Jarno Trulli |
Official Website: Official Website
Place of Birth: Pescara
Resides: Francavilla (Italy)
Status: Single
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 60kg
Career previous to F1: 1991 World 100 Karting Champion
1994 World 125 Karting Champion
1994 European Super A Karting Champion
1996 German F3000 Champion
Races: 97
Wins: 0 (0.0%)
Podiums: 1 (1.0%)
Pole Positions: 0 (0.0%)
Retirements: 48 (49.5%)
Points Accumulated: 42.000
Debut: 09 Mar 1997
Last Race: 09 Mar 2003 |
View a complete listing of Jarno Trulli's Formula 1 results
Driver History
Trulli's background (like many F1 stars) is in Karting, where he
was regarded as one of the finest talents to grace the sport. Many
believe that given the right car and the right environment, Trulli
could become Italy's first champion since Ascari.
A promising young Italian driver, Trulli started his F1 career
with Minardi in 1997 before switching to the more competitive Prost
team mid-way through the season following Olivier Panis' accident
at Montreal.
On the Frenchman's return, Trulli handed back the drive, although
a 4th place at Hockenheim and a scorching Austrian GP - where only
a blown engine denied him the points - was enough to give him a
permanent seat alongside Panis the following year.
A woefully inadequate car in 1998 meant a frustrating season, the
only vague bright spot a sixth at Spa. 1999 was much of the same,
with Trulli becoming increasing unhappy with the poor performance
of the car.
For 2000, Trulli joined Jordan, lining up alongside Heinz-Harald
Frentzen. A frustrating season brought none of the rewards he had
been hoping for however, and Jarno put his faith in the Honda engine
making them more competitive in 2001.
Again Trulli flattered to deceive, the Italian often putting in
good qualifying performances, but failing to deliver when it came
to the race. His best in 2001 were 4th place finishes in Indianapolis
and Barcelona. He ended the year 9th overall with 12 points.
In 2002 he swapped teams with Giancarlo Fisichella and seemed to
get much the better deal. He outgunned Jenson Button in qualifying,
though by mid-season Jarno was getting the more powerful evolution
of Renault engines if one were to blow up in practice. Though he
managed just 9 points, it was good enough for 8th overall.
His reputation as 'a bit of a choker' was not enhanced through
the year and Jenson Button easily out-raced and ultimately outscored
him, though it has to be said that Renault reliability by the end
of the year was not great. Had his car held up slightly longer,
the two drivers would probably have ended all-square.
For 2003 he faces the prospect of partnering another Flavio Briatore
protege, Fernando Alonso, and if Jarno can keep up with the highly
rated Spaniard, then his reputation in the pitlane will grow.
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