Narain Karthikeyan

Indian · 2005–2012
VS

Daniel Ricciardo

Australian · 2011–2024
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Narain Karthikeyan · Daniel Ricciardo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 18
20 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 20
20 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P18
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
2011 P26 2012 P18
Teammate battle by season
1
0
2011
Career totals
Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
8
Poles
0
3
Podiums
0
32
Fastest laps
0
17
Career points
5
1,320
Starts
46
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
Win rate
0%
3.1%
Podium rate
0%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
1.2%
Points / start
0.1
5.1
Avg grid
P20.4
P10.0
Avg finish
P18.3
P10.2
Finish rate
71.7%
85.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
Overtakes
253
2,321
Overtakes / race
5.5
9.1
Places lost
195
2,023
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
Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
Mechanical retirements
8
24
Crash retirements
4
8
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 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
2005
Debut season
2011
First win
2014 · aged 24
First pole
2016
First title
P4
Best finish
P1
+2.1
Avg places gained
-0.2
Season points trajectory
2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023
Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 4 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 4 · P1 RIC
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1 RIC
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 3 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 3 · P1 RIC
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P17 1 · 2 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P17 1 · 2 · P1 RIC
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1 RIC
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P19 1 · 1 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P19 1 · 1 · P1 RIC
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P22 1 · 1 · P1
KAR 0 · 0 · P22 1 · 1 · P1 RIC
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 4 · P2
KAR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 4 · P2 RIC
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P3 RIC
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 2 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 2 · P3 RIC
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 1 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P2
KAR 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P2 RIC
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3
KAR 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P4
KAR 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
KAR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P10
KAR 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P10 RIC
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10
KAR 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10 RIC
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9
KAR 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9 RIC
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P18 0 · 0 · P11
KAR 0 · 0 · P18 0 · 0 · P11 RIC
Team history
Narain Karthikeyan
Jordan 2005HRT 2011–2012
Daniel Ricciardo
RED
HRT 2011Toro Rosso 2012–2013Red Bull 2014–2018Renault 2019–2020McLaren 2021–2022AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024
20052024
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).