Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish · 2007–2013
VS

Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
25
12
Qualifyingahead
24
13
Heikki Kovalainen · Jarno Trulli
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.079s
Heikki Kovalainen faster by the median gap over 37 sessions
2010 +0.118s 19
2011 −0.239s 18
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
60 — 29
89 shared
Qualifying H2H
53 — 36
89 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 2
2007 P7 2008 P7 2009 P8 2010 P20 2011 P21
Teammate battle by season
14
5
2010
11
7
2011
Career totals
Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
1
4
Podiums
4
11
Fastest laps
2
1
Career points
105
246.5
Starts
112
256
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
Win rate
0.9%
0.4%
Podium rate
3.6%
4.3%
Pole rate
0.9%
1.6%
Points / start
0.9
1.0
Avg grid
P13.7
P10.4
Avg finish
P13.3
P12.4
Finish rate
82.1%
68.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
Overtakes
1,028
1,751
Overtakes / race
9.4
7.3
Places lost
952
1,765
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
Mechanical retirements
10
52
Crash retirements
9
28
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1997
2008 · aged 26
First win
2004 · aged 29
2008
First pole
2004
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Hungaroring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Fuji Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P17
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P19
Team history
Heikki Kovalainen
Renault 2007McLaren 2008–2009Lotus 2010–2011Caterham 2012Lotus F1 2013
Jarno Trulli
PRO
REN
TOY
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
19972013
Heikki Kovalainen → Jarno Trulli → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).