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Jin Nakamura

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Jin Nakamura
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 18)
Chiba, Japan
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season2024
Current teamapr
Car number31
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Super Formula Lights career
Debut season2024
Current teamTOM'S
Car number35
Starts12
Wins1
Podiums5
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2022-2023F4 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

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Formula 4

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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

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Nakamura and Rikuto Kobayashi will step up together to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S.[5]

Super GT

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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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
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

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(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
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

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(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

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(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
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

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2024 Japan TOM'S Formula Tatuus F3 T-318 TBD TBD TBD

References

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  1. ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2023 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC Challenge Program: WEC". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Saitama Toyopet Gets New Lineup Amid Toyota Reshuffle". sportscar365.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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