Kamui Kobayashi
JapanCareer totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=69 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.007
- teammate gap samples
- 69
- teammate h2h
- 41-34
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 1.3%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=63 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 38-25
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 0.59
Positions Gained
Highn=53 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.981
- expectation adjusted
- 0.576
Finishing
Highn=75 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 70.7%
- teammate classification rate
- 68.9%
- retirements
- 22
Consistency
Highn=69 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.883
- finish position std
- 3.895
Team Points Share
Highn=34 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 125
- team points
- 219
- points per start
- 1.667
Street Circuits
Mediumn=10 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.014
- overall gap pct median
- -0.007
High-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=19 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.326
- overall gap pct median
- -0.007
Low-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=19 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.191
- overall gap pct median
- -0.007
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Ericsson ERI | Caterham | 2014 | 11–4 | 7–4 | Battle |
Will Stevens STE | Caterham | 2014 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Battle |
Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 2011–2012 | 17–20 | 19–16 | Battle |
Pedro De La Rosa DEL | Sauber | 2010–2011 | 8–7 | 7–3 | Battle |
Nick Heidfeld HEI | Sauber | 2010 | 4–1 | 3–1 | Battle |
Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 2009 | 0–2 | 2–0 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Caterham | 19 | 16 | DNF | |
| 2014 | Russian Grand Prix | Caterham | 19 | 19 | DNF | |
| 2014 | Japanese Grand Prix | Caterham | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2014 | Singapore Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 20 | did_not_start | |
| 2014 | Italian Grand Prix | Caterham | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| 2014 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Caterham | 18 | 17 | DNF | |
| 2014 | German Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
| 2014 | British Grand Prix | Caterham | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| 2014 | Austrian Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
| 2014 | Canadian Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 21 | DNF | |
| 2014 | Monaco Grand Prix | Caterham | 21 | 20 | 13 | |
| 2014 | Spanish Grand Prix | Caterham | 21 | 20 | DNF |