Karun Chandhok
IndiaCareer 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
Mediumn=9 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.108
- teammate gap samples
- 9
- teammate h2h
- 3-7
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Lown=6 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 4-2
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.5
Positions Gained
Lown=7 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 5.571
- expectation adjusted
- -0.815
Finishing
Mediumn=11 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 63.6%
- teammate classification rate
- 50.0%
- retirements
- 4
Consistency
Mediumn=9 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.788
- finish position std
- 2.138
Team Points Share
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 0
- team points
- 0
- points per start
- 0
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=2 · 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
- 0.717
- overall gap pct median
- 0.108
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=1 · 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
- 0.096
- overall gap pct median
- 0.108
Low-Speed Circuits
Lown=3 · 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
- 1.337
- overall gap pct median
- 0.108
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 2011 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Battle | |
Bruno Senna SEN | HRT | 2010 | 3–6 | 4–1 | Battle |
Sakon Yamamoto YAM | HRT | 2010 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | German Grand Prix | Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2010 | Korean Grand Prix | HRT | — | — | did_not_appear | |
| 2010 | British Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | 19 | |
| 2010 | European Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | 18 | |
| 2010 | Canadian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 18 | |
| 2010 | Turkish Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | DNF | |
| 2010 | Monaco Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | DNF | |
| 2010 | Spanish Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | DNF | |
| 2010 | Chinese Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 17 | |
| 2010 | Malaysian Grand Prix | HRT | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| 2010 | Australian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 14 | |
| 2010 | Bahrain Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2010 | HRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |