Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
VS

Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish · 2007–2013
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
25
Qualifyingahead
13
24
Jarno Trulli · Heikki Kovalainen
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
29 — 60
89 shared
Qualifying H2H
36 — 53
89 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P6
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 3
2007 P7 2008 P7 2009 P8 2010 P20 2011 P21
Teammate battle by season
5
14
2010
7
11
2011
Career totals
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
4
1
Podiums
11
4
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
246.5
105
Starts
256
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
Win rate
0.4%
0.9%
Podium rate
4.3%
3.6%
Pole rate
1.6%
0.9%
Points / start
1.0
0.9
Avg grid
P10.4
P13.7
Avg finish
P12.4
P13.3
Finish rate
68.4%
82.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
Overtakes
1,751
1,028
Overtakes / race
7.3
9.4
Places lost
1,765
952
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
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
Mechanical retirements
52
10
Crash retirements
28
9
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
1997
Debut season
2007
2004 · aged 29
First win
2008 · aged 26
2004
First pole
2008
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 KOV
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 KOV
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 KOV
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
TRU 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 KOV
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
TRU 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
TRU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13
TRU 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13 KOV
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P14
TRU 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P14 KOV
Team history
Jarno Trulli
PRO
REN
TOY
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
Heikki Kovalainen
Renault 2007McLaren 2008–2009Lotus 2010–2011Caterham 2012Lotus F1 2013
19972013
Jarno Trulli → Heikki Kovalainen → 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).