Jarno Trulli
Nationality	Italian
Car #	11
Current team	Toyota F1
Formula One World Championship career
Races	191 (188 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	7
Pole positions	3
Career points	195
Fastest laps	0
First race	1997 Australian Grand Prix
First win	2004 Monaco Grand Prix
Latest win	2004 Monaco Grand Prix
Latest race	2008 Canadian Grand Prix
2007 position	13th (8 pts)

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Career

Early days

Trulli was born in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. Tim Parks, from On the Beach Italian Style on Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2007 |The genius of Pescara His parents were motorsport fans and named their son after Jarno Saarinen, the Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion who had been killed at Monza in 1973. Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen ( December 11, 1945 in Turku, Finland – May 20, 1973 in Monza, Italy) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. This Finnish forename caused a certain amount of confusion when he first entered Formula One, with many not initially realising that he was Italian. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. His father's enthusiasm also meant that, like many successful racers, he was involved in karting from an early age. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with

Formula 3 and early Formula One career

After winning the Italian and then European kart championships he won the German Formula Three championship in 1996, and in 1997 made his debut in F1 with Minardi. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. Minardi was an Automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. After 7 races he replaced the injured Olivier Panis at Prost and impressed immediately, finishing fourth in Germany and even leading in Austria, looking set to finish second until his engine blew. Olivier Panis, born in Oullins Lyon, 2 September, 1966, is a French Racing driver. Prost Grand Prix was a Formula One racing team managed by former world champion Alain Prost. The 1997 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 27, 1997. Results from the 1997 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at A1-Ring on September 21, 1997. He stayed at the Prost team for the next two seasons and eventually scored his first podium in wet conditions at the 1999 European Grand Prix. The 1999 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 26, 1999 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany However, this was a rare highlight in a race few of the main front-runners finished, and the poor performance of the Prost team convinced him that a switch to Jordan would bring improved results. Early history Jordan's success in lower formulae inspired the creation of a Formula One programme for the 1991 season.

2000-2001: Jordan

In 2000 he moved to the Irish squad, but the team was no longer the force it had been in the late 1990s. The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season In his two years with Jordan, Trulli failed to score a podium, but did impress with a series of brilliant qualifying displays. During this period suggestions were made that Trulli was more of a qualifying specialist than an out-and-out fast race driver, a charge he frequently denied. Under long-term contract to personal manager (and Renault manager) Flavio Briatore, Trulli secured a contract with the Anglo-French squad for 2002. 1970s and 1980s 1977 Renault first involvement in Formula One was made by the Renault Sport subsidiary Flavio Briatore (born April 12, 1950) is an Italian businessman The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season

2002-2004: Renault

Jarno Trulli driving for Renault at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2003. The United States Grand Prix is a motor race which has been run on and off since 1908 when it was known as the American Grand Prize. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway Indiana (an Enclave of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the

Alongside Jenson Button, he often outqualified his British teammate, but was generally shaded in races. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England Regardless of Button's improved pace that season, it was Trulli who stayed at Renault for 2003 to partner promoted test-driver Fernando Alonso. Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time The 2003 Renault was a strong car and in Alonso's hands won in Hungary. The 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 2003 at the Hungaroring. Trulli struggled to attain similar results, but did achieve a podium in Germany, his first since leaving Prost. The 2003 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 3, 2003 at the Hockenheimring.

Mindful of how much Alonso had outperformed him in 2003, Trulli improved markedly the next year. Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship For the first half of the season he was the better of the two Renault drivers, racking up regular points and podiums. At Monaco he finally took his first victory after a brilliant display from pole position. The 2004 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 23, 2004 at the Circuit de Monaco. Having performed so well, the Italian was eager to stick with the team for 2005, but his relationship with team-boss Briatore soured. A last corner error which allowed Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello onto the podium in France enraged the team, and from that point his days with the French manufacturer were numbered. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23 1972 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver currently driving for The 2004 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 4, 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. For the second half of 2004, Trulli failed to gain any points and was consistently off the pace during races. Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. He later accused the team of favouring Alonso, but the reasons why his 2004 season deteriorated have never been properly identified. He was sacked three races before the end of the season and replaced by 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One Personal and early life Jacques Villeneuve was born in the Canadian city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to then soon to be Formula One driver Gilles Trulli had already agreed to drive for Toyota in 2005, and his early exit from Renault allowed him to take up his new seat for the last two races of the 2004 season, replacing Ricardo Zonta. Early career Born in Curitiba, Brazil Zonta began karting in 1987 winning his first race shortly thereafter

2004-present: Toyota

Trulli driving the Toyota TF105 in 2005.

His 2005 season was good. Early season podiums demonstrated that he was back on the pace and at Indianapolis he took Toyota's first F1 pole (albeit with very low fuel). For the vast majority of the year he outclassed highly paid team-mate Ralf Schumacher, but a late season dip in form saw him slip to seventh in the championship, two points behind the German. Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne is a German racing driver and the younger brother of seven-time

Jarno Trulli in Helsinki in 2006

Trulli is undoubtedly very fast. Over one lap, few drivers can match his accuracy, speed, and precision. Yet the doubts over his racecraft refuse to go away. In the past two years he has improved noticeably, but poor showings can still occur. His apparent lack of pace in some races in 2005 was, on several occasions, observed to lead to a significant portion of the field bunching up behind the Toyota. This phenomenon was dubbed 'the Trulli train' by journalists and commentators. Whether this effect was due to an actual lack of race pace on Trulli's part, a disparity between performance over one-lap and race distance from the Toyota TF105, or simply Trulli's sensational ability to extract more pace from the car in qualifying than, on paper, it seemed likely to give, was the subject of some debate, though the quality of Trulli's performances and pure single-lap pace have led the final to become the prevailing view. He has suffered some very poor luck throughout his career, but there are times when he has simply failed to capitalise on his chances. Regardless, he still remains one of the sport's leading drivers, although question marks remain. ITV's expert Martin Brundle has in the past expressed his own doubts about Trulli's race pace. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Career Early Formula One career His Formula One career began with Tyrrell in 1984

In 2006, Trulli suffered a very poor start to the season, although this was generally due to excessive amounts of bad luck, for example, he was taken out by David Coulthard on the first lap of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix. "F1 2006" redirects here For the video games based on the 2006 Formula One season see F1 06 & F1 CE. David Marshall Coulthard, often called DC, (born 27 March 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire) is a British Formula One racing driver The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was the third race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. He seemed to be outpaced by team-mate Ralf Schumacher more often than not, but his reputation was restored when he raced to 6th from 4th on the grid at the Canadian Grand Prix. Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne is a German racing driver and the younger brother of seven-time The 2006 Canadian Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. Following this was a 4th place in the United States Grand Prix. The 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 2, 2006 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. From then on, he would only score 3 more times, with a couple on 7th place finishes in the German Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix and also a 6th place in the Japanese Grand Prix. The Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland ( Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Germany) was the twelfth race of the 2006 Formula One season. The 2006 Italian Grand Prix was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the seventeenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. There was even bad luck here, as his car became troublesome to drive mid-race, and Ralf Schumacher was delayed in the process. Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne is a German racing driver and the younger brother of seven-time Jarno Trulli was racing very well in the season finale at Interlagos, but bad luck robbed him again, as his car suffered suspension failure in only the first 10 laps, a fate which befell his team-mate at the same time. The 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 22, 2006 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo He finished 12th overall.

Trulli driving for Toyota at the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2007 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race and is the third round of the 2007 Formula One season.

Trulli driving for Toyota at the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix. The 2008 Gran Premio de España Telefónica was a Formula One motor race and the fourth round of the 2008 Formula One season.

Jarno scored his first points of 2007 in Malaysia, finishing in 7th place after qualifying 8th. Pre-season testing Pre-season testing began in November 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya, with ten of the eleven teams participating in the test sessions The IX Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One Motor race, held on 8 April, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit and the second race A couple more points followed in Bahrain, but he stalled on the grid at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix and dropped out during the early laps due to mechanical failure. The 2007 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race and is the third round of the 2007 Formula One season. The 2007 Gran Premio de España Telefónica was a Formula One motor race fourth round of the 2007 Formula One season, won by Felipe Massa. Monaco brought no better fortune for Trulli, as he finished down in 15th place, just ahead of team-mate Schumacher, after qualifying his season-worst 14th. The 2007 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race and was the fifth round of the 2007 Formula One season. Points were collected by Trulli at the Indianapolis for 6th place. The 2007 United States Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2007 Formula One season. After a series of non-scoring runs, Trulli said that the result was 'incredible'. ^[1] He also qualified well for the French Grand Prix but crashed with the Renault of Heikki Kovalainen on the opening lap, and duly retired because of the damage. The 2007 French Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2007 Formula One season. 1970s and 1980s 1977 Renault first involvement in Formula One was made by the Renault Sport subsidiary Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a racing driver. Trulli accepted the blame for the incident. The second half of the season was disappointing with Trulli's only point coming in the final race of the season at Brazil. The 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix was the seventeenth and last race of the 2007 Formula One season.

Post season there had been reports that Trulli's contract was not safe, and that he may have be replaced in the Toyota team for 2008 by Heikki Kovalainen. Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a racing driver. ^[2] These proved unfounded as Kovalainen signed for McLaren. McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK

For 2008, Trulli was hoping Toyota would make a big step forward. Pre-season testing The first multi-team test session started in Jerez on January 14 2008. Timo Glock was confirmed as his team-mate for the season. Timo Glock (born March 18, 1982 in Lindenfels, Germany) is a Motor racing driver ^[3] Trulli started the season quite well, with several points scoring finishes, the height of which was a fourth place finish in Malaysia. The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second race of the 2008 Formula One season. Trulli's qualifying performances were also very good throughout the first few rounds of the Championship. Pre-season testing The first multi-team test session started in Jerez on January 14 2008. His form then slumped a little, with disappointing performances in Turkey and Monaco, as he finished in non-points scoring positions. The 2008 Turkish Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race and the sixth round of the 2008 Formula One season.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season in progress

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season in progress

Pre-F1 career

• 1997: Jarno Berens beats Jarno Trulli for the Dutch karting title. A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The 2008 Australian Grand Prix was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season, and was won by McLaren - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race and was the third round of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Gran Premio de España Telefónica was a Formula One motor race and the fourth round of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Turkish Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race and the sixth round of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 June, 2008 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal Canada The 2008 French Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 British Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 German Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 ING Hungarian Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 European Grand Prix (formally the LII Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on August 24, 2008, at the The 2008 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the LXIV ING Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on September 7, 2008 at the Circuit The 2008 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race which was held from 12 to September 14 2008 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, formally known as the 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, was the fifteenth race of the 2008 Formula One season and the first The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix is the seventeenth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix is the sixteenth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix is the eighteenth and last race of the 2008 Formula One season.
• 1996: 1st German Formula 3 (KMS Dallara-Opel)
• 1995: 4th in German Formula 3 (KMS Dallara-Opel), 1st in Italian Go-kart class 100 FA, 1st in World Go-kart class 125FC, Senna Memorial World Cup winner
• 1994: Senna Memorial World Cup winner, 1st in North American class 100SA, 1st in European class 100SA
• 1993: 2nd in World Go-kart Champion class 100 SA, 1st in Grand prix of Japan Class 100 FSA
• 1992: 2nd in World Go-kart class 125 FC
• 1991: 1st in World Go-kart class 100 FK
• 1990: 1st in Grand Prix of Hong Kong Class 100 FA
• 1988-1990: Three times 1st in Italian National 100 Class
• 1983-1995: Karting

Personal life

Trulli is married to Barbara and they have two sons, Enzo (b. 2005), named after Jarno's father, and Marco (b. 2006). He is the co-owner of a vineyard in Italy and produces his own wine. He also has his own range of Karts named 'Trulli Kart'; Trulli himself was a World Champion at Karting level. [1]

References

External links

• Official Website
• Profile at Toyota F1 official website
• Jarno Trulli Profile and Statistics
• Jarno Trulli Revealed on CNN.com
• Jarno Trulli Fan Club Spain