Nakano made his debut at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for the Prost Grand Prix team, owned by legendary four times Formula One World Champion Alain Prost.
Nakano melakukan debut di Grand Prix F1 Australia 1997 di Melbourne untuk tim Prost Grand Prix, yang dimiliki oleh pembalap legendaris empat kali juara dunia Formula Satu Alain Prost.