Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
VS

Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
9
Qualifyingahead
5
12
Jenson Button · Jarno Trulli
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
128 — 80
208 shared
Qualifying H2H
96 — 112
208 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 5
2000 P8 2001 P9 2002 P7 2003 P8 2004 P3 2005 P7 2006 P6 2007 P13 2008 P9 2009 P1 2010 P5 2011 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
9
2002
Career totals
Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
Championships
1
0
Wins
15
1
Poles
8
4
Podiums
50
11
Fastest laps
8
1
Career points
1,235
246.5
Starts
309
256
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
Win rate
4.9%
0.4%
Podium rate
16.2%
4.3%
Pole rate
2.6%
1.6%
Points / start
4.0
1.0
Avg grid
P10.0
P10.4
Avg finish
P9.7
P12.4
Finish rate
79.6%
68.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
Overtakes
2,746
1,751
Overtakes / race
9.2
7.3
Places lost
2,334
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
Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
Mechanical retirements
37
52
Crash retirements
22
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: 4 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
1997
2006 · aged 26
First win
2004 · aged 29
2004
First pole
2004
2009 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jenson Button Jarno Trulli
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 TRU
Hungaroring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 TRU
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 TRU
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 TRU
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 TRU
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 TRU
Istanbul Park 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
BUT 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 TRU
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 TRU
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
BUT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 TRU
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 TRU
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 TRU
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P19
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P19 TRU
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 TRU
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P17
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P17 TRU
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 TRU
Team history
Jenson Button
BAR
HON
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
Jarno Trulli
PRO
REN
TOY
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
19972017
Jenson Button → 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).