Jarno Trulli

Jarno Trulli

Nation:	Italy
Formula 1 world championship
First start:	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
Constructors
1997  Minardi  • 1997–1999  Prost  • 2000–2001  Jordan  • 2002–2004  Renault  • 2004–2009  Toyota  • 2010–2011  Lotus
statistics
World Cup balance:	World Cup sixth ( 2004 )
Starts Victories Poles SR 252 1 4th 1
World Cup points :	246.5
Podiums :	11
Leadership laps :	163 over 683.9 km

Jarno Trulli (born July 13, 1974 in Pescara ) is a former Italian racing driver . He started in Formula 1 from 1997 to 2011 . He scored his only Grand Prix victory for Renault in 2004 . In 2014/15 he drove in the FIA Formula E Championship .

Along with Riccardo Patrese , Giancarlo Fisichella and Andrea de Cesaris, Trulli is one of four Italians to have contested at least 200 Grand Prix races. With 252 starts, Trulli is one of the six Formula 1 drivers with the most Grand Prix starts.

In 1996 Trulli was German Formula 3 champion.

Career

Beginnings in motorsport

Like most racing drivers, Trulli began his career in karting , in which he was active from 1983 to 1994. He also made his first experiences in formula racing in the Italian Formula 3 championship in 1993 and in the British Formula 3 championship in 1994 . In 1995 he switched to the German Formula 3 championship and finished fourth in the overall standings with two wins. At the prestigious Macau Grand Prix , the Italian came second behind the German Ralf Schumacher . In 1996 Trulli stayed in the German Formula 3 championship and won the championship title of this series with six wins. He also completed Formula 1 test drives for the Benetton team.

formula 1

Minardi and Prost (1997–1999)

Trulli in Prost-Peugeot, Canada 1999

Trulli's Formula 1 career began at Minardi in 1997 . There the Italian convinced on inferior equipment from the beginning of the season before Alain Prost signed him for his own Team Prost Grand Prix in the middle of the year after his regular driver Olivier Panis broke both legs in a serious accident in Canada. In a very competitive car, Trulli was able to show that he had more than just talent. At the Austrian Grand Prix he took advantage of his Bridgestone tires and led the race until he retired . Prost signed the promising young driver for two years. In the following years, however, the Prost-Renner turned out to be less competitive and reliable. In 1998 and 1999 Trulli was lucky enough to collect a few World Championship points. Trulli completed his most successful race for Prost in 1999 at the European Grand Prix , in which he finished second behind Johnny Herbert .

Jordan (2000-2001)

Trulli in the Jordan, 2001

For the 2000 season, the Italian moved to Jordan , where he hoped for significantly more competitive material due to the previous year's successes of the British-Irish racing team. But the hoped-for successes also failed to materialize with Jordan. After two successful years, the team was back in decline and in both years it was only enough for the Italian to regularly place points. At least Trulli was able to show that it wasn't because of his performance. At least during training, he had his German team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen under control. The consequence was that Jordan dismissed the Mönchengladbacher unceremoniously in the middle of the 2001 season and replaced him with Jean Alesi . After there was no improvement in sight with the factory engines from Honda either, Trulli left Jordan at the end of the 2001 season.

Renault (2002-2004)

Trulli in Renault, 2004

In 2002 Trulli switched to Renault , which was on the up after taking over the Benetton team. The Italian replaced his compatriot Giancarlo Fisichella on the French team , who had left Renault out of annoyance at not receiving a raise and became Trulli's successor at Jordan. Trulli usually had to bow to his new team-mate Jenson Button - even if he had to complain about more involuntary failures than the Briton.

In 2003 , Button was replaced by Renault's previous test driver, Fernando Alonso . Together, the two racing drivers formed a powerful duo. However, Trulli's achievements were again exceeded by his teammate. For example, Alonso won his first race as the youngest driver in Formula 1 history at the time, while Trulli had no win.

In 2004 Alonso and Trulli stayed with Renault. After Michael Schumacher had won the first five races of the season, Trulli stopped the German's triumphant advance in the sixth race of the season in Monaco , who was eliminated after a collision with Juan Pablo Montoya , and won his first race at the prestigious race in Monte Carlo , where the Italian is traditionally strong was on the way. Although Trulli performed well and was able to keep up with Alonso, he was sacked by Flavio Briatore three races before the end of the season and replaced by former world champion Jacques Villeneuve . The reason for the termination has not yet been clarified.

Toyota (2004-2009)

Trulli in Toyota, 2006

Even before the end of the 2004 season, Trulli found a new racing cockpit at Toyota Racing and he contested the last two races of the season for his new team. The season that Trulli finished sixth in the drivers' standings was the most successful season in Trulli's career to date.

The year 2005 showed a clearly strengthened Toyota team, with Trulli running at top form in the first half of the season. He finished several races on the podium and initially eclipsed his highly rated and better paid team-mate Ralf Schumacher. In the further course of the season Trulli was unable to improve, while Schumacher made up ground and had two points more in the final standings.

In the following season , the Japanese team went fourth in the constructors' championship with correspondingly high hopes for a further improvement and a possible first victory. It quickly became apparent, however, that Toyota had not built a competitive car. In addition, the switch to the standard tires from Bridgestone was more difficult than expected. Trulli was only able to score points for the first time in the ninth race and retired five times with a technical defect. The result of the season was sobering for Trulli, who finished twelfth behind his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who finished tenth.

In 2007 , too , it was not possible to get a fast and reliable car onto the track. Trulli and Schumacher despaired of a difficult-to-tune and chronically understeering car. The German, who obviously lost his motivation as a result, was no longer obliged. Trulli, however, who suddenly had Schumacher more than clearly under control in all matters, won eight championship points and stayed with the team.

On the podium: Magny-Cours 2008

In 2008 Schumacher was replaced by his compatriot Timo Glock , the then GP2 champion. Although Glock achieved the Toyota team's best finish with second place, Trulli scored more points than his teammate throughout the season. Trulli's best result of the season was a third place in France , where he only had to admit defeat to the two Ferrari drivers . At the end of the season, the Italian finished ninth in the overall standings.

In 2009 Trulli and Glock stayed with Toyota. At the beginning of the season, the Toyota team had a competitive car, so Trulli took two third places in the first four races and also took a pole position. In Belgium , Trulli started the race from second place as one of the favorites. However, he fell back to the bottom of the field after a collision on the first lap and later gave up. At the Brazilian Grand Prix there was a collision between Trulli and Adrian Sutil . Even at the scene of the accident, Trulli loudly demanded a penalty for Sutil, as he is said to have purposely pushed him off the track. The stewards saw it differently and Trulli was fined $ 10,000 for improper behavior. At the end of the season, Trulli finished eighth in the drivers' world championship and was ahead of Glock, who was tenth. In the last two races Trulli had with Kamui Kobayashi , who had replaced Glock after an injury, a team-mate who caused a sensation in the Toyota with overtaking maneuvers and good races. After five full seasons at Toyota, Trulli was informed early on that he should look for a new cockpit for the coming season. At the end of the season, Toyota finally ended its Formula 1 involvement.

Lotus (2010-2011)

Trulli in the Lotus at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix

In 2010 Trulli started as a teammate of Heikki Kovalainen for the new Lotus Racing team. At the season opener in Bahrain Trulli stopped shortly before the end of the race, but was classified 17th. The Italian was unable to start at the Australian Grand Prix due to technical problems. At the Monaco Grand Prix he retired shortly before the end after a dangerous-looking collision with Karun Chandhok . He achieved his best placement of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix with a 13th place, benefiting from a few failures. In the world championship he finished 21st at the end of the season.

In 2011 Trulli again competed for Lotus. At the German Grand Prix he was replaced once by Karun Chandhok . Two 13th places were his best results. At the end of the season he finished 21st overall. He was one position ahead of Kovalainen, who had beaten him 16: 2 in the qualifying duel and 10: 6 in the race duel.

Trulli had a contract until the end of the 2012 season with the racing team, which will start in 2012 as the Caterham F1 Team . However, after the first test drives for the new season, he was replaced by Vitaly Petrow .

Formula E.

In 2014 Trulli returned to motorsport. He drove for his own team, Trulli Formula E Team , in the FIA Formula E Championship . The support of the races is carried out by Super Nova . In the third race, the Punta del Este ePrix , he scored points for the first time in fourth. Trulli achieved pole position at the Berlin ePrix . In the race he gradually fell back to last place. As the worst driver to start every race, he finished the season in 20th place overall.

In August 2015, Trulli announced his retirement as a driver. However, he will continue to work as team manager in the Trulli Formula E team . Salvador Durán took over his cockpit . After Durán left the team after the first race, Trulli returned to the cockpit as a racing driver at short notice.

Personal

Jarno Trulli has two sons with his wife Barbara. The Italian is a hobby winemaker and cultivates several vineyards in his home country.

Trulli owes his first name, which is atypical for an Italian, to his motorcycling enthusiast father, who was a fan of the Finnish motorcycle world champion Jarno Saarinen , who died in 1973 in Monza .

Others

At the beginning of 2012, Trulli announced that during his time as a Toyota driver he had received an offer from Scuderia Ferrari through Jean Todt . He did not say the exact time. Trulli moved to Toyota towards the end of the 2004 season and Todt was team boss at Ferrari until 2007. Trulli turned down the offer because he was long-term tied to Toyota at the time.

statistics

Career stations

1983-1994: karting 1993: Italian Formula 3 1994: British Formula 3 1995: German Formula 3 (4th place) 1996: German Formula 3 (champions) 1997 : Formula 1 (15th place) 1998 : Formula 1 (16th place) 1999 : Formula 1 (11th place)

2000 : Formula 1 (10th place) 2001 : Formula 1 (9th place) 2002 : Formula 1 (8th place) 2003 : Formula 1 (8th place) 2004 : Formula 1 (6th place) 2005 : Formula 1 (7th place) 2006 : Formula 1 (12th place)

2007 : Formula 1 (13th place) 2008 : Formula 1 (9th place) 2009 : Formula 1 (8th place) 2010 : Formula 1 (21st place) 2011 : Formula 1 (21st place) 2015 : Formula E (20th place) 2016 : Formula E.

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

These statistics include all the driver's participations in the Formula 1 World Championship .

Grand Prix victories

• 2004:  Monaco  ( Monte Carlo )

general overview

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Race laps	Points	WM-Pos.
1997	Minardi team	Minardi M197	Hard 3.0 V8	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	15th
	Cheers Gauloises Blondes	Cheers JS45	Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10	7th	-	-	-	-	-	3
1998	Gauloises cheers Peugeot	Cheers AP01	Peugeot 3.0 V10	16	-	-	-	-	-	1	16.
1999	Gauloises cheers Peugeot	Cheers AP02	Peugeot 3.0 V10	15th	-	1	-	-	-	7th	11.
2000	Benson & Hedges Jordan	Jordan EJ10  / EJ10B	Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10	17th	-	-	-	-	-	6th	10.
2001	B&H Jordan Honda	Jordan EJ11	Honda 3.0 V10	17th	-	-	-	-	-	12	9.
2002	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault R202	Renault 3.0 V10	17th	-	-	-	-	-	9	8th.
2003	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault R23  /  R23B	Renault 3.0 V10	16	-	-	1	-	-	33	8th.
2004	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault R24	Renault 3.0 V10	15th	1	-	1	2	-	46	6th
	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF104B	Toyota 3.0 V10	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF105  /  TF105B	Toyota 3.0 V10	18th	-	2	1	1	-	43	7th
2006	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF106  /  TF106B	Toyota 2.4 V8	18th	-	-	-	-	-	15th	12.
2007	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF107	Toyota 2.4 V8	17th	-	-	-	-	-	8th	13.
2008	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF108	Toyota 2.4 V8	18th	-	-	1	-	-	31	9.
2009	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF109	Toyota 2.4 V8	17th	-	1	2	1	1	32.5	8th.
2010	Lotus Racing	Lotus T127	Cosworth 2.4 V8	18th	-	-	-	-	-	-	21st
2011	Team Lotus	Lotus T128	Renault 2.4 V8	18th	-	-	-	-	-	-	21st
total				252	1	4th	6th	4th	1	246.5

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th
1997
	9	12	9	DNS	DNF	15th	DNF	10	8th	4th	7th	15th	10	DNF
1998
	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	12	DNF	6th	13	DNF	12 *
1999
	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	6th	DNF	7th	9	7th	DNF	8th	12	DNF	2	DNS	DNF
2000
	DNF	4th	15 *	6th	12	DNF	DNF	6th	6th	DNF	9	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	12
2001
	DNF	8th	5	5	4th	DSQ	DNF	11 *	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	8th
2002
	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	10 *	DNF	4th	6th	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	4th	5	DNF
2003
	5	5	8th	13	DNF	8th	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	3	7th	DNF	4th	5
2004
	7th	5	4th	5	3	1	4th	DNF	4th	4th	DNF	11	DNF	9	10		11	12
2005
	9	2	2	5	3	10	8th	DNF	DNS	5	9	14 *	4th	6th	5	DNF	13 *	DNF	15th
2006
	16	9	DNF	DNF	9	10	17 *	11	6th	4th	DNF	7th	12 *	9	7th	DNF	6th	DNF
2007
	9	7th	7th	DNF	15th	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	13	10	16	11	11	13	13	8th
2008
	DNF	4th	6th	8th	10	13	6th	3	7th	9	7th	5	16	13	DNF	5	DNF	8th
2009
	3	4th	DNF	3	DNF	13	4th	7th	17th	8th	13	DNF	14th	12	2	DNF	7th
2010
	17 *	DNS	17th	DNF	17th	15 *	DNF	DNF	21st	16	DNF	15th	19th	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	19th	21st
2011
	13	DNF	19th	18th	18th	13	16	20th	DNF		DNF	14th	14th	DNF	19th	17th	19th	18th	18th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Individual results in the FIA ​​Formula E Championship

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	Points	rank
2014/15	Trulli	AT	PUT	PUN	BUE	MIA	LBH	MON	BER	MOS	LON		15th	20th
		DNF	16	4th	DNF	15th	DNF	11	19 *	18 *	15th	(DNF)
2015/16	Trulli Formula E Team	AT	PUT	PUN	BUE	MEX	LBH	PAR	BER	LON			-	-
			DNP

( Legend )

Web links

Commons : Jarno Trulli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Jarno Trulli  - on the news

• Official website of Jarno Trulli

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Lotus confirms Trulli and Kovalainen" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 14, 2009)
2. ^ "Ten cockpits in the official FIA entry list unoccupied" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 30, 2010)
3. ^ "Formula 1 - Chandhok replaces Trulli in Germany" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on July 21, 2011)
4. ^ "Formula 1 - Trulli: I have a contract for 2012" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on August 31, 2011)
5. ↑ "So yes: Petrow replaces Trulli at Caterham" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 17, 2012)
6. ↑ "Career over: Jarno Trulli hangs up his helmet" (motorsport-total.com on August 24, 2015)
7. ↑ Norman Fischer: Jarno Trulli celebrates racing comeback in Putrajaya. Motorsport-Total.com, November 6, 2015, accessed November 6, 2015 . 
8. ↑ "Formula 1 - Trulli: I had a Ferrari offer" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 21, 2012)