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