Narain Karthikeyan
Indian · 2005–2012
VS

Pedro de la Rosa
Spanish · 1999–2012
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
15
Qualifyingahead
3
16
Narain Karthikeyan · Pedro de la Rosa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.431s
Pedro de la Rosa faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2012 +0.431s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
4 — 17
21 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 — 18
21 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P18
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
2005 P18 2011 P20 2012 P24
Teammate battle by season
4
15
2012
Career totals
Narain Karthikeyan Pedro de la Rosa
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
1
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
5
35
Starts
46
106
Rate-adjusted · per start
Narain Karthikeyan Pedro de la Rosa
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0.9%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.1
0.3
Avg grid
P20.4
P16.3
Avg finish
P18.3
P15.3
Finish rate
71.7%
55.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Narain Karthikeyan Pedro de la Rosa
Overtakes
253
739
Overtakes / race
5.5
7.6
Places lost
195
485
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 Pedro de la Rosa
Mechanical retirements
8
30
Crash retirements
4
17
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
2005
Debut season
1999
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P2
+2.1
Avg places gained
+1.0
Season points trajectory
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Narain Karthikeyan Pedro de la Rosa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Narain Karthikeyan Pedro de la Rosa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2
KAR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2 DLR
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P6
KAR 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P6 DLR
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P10
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P10 DLR
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P11
KAR 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P11 DLR
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P5
KAR 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P5 DLR
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6
KAR 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6 DLR
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P11
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P11 DLR
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P11
KAR 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P11 DLR
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11
KAR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11 DLR
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10
KAR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10 DLR
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P8
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P8 DLR
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 0 · P5
KAR 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 0 · P5 DLR
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P7
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P7 DLR
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P6
KAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P6 DLR
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P5
KAR 0 · 0 · P21 0 · 0 · P5 DLR
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6
KAR 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P6 DLR
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · —
KAR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · — DLR
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
KAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 DLR
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5
KAR 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5 DLR
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P18 0 · 0 · P12
KAR 0 · 0 · P18 0 · 0 · P12 DLR
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · —
KAR 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · — DLR
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17
KAR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17 DLR
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 0 · P21
KAR 0 · 0 · P22 0 · 0 · P21 DLR
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17
KAR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17 DLR
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · —
KAR 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · — DLR
Team history
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Jordan 2005HRT 2011–2012
Pedro de la Rosa
ARR
JAG
MCL
SAU
Arrows 1999–2000Jaguar 2001–2002McLaren 2005–2006Sauber 2010–2011HRT 2012
19992012
Narain Karthikeyan → Pedro de la Rosa → 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).