Pedro de la Rosa
Spanish · 1999–2012
VS

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