
Average grid → finish18.1210.5
Positions gained / race7.56
First raceAustralian Grand Prix 1997 · 1997-03-09
Latest raceJapanese Grand Prix 1998 · 1998-11-01
TEAM HISTORYProstMinardi

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: None.

17 non-finishes: 12 mechanical, 4 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 1 other. Reliability exposure: 0 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
1998NC160
Esteban TueroQ 4–3 · R 1–0
0
199718170
Jarno TrulliQ 0–3 · R 1–3
Olivier PanisQ 0–7 · R 1–3
2

H2H reads Nakano–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 33 RESULT ROWS

199816 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1998 · ROUND 16JapaneseRETJapaneseShinji NakanoMinardi2040Throttle0
1998 · ROUND 15Luxembourg15LuxembourgShinji NakanoMinardi2065+2 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 14ItalianRETItalianShinji NakanoMinardi2113Engine0
1998 · ROUND 13Belgian8BelgianShinji NakanoMinardi2139+5 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 12Hungarian15HungarianShinji NakanoMinardi1974+3 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 11GermanRETGermanShinji NakanoMinardi2036Gearbox0
1998 · ROUND 10Austrian11AustrianShinji NakanoMinardi2170+1 Lap0
1998 · ROUND 9British8BritishShinji NakanoMinardi1958+2 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 8French17FrenchShinji NakanoMinardi2165Engine0
1998 · ROUND 7Canadian7CanadianShinji NakanoMinardi1868+1 Lap0
1998 · ROUND 6Monaco9MonacoShinji NakanoMinardi1976+2 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 5Spanish14SpanishShinji NakanoMinardi2063+2 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 4San MarinoRETSan MarinoShinji NakanoMinardi2127Engine0
1998 · ROUND 3Argentine13ArgentineShinji NakanoMinardi1969+3 Laps0
1998 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianShinji NakanoMinardi183Spun off0
1998 · ROUND 1AustralianRETAustralianShinji NakanoMinardi228Halfshaft0
199717 starts · 0 wins2 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1997 · ROUND 17European10EuropeanShinji NakanoProst1569+1:18.2150
1997 · ROUND 16JapaneseRETJapaneseShinji NakanoProst1522Wheel bearing0
1997 · ROUND 15LuxembourgRETLuxembourgShinji NakanoProst1716Engine0
1997 · ROUND 14AustrianRETAustrianShinji NakanoProst1657Engine0
1997 · ROUND 13Italian11ItalianShinji NakanoProst1553+1:03.3270
1997 · ROUND 12BelgianRETBelgianShinji NakanoProst165Electrical0
1997 · ROUND 11Hungarian6HungarianShinji NakanoProst1677+41.5121
1997 · ROUND 10German7GermanShinji NakanoProst1745+1:19.7220
1997 · ROUND 9British11BritishShinji NakanoProst1557Engine0
1997 · ROUND 8FrenchRETFrenchShinji NakanoProst127Spun off0
1997 · ROUND 7Canadian6CanadianShinji NakanoProst1954+36.7011
1997 · ROUND 6SpanishRETSpanishShinji NakanoProst1634Gearbox0
1997 · ROUND 5MonacoRETMonacoShinji NakanoProst2136Spun off0
1997 · ROUND 4San MarinoRETSan MarinoShinji NakanoProst1811Collision0
1997 · ROUND 3ArgentineRETArgentineShinji NakanoProst2049Engine0
1997 · ROUND 2Brazilian14BrazilianShinji NakanoProst1571+1 Lap0
1997 · ROUND 1Australian7AustralianShinji NakanoProst1656+2 Laps0

19662026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.