
| Shinji Nakano |

Team Prost 1997 |
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| Name | Shinji NAKANO |
| Date and Place of birth | 1st April 1971 in Osaka (Japan) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Lives |
Marseille (France) |
| Height | 1,72 meter |
| Weight | 63 kilos (with helmet and overall) |
| Eyes | Black |
| Marital status | Single |
| Children | None |
| Favourite music | Japanese Folk and Country |
| Favourite food | Japanese food |
| Favourite drink | Water |
| Hobbies | Karting, jogging, tennis, cycling, skiing and squash |
| Private car | Honda Legend |
| First Grand Prix | 9th March 1997, Melbourne, Australia on Prost Mugen-Honda, 7th place |
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| F1-Races driven for Team Prost | 17 |
| GP Wins on Prost | 0 |
| Second places on Prost | 0 |
| Third places on Prost | 0 |
| Fourth places on Prost | 0 |
| Fifth places on Prost | 0 |
| Sixth places on Prost | 2 |
| Races in the points on Prost | 2 |
| Pole Positions on Prost | 0 |
| Front rows on Prost | 0 |
| Fastest laps on Prost | 0 |
| Points on Prost | 2 |
| Races led on Prost | 0 |
| World Titles on Prost | 0 |
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| 1985 | Kansai Kartland AII Class (champion) |
| 1985 | Kansai Kartland AII Class (champion) |
| 1986 | All Japan Kart Championship AII Class (9th place) |
| 1987 | All Japan Kart Championship AII Class (2nd place) International Hong Kong Kart Grand Prix (champion) Japan Kart Grand Prix (1st place) |
| 1988 | All Japan Kart Championship AII Class (5th place) |
| 1989 | 7th place in Japanese Formula 3 Championship |
| 1990 | 5th place in British Vauxhall-Lotus Championship (1 win) European Opel-Lotus Championship (16th place) |
| 1991 | 10th place in European Opel-Lotus Championship |
| 1992 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship Japanese F3000 Championship |
| 1993 | 5th place in Japanese Formula 3 Championship (1 pole, 2nd place in Formula 3 Super Cup) |
| 1994 | 3rd place in Japanese Formula 3 Championship (1 win, 1 pole) |
| 1995 | 11th place in Japanese Formula 3000 Championship |
| 1996 | 6th place in Japanese Formula 3000 Championship (3 podiums) |
| 1997 | 17th place in Formula 1 World Championship with Team Prost Grand Prix (2 sixth places) |
| 1998 | Shinji Nakano drives in Formula 1 for the Minardi Team. As this page is part of prostfan.com, this page will not be updated since he doesn't drive for Alain's Team anymore. |

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