Shinji Nakano vs Esteban Tuero

1998·

Shinji Nakano beat Esteban Tuero 11–5 at Minardi in 1998, helped by 12 retirements for Esteban Tuero. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Shinji NakanoEsteban Tuero

11Qualifying5

16 shared races

11Race day5

16 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

16Points (today’s rules)4

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/12
Best finish: P7/P8
Avg. grid: 19.9/20.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Shinji Nakano and Esteban Tuero
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Shinji Nakano	Esteban Tuero	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	22/17	Halfshaft	Engine	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	18/19	Spun off	Throttle	0 / 0
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	19/20	P13	Spun off	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	21/19	Engine	P8▲	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	20/19	P14	P15	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	19/21	P9	Spun off	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	18/21	P7▲	Electrical	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	21/22	P17▼	Gearbox	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	19/18	P8	Spun off	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	21/19	P11	Spun off	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	20/21	Gearbox	P16	0 / 0
12	12Hungarian Grand Prix	19/21	P15	Engine	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	21/22	P8	Gearbox	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	21/22	Engine	P11	0 / 0
15	15Luxembourg Grand Prix	20/21	P15	Engine	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	20/21	Throttle	Collision	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.7	P12.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Shinji Nakano / Esteban Tuero.
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.

Shinji Nakano’s career Esteban Tuero’s career Minardi 1998 season All teammate battles

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
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 in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because 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.