Narain Karthikeyan
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
Highn=27 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.582
- teammate gap samples
- 27
- teammate h2h
- 14-34
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=44 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 13-31
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.786
Positions Gained
Highn=33 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.97
- expectation adjusted
- -3.569
Finishing
Highn=46 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 71.7%
- teammate classification rate
- 84.8%
- retirements
- 13
Consistency
Highn=27 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.902
- finish position std
- 4.455
Team Points Share
Insufficient samplen=2 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 5
- team points
- 12
- points per start
- 0.109
Street Circuits
Lown=4 · 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
- 0.786
- overall gap pct median
- 0.582
High-Speed Circuits
Lown=6 · 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
- 0.423
- overall gap pct median
- 0.582
Low-Speed Circuits
Lown=7 · 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
- 0.44
- overall gap pct median
- 0.582
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro De La Rosa DEL | HRT | 2012 | 3–17 | 3–15 | Battle |
Tonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT | 2011 | 1–7 | 2–4 | Battle |
Daniel Ricciardo RIC | HRT | 2011 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Battle |
Tiago Monteiro MON | Jordan | 2005 | 10–9 | 7–12 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Brazilian Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | 18 | |
| 2012 | United States Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 22 | |
| 2012 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | DNF | |
| 2012 | Indian Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
| 2012 | Korean Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 23 | 20 | |
| 2012 | Japanese Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | DNF | |
| 2012 | Singapore Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 23 | DNF | |
| 2012 | Italian Grand Prix | HRT | 22 | 21 | 19 | |
| 2012 | Belgian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | DNF | |
| 2012 | Hungarian Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | DNF | |
| 2012 | German Grand Prix | HRT | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
| 2012 | British Grand Prix | HRT | 23 | 22 | 21 |