Shinji Nakano

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Shinji Nakano

Nakano in 2009
Born	(1971-04-01) 1 April 1971 (age 53) Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Japanese
Active years	1997–1998
Teams	Prost, Minardi, Jordan (Test Driver)
Entries	33
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	2
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	1998 Japanese Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2005–2008, 2011–2014, 2016
Teams	Courage Compétition, Creation Autosportif, Epsilon Euskadi, OAK Racing
Best finish	14th (2011)
Class wins	0

Shinji Nakano (中野 信治, born 1 April 1971^[1]) is a Japanese professional racing driver.

His father, Tsuneharu, was also a racing driver. He competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.^{[citation needed]}