Jin Nakamura
Jin Nakamura | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Chiba, Japan | 1 February 2006
Super GT - GT300 career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | apr |
Car number | 31 |
Starts | 7 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Super Formula Lights career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | TOM'S |
Car number | 35 |
Starts | 12 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Previous series | |
2022-2023 | F4 Japanese Championship |
Jin Nakamura (中村仁, Nakamura Jin, born 1 February 2006) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT and Super Formula Lights. He was runner up in the 2023 F4 Japanese Championship[1] He is also part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge Program.[2]
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]Nakamura made his formula debut in 2022 F4 Japanese Championship with TGR-DC Racing School. He did on to win a race and have 2 podiums.[3] Nakamura continues to compete in the series for 2023, where he claimed runners up behind of the eventual champion Rikuto Kobayashi & ahead of Honda's Yusuke Mitsui. He racked up couple of wins and podiums. Nakamura, and Kobayashi took part in WEC Challenge Program training session for young drivers has been announced for the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours. Both participated and experience firsthand how WEC drivers and engineers take on the challenge of Le Mans.[4]
Super Formula Lights
[edit]Nakamura and Rikuto Kobayashi will step up together to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S.[5]
Super GT
[edit]Nakamura also will make his debut to compete in Super GT - GT300 with apr, as he replaces Koki Saga to partner Kazuto Kotaka and Yuki Nemoto.[6]
Racing record
[edit]This section includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (October 2024) |
Career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 4th |
2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 209 | 2nd |
2024 | Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 4th |
Super GT - GT300 | apr | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9th | |
Super Taikyu - ST-2 | KTMS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 1st‡ | |
Macau Grand Prix | TOM'S Formula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
‡ Team standings.
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
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2022 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 10 |
FUJ1 2 6 |
SUZ1 1 8 |
SUZ1 2 7 |
FUJ2 1 6 |
FUJ2 2 9 |
SUZ2 1 7 |
SUZ2 2 4 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
AUT 1 4 |
AUT 2 6 |
MOT 1 7 |
MOT 2 5 |
4th | 126 |
2023 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 2 Ret |
FUJ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 1 Ret |
SUZ1 2 6 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 2 |
SUZ2 1 2 |
SUZ2 2 3 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 4 |
AUT 1 2 |
AUT 2 1 |
MOT 1 1 |
MOT 2 2 |
2nd | 209 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | TOM'S | AUT 1 Ret |
AUT 2 2 |
AUT 3 6 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
SUG 3 3 |
FUJ 1 5 |
FUJ 2 2 |
FUJ 3 7 |
OKA 1 5 |
OKA 2 4 |
OKA 3 6 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 2 |
SUZ 3 3 |
MOT 1 5 |
MOT 2 3 |
MOT 3 5 |
4th | 71 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2024 | apr | Lexus LC 500h GT | GT300 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ 4 |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 6 |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
9th* | 25* |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
[edit]Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2024 | TOM'S Formula | Tatuus F3 T-318 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023.
- ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2023 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC Challenge Program: WEC". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Saitama Toyopet Gets New Lineup Amid Toyota Reshuffle". sportscar365.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jin Nakamura career summary at DriverDB.com