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Head to head · 2007–2009

Kazuki Nakajima vs Nico Rosberg

Kazuki Nakajima

7

Finished ahead36 shared races

20

Finished aheadboth classified

Nakajima	In shared races	Rosberg
7	Finished ahead	20
8	Qualified ahead	27
9	Points	56
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	2

Teammates · Williams, Brawn GP

Teammate battle

Nakajima	36 events	Rosberg
8	Qualifying H2H	27
9	Race H2H	25
0	Sprint H2H	0
9	Points	56
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	2
0	Poles	0
6	DNFs	3
0	Fastest laps	1
12.207	Avg finish	8.938
13.886	Avg grid	10.314
2	Avg positions gained	1.469
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Nakajima -0.389% vs Rosberg (n=15; negative = Nakajima faster).

Nakajima	10 events	Rosberg
3	Qualifying H2H	7
2	Race H2H	7
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	23
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
12.222	Avg finish	7.444
12.6	Avg grid	8.8
0.778	Avg positions gained	1.556
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Nakajima -0.265% vs Rosberg (n=10; negative = Nakajima faster).

Nakajima	5 events	Rosberg
1	Qualifying H2H	4
2	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	4
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
11.75	Avg finish	10.25
12.8	Avg grid	8.8
2	Avg positions gained	-1
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Nakajima -0.056% vs Rosberg (n=5; negative = Nakajima faster).

Nakajima	17 events	Rosberg
3	Qualifying H2H	13
2	Race H2H	13
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	34
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	1
12.5	Avg finish	7.733
12.25	Avg grid	8.313
0	Avg positions gained	0.667
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Nakajima -0.389% vs Rosberg (n=15; negative = Nakajima faster).

Nakajima	18 events	Rosberg
5	Qualifying H2H	13
7	Race H2H	11
0	Sprint H2H	0
9	Points	17
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	2
0	Poles	0
2	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
12.125	Avg finish	10.375
15.056	Avg grid	12.111
3.063	Avg positions gained	1.938
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Nakajima	1 events	Rosberg
0	Qualifying H2H	1
0	Race H2H	1
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	5
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
10	Avg finish	4
19	Avg grid	10
9	Avg positions gained	6
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Nakajima career, all eras	Dimension	Rosberg career, all eras
92	Qualifying Pace	68
17	Race Result vs Teammate	74
3	Positions Gained	36
24	Finishing	76
1	Consistency	27
28	Team Points Share	81
—	Street Circuits	56
90	High-Speed Circuits	4
99	Low-Speed Circuits	70

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

Recent shared races

Event	Nakajima	Rosberg
2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	13	9
2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	retired	retired
2009 Japanese Grand Prix	15	5
2009 Singapore Grand Prix	9	11
2009 Italian Grand Prix	10	16
2009 Belgian Grand Prix	13	8
2009 European Grand Prix	18	5
2009 Hungarian Grand Prix	9	4
2009 German Grand Prix	12	4
2009 British Grand Prix	11	5