Narain Karthikeyan F1 statistics
| Nationality: |  Indian |
|---|---|
| Birthplace: | Chennai, India |
| Date of birth: | 14 January 1977 |
| Age: | 44 |
| Race debut: |  2005 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race: |  2012 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active: | 2005, 2011-12 |
| Best championship result: | 18th (2005) |
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F1 career statistics
Below are the F1 career statistics for Narain Karthikeyan. Percentages are relative to the number of race starts, not race entries.
| Free practice appearances: | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix entries: | 48 | View career results |
| Grand Prix starts: | 46 | |
| Wins: | 0 | |
| Podiums: | 0 | |
| Pole positions: | 0 | |
| Fastest laps: | 0 | |
| Points: | 5 | 0.11 pts p/r |
| Points finishes: | 1 | 2.2% |
| Home race: | 0 | |
| Front row starts: | 0 | |
| Times as championship leader: | 0 |
| Did not start: | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify: | 2 | |
| Did not pre-qualify: | 0 | |
| Reached Q3: | 0 | |
| Q2 eliminations: | 0 | |
| Q1 eliminations: | 27 | |
| Retirements: | 13 | 28.3% |
| First lap retirements: | 0 | |
| Not classified: | 0 | |
| Disqualified: | 0 | |
| Best start: | 11th | x1 |
| Best result: | 4th | x1 |
| No. of events: | 23 | View Grands Prix stats |
| No. of circuits: | 25 | View circuit stats |
Statistics by season
The table below details F1 statistics by season for Karthikeyan. The columns can be sorted by clicking on the column header, allowing you to see which seasons were best for each stat.
| Year | Constructor | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Jordan | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18th |
| 2011 |  HRT | 4 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 22 | 17 | – | – | 26th |
| 2012 | HRT | – | 20 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 21 | 15 | – | – | 24th |
| 4 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Table definitions
- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3 (applicable from 2006)
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World championship position
Statistics by constructor
The table below details F1 statistics for each constructor Karthikeyan featured for. The columns can be sorted by clicking on the column header, allowing you to see which seasons were best for each stat.
| Constructor | Year(s) | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 2005 | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HRT | 2011-12 | 4 | 29 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 21 | 15 | – | – |
| 4 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Table definitions
- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3 (applicable from 2006)
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
The table below shows a list of teammates Karthikeyan had during his F1 career. Only race drivers are included in this list.
| Driver | Races | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Tiago Monteiro | 19 | 2005 |
 Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 | 2011 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 2011 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 20 | 2012 |