Trivia For Kazuki Nakajima

Trivia For Kazuki Nakajima

Trivia For Kazuki Nakajima

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Question: You finished the 2007 GP2 championship in fifth with a score of 44. Who won the series that year and how many points - to the nearest five - did he score?

Kazuki Nakajima: The winner was Timo Glock and I think he scored 92 points.
Correct - it was Timo Glock, but he scored 88 points.

Question: At what race did your father Satoru score his first Formula One points?

Kazuki Nakajima: It was in his second race at the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix.
Correct

Question: During his motorsport career, your team mate Nico Rosberg has won two single-seater championships. In which series?

Kazuki Nakajima: German Formula BMW and GP2.
Correct - Rosberg won the German Formula BMW series in 2002 and the GP2 Series in 2005.

Question: Your father runs the successful Nakajima Racing team. How many times has the team won the Formula Nippon championship? Can you name the successful drivers?

Kazuki Nakajima: Three times. Once with Tom Coronel, once with Toro Takagi and once with Ralph Firman.
Correct - Tom Coronel in 1999, Toranosuke Takagi in 2000, and Ralph Firman in 2002.

Question: You are a fan of baseball. Which team won Japan’s 2008 Central League?

Kazuki Nakajima: Yomiuri Giants…my favourite team!
Correct

Question: You finished seventh in the 2006 Formula Three Euroseries. Which two other current F1 stars were you up against that year and where did they finish?

Kazuki Nakajima: Sebastian Vettel was second and Sebastien Buemi was 11th or 12th.
Correct - Sebastian Vettel was indeed second and Sebastien Buemi finished in 12th.

Question: Only two Japanese drivers have set the fastest lap in a Grand Prix. One was your father, can you name the other?

Kazuki Nakajima: Takuma Sato?
Incorrect - it was actually Masahiro Hasemi, for the Kojima team at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.

Question: At which race and with which team did your father set his fastest lap?

Kazuki Nakajima: It was in 1989 at the Australian race in Adelaide in a Lotus.
Correct

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