Nelson Piquet vs Satoru Nakajima

Nelson Piquet edged Satoru Nakajima 10–4 in the races and 13–1 in qualifying at Team Lotus in 1988. Nelson Piquet scored 22 points to 1.

Nelson PiquetSatoru Nakajima

13Qualifying1

14 shared races

10Race day4

14 shared races

22Points1

as awarded at the time

97Points (today’s rules)33

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nelson Piquet	Satoru Nakajima	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	5/10	P3	P6	4 / 1
2	San Marino Grand Prix	3/12	P3	P8	4 / 0
4	Mexican Grand Prix	4/6	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
5	Canadian Grand Prix	6/13	P4	P11	3 / 0
7	French Grand Prix	7/8	P5	P7	2 / 0
8	British Grand Prix	7/10	P5	P10	2 / 0
9	German Grand Prix	5/8	Spun off	P9	0 / 0
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	13/19	P8	P7	0 / 0
11	Belgian Grand Prix	9/8	P4	Engine	3 / 0
12	Italian Grand Prix	7/12	Clutch	Engine	0 / 0
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	8/16	Clutch	Spun off	0 / 0
14	Spanish Grand Prix	9/15	P8	Spun off	0 / 0
15	Japanese Grand Prix	5/6	Driver unwell	P7	0 / 0
16	Australian Grand Prix	5/13	P3	Collision	4 / 0
Average finish			P4.8	P8.1

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nelson Piquet / Satoru Nakajima.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Other seasons in which Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1989	Team Lotus	Nelson Piquet vs Satoru Nakajima	11–2	8–5	9–3

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.