Satoru Nakajima
Japanese · 1987–1991
VS

Stefano Modena
Italian · 1987–1992
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
15
Qualifyingahead
1
15
Satoru Nakajima · Stefano Modena
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21 — 35
56 shared
Qualifying H2H
22 — 31
53 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1989 P18 1990 P15 1991 P8
Teammate battle by season
1
15
1991
Career totals
Satoru Nakajima Stefano Modena
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
16
17
Starts
75
73
Rate-adjusted · per start
Satoru Nakajima Stefano Modena
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
2.7%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.2
0.2
Avg grid
P15.0
P15.1
Avg finish
P15.0
P16.0
Finish rate
48%
45.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Satoru Nakajima Stefano Modena
Mechanical retirements
17
29
Crash retirements
20
8
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1987
Debut season
1987
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P2
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Satoru Nakajima Stefano Modena
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Satoru Nakajima Stefano Modena
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P15
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P16
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Satoru Nakajima
TEA
TYR
Team Lotus 1987–1989Tyrrell 1990–1991
Stefano Modena
BRA
EUR
BRA
TYR
JOR
Brabham 1987Euro Brun 1988Brabham 1989–1990Tyrrell 1991Jordan 1992
19871992
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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).