Shinji Nakano

Japanese · 1997–1998
VS

Esteban Tuero

Argentine · 1998–1998
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
5
Qualifyingahead
11
5
Shinji Nakano · Esteban Tuero
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.069s
Shinji Nakano faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1998 −0.069s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
11 5
16 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 5
16 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P18
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
11
5
1998
Career totals
Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
2
0
Starts
33
16
Rate-adjusted · per start
Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.1
0.0
Avg grid
P18.1
P20.2
Avg finish
P13.6
P15.4
Finish rate
54.5%
25%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
Overtakes
257
102
Overtakes / race
7.8
6.8
Places lost
95
40
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
Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
Mechanical retirements
11
7
Crash retirements
4
5
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
1998
First win
First pole
First title
P6
Best finish
P8
+4.5
Avg places gained
+4.8
Season points trajectory
1997 1998
Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Shinji Nakano Esteban Tuero
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P15
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P15 Esteban Tuero
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11 Esteban Tuero
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Esteban Tuero
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P16
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P16 Esteban Tuero
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · —
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · — Esteban Tuero
Team history
Shinji Nakano
PRO
MIN
Prost 1997Minardi 1998
Esteban Tuero
MIN
Minardi 1998
19971998
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).