Stefano Modena

Italian · 1987–1992
VS

Satoru Nakajima

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