Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
VS

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