Daisuke Nakajima
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JapaneseSatoru Nakajima (father)
| Daisuke Nakajima | |
|---|---|
 Nakajima in 2015 | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | January 29, 1989 Okazaki, Japan |
| Relatives | Kazuki Nakajima (brother) Satoru Nakajima (father) |
| Super Formula career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Nakajima Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 31 |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-2015 2009-2010 2008 2007 | Super GT British Formula 3 All-Japan Formula Three Formula Challenge |
Daisuke Nakajima (中嶋 大祐, Nakajima Daisuke; born January 29, 1989) is a Japanese airline pilot and retired racing driver. He is the son of Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima, both of whom have driven in Formula One.
Having started his career in go-karts on the Japanese circuit, Nakajima moved into single-seaters in 2007, competing in the Japanese Formula Challenge series. He finished fifth overall in the championship with four wins, which was won by 2008 Macau Grand Prix winner Keisuke Kunimoto. He graduated into All-Japan Formula Three in 2008, with Toda Racing, finishing ninth overall.[1] Having tested with Räikkönen Robertson Racing over the 2008 offseason, Nakajima joined them for a 2009 campaign in the British Formula 3 Championship.[2] Nakajima finished seventh in the championship standings, with his best result of second coming at Silverstone in August, having started from pole position.[3] He remained with the team for the 2010 season, but failed to improve on his rookie form and returned to Japan for 2011, competing in Formula Nippon with his father's team.
Nakajima retired from racing at the end of the 2019 Super GT Series;[4] following his retirement from racing he became a commercial airline pilot for Peach Aviation in 2021.[5]