Draft:Kean Nakamura-Berta
| Kean Nakamura-Berta | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese Slovakian |
| Born | 12 November 2007 United Kingdom |
| Italian F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
Kean Nakamura-Berta (born 12 November 2007) is a Japanese-Slovakian racing driver who lives in the UK.[1] He is a member of the Alpine Academy.[2] Nakamura-Berta is set to compete in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship and the 2024 Euro 4 Championship.
Career[edit]
Karting[edit]
Nakamura-Berta has had a very successful karting career. He took his first European title at the IAME International final at Le Mans in 2019 in the X30 Mini Category.[3] For 2020, he joined the 60 Mini category. He came second in the WSK Euro Series, and second in the WSK Super Master Series.[4][5] In 2021, he joined the OK-Junior category, and in October he won the Karting World Championship in the category. By the end of the season, Nakamura-Berta was competing in the OK category, and he won his first OK title at the South Garda Winter Cup.[6] In 2022, Nakamura-Berta won the Karting European Championship, controversially beating his Kart Republic teammate Alex Powell.[7] For 2023, Nakamura-Berta continued in OK Karting whilst making some KZ2 appearances. He came second in the OK category in Champions of the Future, and came sixth in KZ2 in the World and European karting Championships.[8]
Formula 4[edit]
At the end of 2023, Nakamura-Berta made an appearance at the final two rounds of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship,[9] claiming two pole positions, three fastest laps and a best finish of second over the course of six races.[10]
In January 2024, it was announced that Nakamura-Berta would be competing in both Italian F4 and Euro 4 for Prema Racing for the coming season.[11]
Nakamura-Berta spent the winter in preparation for his F4 campaigns by competing in F4 UAE. He managed to finish in 2nd place in the drivers' standings after a fight for the championship with Freddie Slater and Keanu Al Azhari. On the way, he picked up seven podiums and two race victories. He also topped the rookie standings, beating Mercedes Junior Powell to the title.
Formula One[edit]
In 2022, Nakamura-Berta became an Alpine Affiliate, and in 2023 he became a fully-fledged member of the Alpine Academy.[12]
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | Project One | 4th |
| 2019 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | 3rd | |
| Kartmasters Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | Project One Racing | 2nd | |
| Kartmasters Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 1st | |
| British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 3rd | |
| British Kart Championship — Honda Cadet | Project One Racing | 2nd | |
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 30th | |
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | |||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | 33rd |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — Mini | 13th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Forza Racing | 2nd |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 7th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 55th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 37th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 25th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 14th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 17th | ||
| 26° South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Forza Racing | 1st | |
| 2022 | Champions of the Future - Winter Series — OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | 3rd |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — | 31st | ||
| 27° South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | 7th | ||
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | Prema Racing | 52nd |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | 6th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 3rd | ||
| FIA Karting World Cup — KZ2 | 6th | ||
| WSK Open Series — KZ2 | 7th | ||
| Sources:[1][13] | |||
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Prema Racing | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 6th |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 168 | 2nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19* | 7th* | |
| Euro 4 Championship | |||||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||||
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | ZZIC1 1 |
ZZIC1 2 |
ZZIC1 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
SEP1 1 5 |
SEP1 2 6 |
SEP1 3 2 |
SEP2 1 4 |
SEP2 2 Ret |
SEP2 3 14 |
6th | 48 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 8 |
YMC1 3 5 |
YMC2 1 12 |
YMC2 2 2 |
YMC2 3 3 |
DUB1 1 2 |
DUB1 2 6 |
DUB1 3 3 |
YMC3 1 5 |
YMC3 2 Ret |
YMC3 3 Ret |
DUB2 1 1 |
DUB2 2 9 |
DUB2 3 2 |
2nd | 168 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 Ret |
MIS 3 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
7th* | 19* |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Driver: Kean Nakamura-Berta | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Academy - Kean Nakamura Berta - Alpine". www.alpine-cars.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "IAME International Final". Kartcom. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "WSK – Euro Series 2020 – Sarno (ITA)". Kartcom. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "WSK – Super Master Series WSK – Adria (ITA)". Kartcom. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Winter Cup". Kartcom. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-07-12). "The title-turning karting team order that's robbed an F1 junior explained". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-05). "Karting star Kean Nakamura Berta to race for Prema in Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2023-11-23). "Prema enters Doriane Pin and two kart stars in F4 SEA at Sepang". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "2023 - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA". f4sea.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-05). "Karting star Kean Nakamura Berta to race for Prema in Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Forbes, Gonzalo (2023-02-14). "Alpine présente le cru 2023 de son Academy". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Nakamura Berta Kean". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-01-06.