is a Japanese and Slovakian

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, who competes in the

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for

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. A member of the

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from 2022 until 2024, Nakamura-Berta was runner-up in the

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Career

Karting

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. For 2020, he joined the 60 Mini category. He came second in the

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, and second in the WSK Super Master Series. In 2021, he joined the

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category, and in October he won the

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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. In 2022, Nakamura-Berta won the

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, controversially beating his Kart Republic teammate

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. For 2023, Nakamura-Berta continued in OK Karting whilst making some

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appearances. He came second in the OK category in Champions of the Future, and came sixth in

in the

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and

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karting Championships.

Formula 4

2023

At the end of 2023, Nakamura-Berta made an appearance at the final two rounds of the

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with

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. He claimed two pole positions, three fastest laps and a best finish of second over the course of six races.

2024

During the winter, Nakamura-Berta competed in the

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. He opened his account by scoring his first single-seater victory during the first race in Yas Marina, before earning a double podium for the second Yas Marina round. Another double podium followed in the first

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round, but his title hopes were hampered by a double retirement in the next round. He managed to take another win and a second place in the Dubai second round, which allowed him to finish runner-up in the standings to Freddie Slater. Euro 4 Championship 2024 Nr

For his main campaign, Nakamura-Berta would be competing in both

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and

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for

for the coming season. In the first half of the season, he only took one podium during the opening round in

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, but was able to take his first win in a damp race in

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. He earned three more podiums following that and placed sixth in the standings, missing out on the rookie title to

by six points. In Euro 4, Nakamura-Berta had a more successful campaign, racking up one win in

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and ended third in the overall standings, as well as being the rookie champion.

2025

Nakamura-Berta returned to Middle East during the off-season, racing in the

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with

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. He started with a triple second place across all three rounds during the opening Yas Marina round, He continued his consistent form throughout the next rounds by scoring podiums in five of the next six races, but a win continued to elude him as he was pipped by

in the final race of the

round. However, Nakamura-Berta broke his duck by taking his first win of the year during the third Yas Marina round following a penalty for

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. With a further podium in

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, Nakamura-Berta finished third in the standings with one win and ten podiums. Nakamura-Berta continued in

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for his main campaign in 2025, remaining with

to contest

and the E4 championships with them.

Formula One

In 2022, Nakamura-Berta became an Alpine Affiliate, and in 2023 he became a fully-fledged member of the

. As of 2025, he is no longer a member of the academy.

Karting record