Jarno Trulli

Interesting facts

His parents named him after Finnish motorcycle racer Jarno Saarinen, who died at Monza in 1973; he won the karting world championship in 1991 and the German Formula Three title in 1996. His exceptional qualifying pace in relatively uncompetitive cars earned him the nickname 'Trulli train' - long lines of faster cars would form behind him on race day as he defended his grid position lap after lap. His only Grand Prix win came at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix for Renault from pole position, but his relationship with team boss Flavio Briatore soured after a costly error at the French Grand Prix, and he was dropped three races before the season ended, replaced by Jacques Villeneuve. He gave Toyota its first-ever Formula One pole position, at Indianapolis in 2005. After F1, he founded and raced for his own Trulli GP team in Formula E's inaugural 2014-15 season, and also started a winemaking venture on a vineyard he co-owns in Abruzzo. Jarno Trulli raced in Formula 1 from 1997 to 2011, across 15 seasons as an Italian driver. He scored a total of 246.5 championship points over his career. His best season was 2004, when he finished 6th in the championship with 46 points.