Shinji Nakano
Japanese · 1997–1998
VS

Jarno Trulli
Italian · 1997–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
6
Qualifyingahead
1
6
Shinji Nakano · Jarno Trulli
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.886s
Jarno Trulli faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1997 +0.886s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
11 — 19
30 shared
Qualifying H2H
6 — 24
30 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P18
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1997 P15
Teammate battle by season
1
6
1997
Career totals
Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
4
Podiums
0
11
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
2
246.5
Starts
33
256
Rate-adjusted · per start
Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
Win rate
0%
0.4%
Podium rate
0%
4.3%
Pole rate
0%
1.6%
Points / start
0.1
1.0
Avg grid
P18.1
P10.4
Avg finish
P13.6
P12.4
Finish rate
54.5%
68.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
Overtakes
257
1,751
Overtakes / race
7.8
7.3
Places lost
95
1,765
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
Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
Mechanical retirements
11
52
Crash retirements
4
28
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
1997
Debut season
1997
—
First win
2004 · aged 29
—
First pole
2004
—
First title
—
P6
Best finish
P1
+4.5
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Shinji Nakano Jarno Trulli
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 TRU
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 2 · P3
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 2 · P3 TRU
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 TRU
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 1 · P3
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 1 · P3 TRU
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P2
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P2 TRU
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P4
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P4 TRU
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 TRU
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 TRU
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 TRU
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P9
Shinji Nakano 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P9 TRU
Team history
Shinji Nakano
Prost 1997Minardi 1998
Jarno Trulli
PRO
JOR
REN
TOY
LOT
Minardi 1997Prost 1997–1999Jordan 2000–2001Renault 2002–2004Toyota 2004–2009Lotus 2010–2011
19972011
Shinji Nakano → Jarno Trulli → 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).