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Head to head · 2007–2011

Jarno Trulli vs Heikki Kovalainen

14

Finished ahead89 shared races

Heikki Kovalainen

38

Finished aheadboth classified

Trulli	In shared races	Kovalainen
14	Finished ahead	38
35	Qualified ahead	53
69	Points	105
0	Wins	1
4	Podiums	4

Teammates · Brawn GP, Lotus Racing (2010–11)

Teammate battle

Trulli	38 events	Kovalainen
13	Qualifying H2H	24
10	Race H2H	20
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
12	DNFs	12
0	Fastest laps	0
17.125	Avg finish	15.56
19.162	Avg grid	18.595
1.875	Avg positions gained	3.2
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Trulli +0.094% vs Kovalainen (n=35; negative = Trulli faster).

Trulli	10 events	Kovalainen
1	Qualifying H2H	9
1	Race H2H	7
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
17	Avg finish	15.375
19.3	Avg grid	18.1
2	Avg positions gained	2.875
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Trulli +0.269% vs Kovalainen (n=10; negative = Trulli faster).

Trulli	5 events	Kovalainen
0	Qualifying H2H	5
0	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
18.2	Avg finish	15.8
19.2	Avg grid	18.2
1	Avg positions gained	2.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Trulli +0.386% vs Kovalainen (n=5; negative = Trulli faster).

Trulli	18 events	Kovalainen
2	Qualifying H2H	16
6	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	5
0	Fastest laps	0
16.857	Avg finish	15.846
19.278	Avg grid	18.167
2.214	Avg positions gained	2.462
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Trulli +0.326% vs Kovalainen (n=17; negative = Trulli faster).

Trulli	19 events	Kovalainen
11	Qualifying H2H	8
4	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
8	DNFs	7
0	Fastest laps	0
17.5	Avg finish	15.25
19.053	Avg grid	19
1.4	Avg positions gained	4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Trulli -0.123% vs Kovalainen (n=18; negative = Trulli faster).

Trulli	1 events	Kovalainen
0	Qualifying H2H	0
0	Race H2H	0
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
—	Avg finish	—
—	Avg grid	—
—	Avg positions gained	—
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Trulli career, all eras	Dimension	Kovalainen career, all eras
62	Qualifying Pace	78
60	Race Result vs Teammate	69
11	Positions Gained	13
47	Finishing	59
78	Consistency	73
77	Team Points Share	58
62	Street Circuits	47
28	High-Speed Circuits	72
56	Low-Speed Circuits	27

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Trulli	Kovalainen
2011 Brazilian Grand Prix	18	16
2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	18	17
2011 Indian Grand Prix	19	14
2011 Korean Grand Prix	17	14
2011 Japanese Grand Prix	19	18
2011 Singapore Grand Prix	retired	16
2011 Italian Grand Prix	14	13
2011 Belgian Grand Prix	14	15
2011 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	retired
2011 British Grand Prix	retired	retired