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Daisuke Nakajima
Nakajima in 2015
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1989-01-29) January 29, 1989 (age 35)
Okazaki, Japan
Related toKazuki Nakajima (brother)
Satoru Nakajima (father)
Super Formula career
Debut season2011
Current teamNakajima Racing
Car number31
Starts54
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish10th in 2015
Previous series
2012-2015
2009-2010
2008
2007		Super GT
British Formula 3
All-Japan Formula Three
Formula Challenge

Daisuke Nakajima (中嶋 大祐, Nakajima Daisuke, born January 29, 1989) is a retired Japanese racing driver; the son of Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima, both of whom have driven in Formula One.

Career

Having started his career in go-karts on the Japanese circuit, Nakajima moved into single-seaters in 2007, competing in the Japanese Formula Challenge series. He finished fifth overall in the championship with four wins, which was won by 2008 Macau Grand Prix winner Keisuke Kunimoto. He graduated into All-Japan Formula Three in 2008, with Toda Racing, finishing ninth overall.[1] Having tested with Räikkönen Robertson Racing over the 2008 offseason, Nakajima joined them for a 2009 campaign in the British Formula 3 Championship.[2] Nakajima finished seventh in the championship standings, with his best result of second coming at Silverstone in August, having started from pole position.[3] He remained with the team for the 2010 season, but failed to improve on his rookie form and returned to Japan for 2011, competing in Formula Nippon with his father's team.

Nakajima retired from racing at the end of the 2019 Super GT Series and has since maintained a low profile.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Formula Challenge Japan 18 4 4 2 5 121 5th
2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Toda Racing 18 0 0 0 0 54 9th
2009 British Formula 3 Championship Räikkönen Robertson Racing 20 0 1 0 2 95 7th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
2010 British Formula 3 Championship Räikkönen Robertson Racing 30 0 1 0 4 97 11th
2011 Formula Nippon Nakajima Racing 7 0 0 0 0 2 13th
2012 Super GT - GT300 Mugen 5 0 0 0 1 12 15th
Formula Nippon Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 16th
2013 Super GT - GT500 Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 0 4 15th
Super Formula 7 0 0 0 1 6 12th
2014 Super GT - GT500 Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 1 12 17th
Super Formula 9 0 0 0 0 4 14th
2015 Super GT - GT500 Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 0 4 15th
Super Formula 8 0 0 0 0 7 10th
2016 Super GT - GT500 Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 0 7 18th
Super Formula 8 0 0 0 1 10.5 12th
2017 Super GT - GT500 Team Mugen 8 0 0 0 0 7 18th
Super Formula TCS Nakajima Racing 7 0 0 0 0 2 16th
2018 Super GT - GT500 Team Mugen 8 0 1 1 0 16 15th
2019 Super GT - GT500 Team Mugen 8 0 0 0 0 12 15th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Modulo Drago Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC

Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2011 Nakajima Racing SUZ
11 		AUT
Ret 		FUJ
8 		MOT
9 		SUZ
C 		SUG
10 		MOT
11 		MOT
7 		13th 2
2012 Nakajima Racing SUZ
16 		MOT
10 		AUT
11 		FUJ
11 		MOT
12 		SUG
12 		SUZ
10 		SUZ
11 		16th 0
2013 Nakajima Racing SUZ
16 		AUT
Ret 		FUJ
11 		MOT
10 		SUG
7 		SUZ
2 		SUZ
11 		12th 6
2014 Nakajima Racing SUZ
Ret 		FUJ
9 		FUJ
14 		FUJ
9 		MOT
16 		AUT
12 		SUG
5 		SUZ
9 		SUZ
15 		14th 4
2015 Nakajima Racing SUZ
6 		OKA
12 		FUJ
Ret 		MOT
5 		AUT
9 		SUG
12 		SUZ
Ret 		SUZ
10 		10th 7
2016 Nakajima Racing SUZ
Ret 		OKA
7 		FUJ
DNS 		MOT
10 		OKA
6 		OKA
12 		SUG
2 		SUZ
10 		SUZ
10 		12th 10.5
2017 TCS Nakajima Racing SUZ
7 		OKA
16 		OKA
14 		FUJ
11 		MOT
12 		AUT
11 		SUG
17 		SUZ
C 		SUZ
C 		16th 2

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2012 Team Mugen Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA FUJ SEP SUG
16 		SUZ
11 		FUJ
3 		AUT
10 		MOT
11 		15th 12
2013 Epson Nakajima Racing Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 OKA
11 		FUJ
13 		SEP
12 		SUG
8 		SUZ
13 		FUJ
Ret 		AUT
10 		MOT
11 		15th 4
2014 Epson Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
15 		FUJ
Ret 		AUT
10 		SUG
13 		FUJ
3 		SUZ
12 		BUR
Ret 		MOT
14 		17th 12
2015 Epson Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
Ret 		FUJ
12 		CHA
11 		FUJ
11 		SUZ
9 		SUG
Ret 		AUT
10 		MOT
13 		15th 4
2016 Epson Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
14 		FUJ
10 		SUG
12 		FUJ
11 		SUZ
11 		CHA
5 		MOT
13 		MOT
14 		18th 7
2017 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
9 		FUJ
15 		AUT
11 		SUG
6 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
12 		CHA
13 		MOT
11 		18th 7
2018 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
10 		FUJ
14 		SUZ
Ret 		CHA
5 		FUJ
14 		SUG
4 		AUT
14 		MOT
14 		15th 16
2019 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
7‡ 		FUJ
11 		SUZ
12 		CHA
Ret 		FUJ
6 		AUT
14 		SUG
9 		MOT
9 		15th 12

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

References

  1. ^ "Toda Racing - Racing History". todaracing.com. Toda Racing. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  2. ^ Beer, Matt (2009-02-27). "Double R sign Daisuke Nakajima". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ben (2009-08-15). "Nakajima takes maiden F3 pole". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  4. ^ Klein, Jamie (2019-11-24). "Daisuke Nakajima announces retirement from racing". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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