Shinji Nakano

Shinji Nakano is a Japanese Formula 1 driver with 33 race starts from 1997 to 1998, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 2 championship points.

Nakano's first start was the 1997 Australian Grand Prix for Prost, from 16th on the grid, finishing 7th. The best season was 1997: 18th in the championship with 2 points, for Prost. The longest team-mate pairing was with Esteban Tuero, 16 races: Nakano finished ahead 10 times to 3 when both were classified, and out-qualified Tuero 11 times to 5. 15 of the 33 starts ended in a retirement (45%).

Nationality: Japanese
Born: 1 Apr 1971
Active: 1997 to 1998, 2 seasons
Teams: Prost, Minardi

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
33	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	6th	18th

Compare with team-mates: Esteban Tuero, Olivier Panis, Jarno Trulli. Or anyone else.

Season by season

Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.

Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season.

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Championship
1998	Minardi	16	0	0	0	0	18th
1997	Prost	17	0	0	0	2	18th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Laps led	Points
Prost	1997	17	0	0	0	0	2
Minardi	1998	16	0	0	0	0	0

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1998 Japanese Grand Prix	Minardi	20	R	Throttle	0
1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix	Minardi	20	15	+2 Laps	0
1998 Italian Grand Prix	Minardi	21	R	Engine	0
1998 Belgian Grand Prix	Minardi	21	8	+5 Laps	0
1998 Hungarian Grand Prix	Minardi	19	15	+3 Laps	0
1998 German Grand Prix	Minardi	20	R	Gearbox	0
1998 Austrian Grand Prix	Minardi	21	11	+1 Lap	0
1998 British Grand Prix	Minardi	19	8	+2 Laps	0
1998 French Grand Prix	Minardi	21	17	Engine	0
1998 Canadian Grand Prix	Minardi	18	7	+1 Lap	0
1998 Monaco Grand Prix	Minardi	19	9	+2 Laps	0
1998 Spanish Grand Prix	Minardi	20	14	+2 Laps	0
1998 San Marino Grand Prix	Minardi	21	R	Engine	0
1998 Argentine Grand Prix	Minardi	19	13	+3 Laps	0
1998 Brazilian Grand Prix	Minardi	18	R	Spun off	0
1998 Australian Grand Prix	Minardi	22	R	Halfshaft	0
1997 European Grand Prix	Prost	15	10	Finished	0
1997 Japanese Grand Prix	Prost	15	R	Wheel bearing	0
1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix	Prost	17	R	Engine	0
1997 Austrian Grand Prix	Prost	16	R	Engine	0
1997 Italian Grand Prix	Prost	15	11	Finished	0
1997 Belgian Grand Prix	Prost	16	R	Electrical	0
1997 Hungarian Grand Prix	Prost	16	6	Finished	1
1997 German Grand Prix	Prost	17	7	Finished	0
1997 British Grand Prix	Prost	15	11	Engine	0
1997 French Grand Prix	Prost	12	R	Spun off	0
1997 Canadian Grand Prix	Prost	19	6	Finished	1
1997 Spanish Grand Prix	Prost	16	R	Gearbox	0
1997 Monaco Grand Prix	Prost	21	R	Spun off	0
1997 San Marino Grand Prix	Prost	18	R	Collision	0
1997 Argentine Grand Prix	Prost	20	R	Engine	0
1997 Brazilian Grand Prix	Prost	15	14	+1 Lap	0
1997 Australian Grand Prix	Prost	16	7	+2 Laps	0