[2] He stayed in the series for another season, progressing to fourth position in the standings, collecting six podiums.

He also contested the final rounds in Formula BMW Pacific, joining the Asia Racing Team.

[4] In 2011, Nakayama stepped up to the National class of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the TOM'S Spirit team.

[6] In 2012 he switched to the series' Championship class, joining the main TOM'S team.

He finished as runner-up to Ryō Hirakawa, winning races at Motegi, Sugo and Fuji.

Nakayama joined the team as a full time driver for 2 seasons, as he was paired with Koki Saga.

He is already with the team till now where he raced alongside Heiki Kovalainen for 2019 to 2021, then with GT500 Champion Yuhi Sekiguchi from 2022 onwards.