Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
VS

Shinji Nakano
Japanese · 1997–1998
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
1
Qualifyingahead
6
1
Jarno Trulli · Shinji Nakano
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.886s
Jarno Trulli faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1997 −0.886s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
19 — 11
30 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 — 6
30 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P6
Best championship
P18
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1997 P15
Teammate battle by season
6
1
1997
Career totals
Jarno Trulli Shinji Nakano
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
11
0
Fastest laps
1
0
Career points
246.5
2
Starts
256
33
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jarno Trulli Shinji Nakano
Win rate
0.4%
0%
Podium rate
4.3%
0%
Pole rate
1.6%
0%
Points / start
1.0
0.1
Avg grid
P10.4
P18.1
Avg finish
P12.4
P13.6
Finish rate
68.4%
54.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jarno Trulli Shinji Nakano
Overtakes
1,751
257
Overtakes / race
7.3
7.8
Places lost
1,765
95
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 Shinji Nakano
Mechanical retirements
52
11
Crash retirements
28
4
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
1997
2004 · aged 29
First win
—
2004
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P6
-2.0
Avg places gained
+4.5
Season points trajectory
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Jarno Trulli Shinji Nakano
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jarno Trulli Shinji Nakano
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
TRU 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Shinji Nakano
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
TRU 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 Shinji Nakano
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Shinji Nakano
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Shinji Nakano
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Shinji Nakano
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17
TRU 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17 Shinji Nakano
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
TRU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 Shinji Nakano
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 Shinji Nakano
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Shinji Nakano
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 Shinji Nakano
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P14
TRU 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P14 Shinji Nakano
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Shinji Nakano
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
TRU 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 Shinji Nakano
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
TRU 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Shinji Nakano
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
TRU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11 Shinji Nakano
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13
TRU 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13 Shinji Nakano
Team history
Jarno Trulli
PRO
JOR
REN
TOY
LOT
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
Shinji Nakano
Prost 1997Minardi 1998
19972011
Jarno Trulli → Shinji Nakano → 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).