Kazuki Nakajima
Japanese · 2007–2009
VS

Nico Rosberg
German · 2006–2016
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
26
Qualifyingahead
8
28
Kazuki Nakajima · Nico Rosberg
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.351s
Nico Rosberg faster by the median gap over 36 sessions
2007 +0.710s 1
2008 +0.279s 18
2009 +0.384s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
10 — 26
36 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 — 28
36 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P15
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
2007 P9 2008 P13 2009 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
2007
7
11
2008
3
14
2009
Career totals
Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
23
Poles
0
30
Podiums
0
57
Fastest laps
0
20
Career points
9
1,594.5
Starts
36
206
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
Win rate
0%
11.2%
Podium rate
0%
27.7%
Pole rate
0%
14.6%
Points / start
0.3
7.7
Avg grid
P13.8
P6.9
Avg finish
P13.1
P8.3
Finish rate
83.3%
85.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
Overtakes
313
1,583
Overtakes / race
8.7
7.9
Places lost
253
1,574
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
Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
1
15
Crash retirements
4
14
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
2007
Debut season
2006
—
First win
2012 · aged 26
—
First pole
2012
—
First title
2016 · aged 31
P6
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kazuki Nakajima Nico Rosberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 4 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 5 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 3 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 1 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P9
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P11
Team history
Kazuki Nakajima
WIL
Williams 2007–2009
Nico Rosberg
WIL
MER
Williams 2006–2009Mercedes 2010–2016
20062016
Kazuki Nakajima → Nico Rosberg → 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).