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Satoru Nakajima F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
Japanese
Birthplace
Okazaki, Japan
Date of Birth23 February 1953
Age
First Grand Prix
1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
1991 Australian Grand Prix
Year(s) Active1987–91
Best Championship Result11th (1987)
Related toKazuki Nakajima (son)

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F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries80 
Race Starts74 
First Race Start
1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Race Start
1991 Australian Grand Prix
Did Not Start1 
Best Race Start6th×2
Best Race Finish4th×2
Retirements3750.0%
First-Lap Retirements3 
Not Classified2 
Disqualified0 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events18Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits21Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In5 
Seasons with Race Starts5 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums 0
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify5 
Did Not Pre-Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps11.4%
Races Until First Fastest Lap43 
First Fastest Lap
1989 Australian Grand Prix
Win with Fastest Lap0 
Most Consecutive Fastest Laps0 
Most Fastest Laps in a Single Season11989
Seasons with at least One Fastest Lap1 
More fastest lap stats
Points Stats
Points Scored160.22 pts p/r
Points Finishes1013.5%
Races Until First Points Finish2 
First Points Finish
1987 San Marino Grand Prix
Last Points Finish
1991 United States Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season71987
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season41987
Seasons with at least One Points Finish5 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts0 

Driver Stats by Season

Satoru Nakajima’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1987Lotus1616–––––51144711th
1988Lotus1614–––––6661116th
1989Lotus1613–––1–71241321st
1990Tyrrell1615–––––10963315th
1991Tyrrell1616–––––91051215th
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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship

Driver Stats by Constructor

Satoru Nakajima’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Lotus (1987–89)4843–––1–1864611
Tyrrell (1990–91)3231–––––199545
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Table definitions

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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

Satoru Nakajima’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRacesQualifying H2H
Ayrton Senna (1987)
160–16
Nelson Piquet (1988–89)
324–28
Jean Alesi (1990)
160–16
Stefano Modena (1991)
161–15
  805–75

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