Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
VS

Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
2
Qualifyingahead
2
0
Jarno Trulli · Kamui Kobayashi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
9 — 30
39 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 34
39 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P6
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
2009 P8 2010 P12 2011 P12
Teammate battle by season
0
2
2009
Career totals
Jarno Trulli Kamui Kobayashi
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
11
1
Fastest laps
1
1
Career points
246.5
125
Starts
256
76
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jarno Trulli Kamui Kobayashi
Win rate
0.4%
0%
Podium rate
4.3%
1.3%
Pole rate
1.6%
0%
Points / start
1.0
1.6
Avg grid
P10.4
P14.3
Avg finish
P12.4
P14.0
Finish rate
68.4%
72.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jarno Trulli Kamui Kobayashi
Overtakes
1,751
781
Overtakes / race
7.3
11.2
Places lost
1,765
658
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 Kamui Kobayashi
Mechanical retirements
52
9
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
2009
2004 · aged 29
First win
—
2004
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.0
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Jarno Trulli Kamui Kobayashi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jarno Trulli Kamui Kobayashi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
TRU 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 KOB
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
TRU 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 KOB
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P10
TRU 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P16
TRU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P16 KOB
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P13
TRU 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P14
TRU 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P14 KOB
Team history
Jarno Trulli
PRO
REN
TOY
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Toyota 2009Sauber 2010–2012Caterham 2014
19972014
Jarno Trulli → Kamui Kobayashi → 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).