# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/akihiko-nakaya
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:40:51.858Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/akihiko-nakaya"
name: "Akihiko Nakaya"
slug: "akihiko-nakaya"
description: "Akihiko Nakaya  is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and F3000, as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show Best Motoring. Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was a regular driver of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions during Best Motoring races involving the I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the car, often recording lap times significantly quicker than other drivers of the same vehicle."
tagline: "Japanese racing driver"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2013_SUPERGT_Rd%2C5_Suzuka1000km_2013-08-22_23-33.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1957-11-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.67
  momentum:             1.610824742268041
  historical:           5.731538666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Nakaya"
    title: "Akihiko Nakaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "اكيهيكو ناكايا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Nakaya"
    title: "Akihiko Nakaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Nakaya"
    title: "Akihiko Nakaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E8%B0%B7%E6%98%8E%E5%BD%A6"
    title: "中谷明彦"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Nakaya"
    title: "Akihiko Nakaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11367142"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump