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DRIVER PROFILE · Japanese

Satoru Nakajima

1987–1991 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts74
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points16
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-downforceUnavailable-1.99Unavailable10.50 / 6
low-downforceUnavailable+0.51Unavailable80 / 4
mixedUnavailable+0.39Unavailable8.120 / 25

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 8.51. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid4 / 6
DNF rate55.4%
Average grid → finish158.51
Positions gained / race5.91
First raceBrazilian Grand Prix 1987 · 1987-04-12
Latest raceAustralian Grand Prix 1991 · 1991-11-03
TEAM HISTORYTeam LotusTyrrell

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: None.

41 non-finishes: 19 mechanical, 20 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 2 other. Reliability exposure: 1 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
199115160
Stefano ModenaQ — · R 0–6
2
199015150
Jean AlesiQ — · R 0–2
3
198921130
Nelson PiquetQ — · R 0–1
3
198816140
Nelson PiquetQ — · R 1–5
1
198712160
Ayrton SennaQ — · R 0–8
7

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

Every race 75 RESULT ROWS

199116 starts · 0 wins2 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1991 · ROUND 16AustralianRETAustralianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell244Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 15JapaneseRETJapaneseSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1530Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 14Spanish17SpanishSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1862+3 Laps0
1991 · ROUND 13Portuguese13PortugueseSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1768+3 Laps0
1991 · ROUND 12ItalianRETItalianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1524Throttle0
1991 · ROUND 11BelgianRETBelgianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell227Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 10Hungarian15HungarianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1474+3 Laps0
1991 · ROUND 9GermanRETGermanSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1326Gearbox0
1991 · ROUND 8British8BritishSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1558+1 Lap0
1991 · ROUND 7FrenchRETFrenchSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1812Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 6Mexican12MexicanSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1364+3 Laps0
1991 · ROUND 5Canadian10CanadianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1267+2 Laps0
1991 · ROUND 4MonacoRETMonacoSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1135Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 3San MarinoRETSan MarinoSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1015Transmission0
1991 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1612Spun off0
1991 · ROUND 1United States5United StatesSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1680+1 Lap2
199015 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1990 · ROUND 16AustralianRETAustralianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1353Spun off0
1990 · ROUND 15Japanese6JapaneseSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1453+1:12.3501
1990 · ROUND 14SpanishRETSpanishSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1413Spun off0
1990 · ROUND 13PortugueseWPortugueseSatoru NakajimaTyrrellPL0Withdrew0
1990 · ROUND 12Italian6ItalianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1452+1 Lap1
1990 · ROUND 11BelgianRETBelgianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell104Engine0
1990 · ROUND 10HungarianRETHungarianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell159Brakes0
1990 · ROUND 9GermanRETGermanSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1324Engine0
1990 · ROUND 8BritishRETBritishSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1220Electrical0
1990 · ROUND 7FrenchRETFrenchSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1563Gearbox0
1990 · ROUND 6MexicanRETMexicanSatoru NakajimaTyrrell911Collision0
1990 · ROUND 5Canadian11CanadianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1367+3 Laps0
1990 · ROUND 4MonacoRETMonacoSatoru NakajimaTyrrell2136Spun off0
1990 · ROUND 3San MarinoRETSan MarinoSatoru NakajimaTyrrell190Collision0
1990 · ROUND 2Brazilian8BrazilianSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1970+1 Lap0
1990 · ROUND 1United States6United StatesSatoru NakajimaTyrrell1171+1 Lap1
198913 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1989 · ROUND 16Australian4AustralianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2370+42.3313
1989 · ROUND 15JapaneseRETJapaneseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1241Engine0
1989 · ROUND 14SpanishRETSpanishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus180Collision0
1989 · ROUND 13Portuguese7PortugueseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2570+1 Lap0
1989 · ROUND 12Italian10ItalianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1951Suspension0
1989 · ROUND 10HungarianRETHungarianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2033Accident0
1989 · ROUND 9GermanRETGermanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1836Spun off0
1989 · ROUND 8British8BritishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1663+1 Lap0
1989 · ROUND 7FrenchRETFrenchSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1949Engine0
1989 · ROUND 5United StatesRETUnited StatesSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2324Throttle0
1989 · ROUND 4MexicanRETMexicanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1535Spun off0
1989 · ROUND 2San MarinoRETSan MarinoSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2446Not classified0
1989 · ROUND 1Brazilian8BrazilianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus2160+1 Lap0
198814 starts · 0 wins1 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1988 · ROUND 16AustralianRETAustralianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1345Collision0
1988 · ROUND 15Japanese7JapaneseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus650+1 Lap0
1988 · ROUND 14SpanishRETSpanishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1514Spun off0
1988 · ROUND 13PortugueseRETPortugueseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1616Spun off0
1988 · ROUND 12ItalianRETItalianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1214Engine0
1988 · ROUND 11BelgianRETBelgianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus822Engine0
1988 · ROUND 10Hungarian7HungarianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1973+3 Laps0
1988 · ROUND 9German9GermanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus843+1 Lap0
1988 · ROUND 8British10BritishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1064+1 Lap0
1988 · ROUND 7French7FrenchSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus879+1 Lap0
1988 · ROUND 5Canadian11CanadianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1366+3 Laps0
1988 · ROUND 4MexicanRETMexicanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus627Engine0
1988 · ROUND 2San Marino8San MarinoSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1259+1 Lap0
1988 · ROUND 1Brazilian6BrazilianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1059+1 Lap1
198716 starts · 0 wins7 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1987 · ROUND 16AustralianRETAustralianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1422Hydraulics0
1987 · ROUND 15Japanese6JapaneseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1151+1:36.4791
1987 · ROUND 14MexicanRETMexicanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus161Accident0
1987 · ROUND 13Spanish9SpanishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1870+2 Laps0
1987 · ROUND 12Portuguese8PortugueseSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1568+2 Laps0
1987 · ROUND 11Italian11ItalianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1447+3 Laps0
1987 · ROUND 10Austrian13AustrianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1349+3 Laps0
1987 · ROUND 9HungarianRETHungarianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus171Driveshaft0
1987 · ROUND 8GermanRETGermanSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus149Turbo0
1987 · ROUND 7British4BritishSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1263+2 Laps3
1987 · ROUND 6FrenchRETFrenchSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1671Not classified0
1987 · ROUND 5DetroitRETDetroitSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus240Accident0
1987 · ROUND 4Monaco10MonacoSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1775+3 Laps0
1987 · ROUND 3Belgian5BelgianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1542+1 Lap2
1987 · ROUND 2San Marino6San MarinoSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1257Out of fuel1
1987 · ROUND 1Brazilian7BrazilianSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1259+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.