Jin Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 仁, Hepburn: Nakamura Jin; born 1 February 2006) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech as part of the TGR Driver Challenge Program.
Nakamura was runner-up to Rikuto Kobayashi in the 2023 F4 Japanese Championship and previously contested Super GT, Super Taikyu, and Super Formula Lights in 2024. He moved to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2025, taking one podium.
Career
Formula 4
Nakamura made his formula debut in 2022 F4 Japanese Championship with TGR-DC Racing School. He did on to win a race and have two podiums. Nakamura remained the series for 2023, where he claimed runners up behind of the eventual champion Rikuto Kobayashi & ahead of Honda's Yusuke Mitsui. He racked up couple of wins and podiums. Both Nakamura and Kobayashi took part in WEC Challenge Program training session for young drivers that was announced for the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours. Both participated and experienced firsthand how WEC drivers and engineers take on the challenge of Le Mans.
Super Formula Lights
Nakamura stepped up to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S. Nakamura ended in fourth place in his first season.
Super GT
In 2024, Nakamura made his debut in Super GT - GT300 with apr, as he replaced Koki Saga to partner Kazuto Kotaka and Yuki Nemoto.
Formula Regional
2025
Nakamura made his Formula Regional race in 2024 Macau Grand Prix with TOM'S. Nakamura then moved abroad to race in Formula Regional European Championship and Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP.
2026
Alongside his main Formula 3 campaign, Nakamura also signed on to compete in the six non-clashing GB3 Championship rounds with Hitech. After entering only Silverstone, where he won the reverse-grid race, and Spa-Francorchamps, Nakamura stepped down from the series to focus on F3.
FIA Formula 3
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 4th |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 209 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 4th |
| Super GT – GT300 | apr | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6th | |
| Super Taikyu – ST-2 | KTMS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 1st‡ | |
| Macau Grand Prix | TOM'S Formula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —N/a | DNF | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 10th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 10th | ||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —N/a | 19th | ||
| 2026 | Formula Regional Oceania Trophy | Hitech | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 293 | 4th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 14th | ||
| GB3 Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 17th* |
‡ Team standings.
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 10 |
FUJ1 2 6 |
SUZ1 1 8 |
SUZ1 2 7 |
FUJ2 1 6 |
FUJ2 2 9 |
SUZ2 1 7 |
SUZ2 2 4 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
AUT 1 4 |
AUT 2 6 |
MOT 1 7 |
MOT 2 5 |
4th | 126 |
| 2023 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 2 Ret |
FUJ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 1 Ret |
SUZ1 2 6 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 2 |
SUZ2 1 2 |
SUZ2 2 3 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 4 |
AUT 1 2 |
AUT 2 1 |
MOT 1 1 |
MOT 2 2 |
2nd | 209 |
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | apr | Lexus LC 500h GT | GT300 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ 4 |
FUJ 12 |
SUG 6 |
AUT 14 |
MOT 111 |
SUZ 3 |
6th | 39 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TOM'S | AUT 1 Ret |
AUT 2 2 |
AUT 3 6 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
SUG 3 3 |
FUJ 1 5 |
FUJ 2 2 |
FUJ 3 7 |
OKA 1 5 |
OKA 2 4 |
OKA 3 6 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 2 |
SUZ 3 3 |
MOT 1 5 |
MOT 2 3 |
MOT 3 5 |
4th | 71 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TOM'S Formula | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 13th | 13th | DNF |
| 2025 | R-ace GP | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 14th | 14th | 19th |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | R-ace GP | YMC1 1 12 |
YMC1 2 9 |
YMC1 3 8 |
YMC2 1 6 |
YMC2 2 8 |
YMC2 3 8 |
DUB 1 10 |
DUB 2 1 |
DUB 3 12 |
YMC3 1 14 |
YMC3 2 10 |
YMC3 3 10 |
LUS 1 3 |
LUS 2 21 |
LUS 3 10 |
10th | 94 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | R-ace GP | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 10 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 7 |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 5 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 25 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 5 |
IMO 1 25 |
IMO 2 Ret |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 3 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 9 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 10 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 6 |
10th | 81 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | R-ace GP | LMP3 | Duqueine D09 | CAT | LEC | LMS 1 15 |
LMS 2 Ret |
SPA | SIL | ALG | 26th | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hitech | HMP 1 5 |
HMP 2 2 |
HMP 3 4 |
HMP 4 2 |
TAU 1 9 |
TAU 2 14 |
TAU 3 6 |
TAU 4 5 |
TER 1 2 |
TER 2 Ret |
TER 3 C |
TER 4 3 |
HIG 1 10 |
HIG 2 2 |
HIG 3 8 |
HIG 4 2 |
4th | 293 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hitech | MEL SPR 13 |
MEL FEA 9 |
MON SPR 7 |
MON FEA 23 |
CAT SPR 18 |
CAT FEA 22 |
RBR SPR 3 |
RBR FEA 5 |
SIL SPR 13 |
SIL FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 1 |
SPA FEA 8 |
HUN SPR Ret |
HUN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 12 |
MNZ FEA 20 |
MAD SPR 7 |
MAD FEA1 5 |
MAD FEA2 15 |
14th | 53 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hitech | SIL1 1 8 |
SIL1 2 4 |
SIL1 3 13 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 C |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
17th* | 96* |
* Season still in progress.
