is a successful racing driver in the
Japanese Touring Car Championship
The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: 1985–1993: JTC, 1994–1998: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, ja, 全日本ツーリングカー選手権, link=no), was a former touring car racing series held in Japan. ...
and
F3000
Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines.
Formula 3000 championships
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as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show ''
Best Motoring
was Japan's preeminent automobile magazine, video, and DVD series. Alongside ''Best Motoring'' were ''Hot Version'' and ''Video Special.''
History
With the first edition debuting in 1987 and the last in June 2011, the videos were marked by non ...
''. Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was a regular driver of
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the 'Evo', is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016. There have been ten official versio ...
s during Best Motoring races involving the I, II, III, IV, V, VI (including the
Tommi Makinen Edition), VII, and VIII of the car, often recording lap times significantly quicker than other drivers of the same vehicle.
Nakaya's name was applied to a special preface-build of the
Mitsubishi FTO
The Mitsubishi FTO is a front engined, front-wheel drive coupe produced by Mitsubishi Motors between 1994 and 2000. It was originally planned to be exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, although its popularity as a grey market import to th ...
, the Nakaya-Tune FTO, which appeared in 1997.
Nakaya was considered for a
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
ride with
Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
in 1992, but the FIA would not grant him a
superlicense on the grounds that Japanese F3000 (today the
Super Formula Championship
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
) was, at the time, not considered a stepping stone to F1. The ride eventually went to
Giovanna Amati, who was more known for her wealth than talent and was replaced three races into the season by
future
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World Champion
Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill, (born 17 September 1960) is a British former professional racing driver from England and the 1996 Formula One World Champion. He is the son of Graham Hill, and, along with Nico Rosberg, one of two sons of a Formu ...
.
Career results
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Not eligible for series points
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results
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key
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results
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key
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) results
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (1994-) results
Complete All-Japan GT Championship results
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
)
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
1957 births
Living people
Japanese racing drivers
Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
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Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
Long Distance Series drivers
Nakajima Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers