Nakajima Racing

Nakajima Racing was established in Japan in 1983 by Satoru Nakajima, who had become one of the country's most prominent racing drivers and later competed in Formula One. The organization was formed as a professional racing operation under Nakajima Planning Co., Ltd., creating a team structure capable of entering Japan's leading circuit-racing categories. Its competitive identity developed within Japanese top-formula racing. Before the current Super Formula branding, the principal national championship was known as Formula Nippon. Nakajima Racing became a recurring participant in this environment and achieved championship success with several drivers. Tom Coronel, Toranosuke Takagi, Ralph Firman, and Loïc Duval are identified as Formula Nippon championship winners associated with the organization. Their titles represent different periods of the team's history and reflect its role in providing competitive cars and race engineering to drivers with varied backgrounds. The team has also participated in Japanese GT racing, including the championship now known as Super GT and its predecessor or related JGTC-era competition. GT participation broadened the organization's sporting activity beyond single-seaters and placed it within a category combining manufacturer-linked technology, professional driver pairings, and endurance-oriented race formats. The available record lists a substantial group of former and veteran drivers connected with the organization, including Japanese competitors and international drivers such as Paolo Barilla, André Lotterer, Bertrand Baguette, Tom Coronel, Ralph Firman, and Loïc Duval. Across its history, Nakajima Racing has been closely associated with Honda and Mugen-based cars or engines. This relationship has been central to its place in Japanese motorsport, where manufacturer-supported technical programs and independent racing teams often operate together. The organization has therefore functioned both as a championship entrant and as part of the wider Honda-linked competition network. Nakajima Racing's activities remain focused almost entirely on Japan. Although its drivers have held different nationalities and some have had international careers, the team's competition programs and sporting identity are domestic rather than global. Its primary outputs are race participation, technical preparation, driver development, and championship results rather than consumer products. The available source material does not establish a full chronology of every season, a definitive current driver roster, or detailed corporate changes. It does, however, establish the team's 1983 foundation, its continued association with Super Formula and Super GT, its Honda and Mugen technical orientation, and its record of Formula Nippon championship success.

• 1983

  Team founded

  [1]Nakajima Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Satoru Nakajima founded the organization operating as Nakajima Racing under Nakajima Planning Co., Ltd.

A Japanese professional motorsport team positioned around top-level domestic single-seater and GT racing, Honda and Mugen technical relationships, and driver development.

• Motorsport competition program

  Super Formula program

  Nakajima Racing's top-level Japanese single-seater operation. The program developed through the country's Formula Nippon era and is associated with four championship-winning drivers: Tom Coronel, Toranosuke Takagi, Ralph Firman, and Loïc Duval. The team has generally competed with Honda- or Mugen-related machinery.

• GT racing competition program

  Super GT program

  Nakajima Racing's Japanese GT racing operation, connected with the Super GT championship and the earlier JGTC-era record. The program extends the organization beyond single-seater racing into manufacturer-linked GT competition and professional endurance-style race events.

1. 1Nakajima Racingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Nakajima Racing official websitenakajimaracing.co.jp