Satoru Nakajima
Japanese · 1987–1991
VS

Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
11
Qualifyingahead
0
15
Satoru Nakajima · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
14 — 26
40 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 37
39 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
1989 P9 1990 P9 1991 P7
Teammate battle by season
5
11
1990
Career totals
Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
2
Podiums
0
32
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
16
241
Starts
75
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
Win rate
0%
0.5%
Podium rate
0%
15.8%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
0.2
1.2
Avg grid
P15.0
P9.0
Avg finish
P15.0
P11.3
Finish rate
48%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
Overtakes
0
719
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.6
Places lost
0
523
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
17
52
Crash retirements
20
30
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1987
Debut season
1989
—
First win
1995 · aged 31
—
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Satoru Nakajima Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 5 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 3 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 3 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P7
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P10
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Team history
Satoru Nakajima
TEA
TYR
Team Lotus 1987–1989Tyrrell 1990–1991
Jean Alesi
TYR
FER
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19872001
Satoru Nakajima → Jean Alesi → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).