Satoru Nakajima

Satoru Nakajima is a Japanese Formula 1 driver with 74 race starts from 1987 to 1991, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 16 championship points.

Nakajima's first start was the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, from 12th on the grid, finishing 7th. The best season was 1987: 12th in the championship with 7 points, for Team Lotus. The longest team-mate pairing was with Nelson Piquet, 27 races: Nakajima finished ahead 7 times to 15 when both were classified, and out-qualified Piquet 3 times to 24. 39 of the 74 starts ended in a retirement (53%).

Nationality: Japanese
Born: 23 Feb 1953
Active: 1987 to 1991, 5 seasons
Teams: Team Lotus, Tyrrell

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
74	0	0	0	1	0	16	39	4th	12th

Compare with team-mates: Nelson Piquet, Stefano Modena, Ayrton Senna, Jean Alesi. 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	Points	Championship
1991	Tyrrell	16	2	15th
1990	Tyrrell	15	3	15th
1989	Team Lotus	13	3	21st
1988	Team Lotus	14	1	16th
1987	Team Lotus	16	7	12th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Laps led	Points
Team Lotus	1987–1989	43	0	0	0	0	11
Tyrrell	1990–1991	31	0	0	0	0	5

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1991 Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	24	R	Spun off	0
1991 Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	R	Spun off	0
1991 Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	17	+3 Laps	0
1991 Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	13	+3 Laps	0
1991 Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	R	Throttle	0
1991 Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	22	R	Spun off	0
1991 Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	15	+3 Laps	0
1991 German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	R	Gearbox	0
1991 British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	8	+1 Lap	0
1991 French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	R	Spun off	0
1991 Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	12	+3 Laps	0
1991 Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	10	+2 Laps	0
1991 Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	R	Spun off	0
1991 San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	10	R	Transmission	0
1991 Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	R	Spun off	0
1991 United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	5	+1 Lap	2
1990 Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	R	Spun off	0
1990 Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	6	Finished	1
1990 Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	R	Spun off	0
1990 Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	PL	W	Withdrew	0
1990 Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	6	+1 Lap	1
1990 Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	10	R	Engine	0
1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	R	Brakes	0
1990 German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	R	Engine	0
1990 British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	R	Electrical	0
1990 French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	R	Gearbox	0
1990 Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	9	R	Collision	0
1990 Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	11	+3 Laps	0
1990 Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	R	Spun off	0
1990 San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	R	Collision	0
1990 Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	8	+1 Lap	0
1990 United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	6	+1 Lap	1
1989 Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	23	4	Finished · fastest lap	3
1989 Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	R	Engine	0
1989 Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	18	R	Collision	0
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	25	7	+1 Lap	0
1989 Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	10	Suspension	0
1989 Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	PL	F	Did not qualify	0
1989 Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	R	Accident	0
1989 German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	18	R	Spun off	0
1989 British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	16	8	+1 Lap	0
1989 French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	R	Engine	0
1989 Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	PL	F	Did not qualify	0
1989 United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	23	R	Throttle	0
1989 Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	15	R	Spun off	0
1989 Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	PL	F	Did not qualify	0
1989 San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	24	N	Not classified	0
1989 Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	21	8	+1 Lap	0
1988 Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	R	Collision	0
1988 Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	6	7	+1 Lap	0
1988 Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	15	R	Spun off	0
1988 Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	16	R	Spun off	0
1988 Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	R	Engine	0
1988 Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	8	R	Engine	0
1988 Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	7	+3 Laps	0
1988 German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	8	9	+1 Lap	0
1988 British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	10	+1 Lap	0
1988 French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	8	7	+1 Lap	0
1988 Detroit Grand Prix	Team Lotus	PL	F	Did not qualify	0
1988 Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	11	+3 Laps	0
1988 Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	6	R	Engine	0
1988 Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	PL	F	Did not qualify	0
1988 San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	8	+1 Lap	0
1988 Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	6	+1 Lap	1
1987 Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	14	R	Hydraulics	0
1987 Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	6	Finished	1
1987 Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	16	R	Accident	0
1987 Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	18	9	+2 Laps	0
1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	15	8	+2 Laps	0
1987 Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	14	11	+3 Laps	0
1987 Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	13	+3 Laps	0
1987 Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	17	R	Driveshaft	0
1987 German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	14	R	Turbo	0
1987 British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	4	+2 Laps	3
1987 French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	16	N	Not classified	0
1987 Detroit Grand Prix	Team Lotus	24	R	Accident	0
1987 Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	17	10	+3 Laps	0
1987 Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	15	5	+1 Lap	2
1987 San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	6	Out of fuel	1
1987 Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	7	+2 Laps	0