Yuichi Nakayama
| Yuichi Nakayama | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Japanese |
| Born |
25 July 1991 Tokyo, Japan |
| Super Formula career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | KCMG |
| Car no. | 18 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011–13 2010 2008–10 |
All-Japan Formula Three Formula BMW Pacific Formula Challenge Japan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2010 |
All-Japan Formula Three Formula Challenge Japan |
Yuichi Nakayama (中山雄 Nakayama Yuichi, born 25 July 1991) is a Japanese racing driver, best known for winning the 2013 All-Japan Formula Three Championship.
Career
Karting
Born in Tokyo, Nakayama began his racing career in karting at the age of six and raced in various local championships, progressing to the KF2 category in 2007, finishing 7th in the Asia-Pacific Championship.[1]
Early career
In 2008, Nakayama graduated to single–seaters into the Formula Challenge Japan mono-series. He finished thirteenth in the series standings, without scoring a podium.[2] He stayed in the series for another season, progressing to fourth position in the standings, collecting six podiums.[3]
He stayed in the series for a third successive season in 2010. He dominated the whole season and won ten from twelve races, finishing every race in the podium positions and finally took the championship title. He also contested the final rounds in Formula BMW Pacific, joining the Asia Racing Team.[4]
All-Japan Formula Three
In 2011, Nakayama stepped up to the National class of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the TOM'S Spirit team.[5] He finished third, taking three class wins.[6]
In 2012 he switched to the series' Championship class, joining the main TOM'S team. He finished as runner-up to Ryō Hirakawa, winning races at Motegi, Sugo and Fuji.[7] During the season he also appeared in the Macau Grand Prix, finishing 21st.[8]
He continued his collaboration with TOM'S in 2013.[9] This time he dominated the championship, finishing each of the 13 races he contested – 11 wins and a pair of runner-up placings – on the podium, clinching the championship title before the final round of the season, that he was forced to miss.[10] He also repeated his effort to win the Macau Grand Prix trophy with TOM'S.[11]
Super Formula
Nakayama made his début in Super Formula in 2014 with KCMG.[12] He finished in eighteenth position in the championship standings, without scoring a point. Despite this, the team decided to retain him for the 2015 season.[13]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Formula Challenge Japan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13th | |
| 2009 | Formula Challenge Japan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 4th | |
| 2010 | Formula Challenge Japan | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 135 | 1st | |
| Formula BMW Pacific | Asia Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2011 | All-Japan Formula Three National Class | TOM'S Spirit | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 83 | 3rd |
| 2012 | All-Japan Formula Three | Petronas Team TOM'S | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 103 | 2nd |
| Macau Grand Prix Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st | ||
| 2013 | All-Japan Formula Three | Petronas Team TOM'S | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 146 | 1st |
| Macau Grand Prix Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| Super GT | apr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2014 | Super Formula | KCMG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| Super GT | apr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18th |
† – As Nakayama was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Super Formula results
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | KCMG | SUZ Ret |
FUJ1 13 |
FUJ2 16 |
FUJ 10 |
MOT Ret |
AUT 16 |
SUG 13 |
SUZ1 Ret |
SUZ2 18 |
18th | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2 2007". drivedb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Formula Challenge Japan 2008". Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Formula Challenge Japan 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Formula BMW Pacific 2010". DriverDB.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ 開幕ラウンド占有走行 [Travel round the opening possession]. All-Japan Formula Three Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship — National Class". driverdb.coim. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship — Championship class 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix Provisional Entry List". macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Macau Grand Prix. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ↑ "TMC Outlines Motor-sports Activities for 2013". Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 February 2015). "Roundup: Magnussen confirms title with Catalunya double". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Star River‧Windsor Arch Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix". Macau Grand Prix. Macau Grand Prix Committee. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "KCMG announces Yuichi Nakayama for Super Formula 2014". BAM Motorsport Promotions. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "KCMG CONFIRMS YUICHI NAKAYAMA FOR SUPER FORMULA SEAT IN 2015". KCMG. KC Motorgroup Ltd. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
External links
- Yuichi Nakayama on Twitter (Japanese)
- Yuichi Nakayama career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kazuki Miura |
Formula Challenge Japan Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Takamoto Katsuta |
| Preceded by Ryo Hirakawa |
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Nobuharu Matsushita |