Jarno Trulli

Trulli was named after Jarno Saarinen, a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion who died at Monza in 1973. He became Karting World Champion in 1991, won the Italian karting championship, and concluded his pre-Formula One career by winning the German Formula Three Championship in 1996.

Trulli made his Formula One debut with Minardi in 1997. After seven races he replaced injured driver Olivier Panis at Prost, immediately finishing fourth in Germany and leading in Austria before his engine failed. He remained with Prost for the following two seasons, scoring his first podium in wet conditions at the 1999 European Grand Prix.

In 2000 Trulli joined the Jordan team, by then past its late-1990s competitive peak. His qualifying performances continued to impress though he failed to add podium finishes. His manager Flavio Briatore secured him a move to Renault for 2002.

Alongside Jenson Button in 2002, Trulli often outqualified his British teammate while being generally slower in races. He partnered rookie Fernando Alonso in 2003. In 2004 he performed markedly better, achieving regular points and podiums in the season's first half and taking his only victory at Monaco from pole position. His relationship with team boss Briatore deteriorated following a late-race error in France; he was dismissed three races before season's end and replaced by Jacques Villeneuve, despite leading Alonso in the championship at that point. He later accused the team of favouring Alonso.

Trulli joined Toyota for the final two races of 2004 and remained through 2009. He secured Toyota's first Formula One pole position at Indianapolis in 2005, generally outpacing highly paid teammate Ralf Schumacher. His best seasonal result came with third place in France in 2008. The 2009 season brought high drama: starting from the pit lane in Australia, he finished third before receiving a 25-second penalty for passing Lewis Hamilton under the safety car — Hamilton was later disqualified for misleading stewards, restoring Trulli's podium. At Bahrain he qualified on pole and finished third while recording his only career fastest lap.

Trulli joined the newly formed Lotus team on 14 December 2009, partnering Heikki Kovalainen. Reliability issues plagued his 2010 season. In 2011 he was replaced temporarily by Karun Chandhok for the German Grand Prix. When Team Lotus became Caterham F1 for 2012, Trulli was replaced by Vitaly Petrov on 17 February 2012 before the season began — marking the first time since 1969 that Formula One had no Italian driver, until Antonio Giovinazzi competed in 2017.

Trulli founded Trulli GP for the inaugural Formula E Championship in 2014–15, partnering with Drayson Racing Technologies. He competed as a driver for his own team, but the venture withdrew after their 2015–16 drivetrain failed scrutineering.

Trulli is married to Barbara and has three children: Enzo, Marco, and Veronica. He co-owns a vineyard in Abruzzo, Italy, producing his own wine.

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