Drivers/India
Narain Karthikeyan
- 2005–2012
- KAR
- Born 14 January 1977 in Coimbatore
- Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan
- Starts4647 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P18
Career numbers
- Avg grid position20.5
- Avg finish17.3
- Retirement rate28%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+96
- Points scored5
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsJordan (2005) · HRT (2011–2012)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
47 entries, 46 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustralian Grand Prix 2005P15 · Jordan
- Last startBrazilian Grand Prix 2012P18 · HRT
All 47 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Monteiro | 2005 | 6:7 | 10:9 | +0.00% | 5 : 7 | Compare |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 2012 | 0:9 | 3:14 | +0.44% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2011 | 1:4 | 0:6 | +0.75% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2011 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Narain Karthikeyan came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepang | 3 | 16.5 | ||
| Catalunya | 3 | 17 | ||
| Monaco | 3 | 16 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 17 | ||
| Shanghai | 3 | 22.5 | ||
| Bahrain | 2 | 21 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 21 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 2 | 19.5 | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 | 12 | ||
| İstanbul Park | 2 | 17.5 | ||
| Monza | 2 | 19.5 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 2 | 11 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 16.5 | ||
| Suzuka | 2 | 15 | ||
| Valencia | 2 | 21 | ||
| Buddh | 2 | 19 |