Kazuki Nakajima vs Nico Rosberg

2009·

Nico Rosberg beat Kazuki Nakajima 14–3 at Williams in 2009, helped by 4 retirements for Kazuki Nakajima. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Kazuki NakajimaNico Rosberg

3Qualifying14

17 shared races

3Race day14

17 shared races

0Points34.5

as awarded at the time

5Points (today’s rules)96

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/1
Best finish: P9/P4
Avg. grid: 12.2/8.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Kazuki Nakajima	Nico Rosberg	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	11/5	Accident	P6	0 / 3
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	11/4	P12	P8	0 / 0.5
3	Chinese Grand Prix	14/7	Retired	P15▼	0 / 0
4	Bahrain Grand Prix	12/9	Oil pressure	P9	0 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	11/9	P13	P8	0 / 1
6	Monaco Grand Prix	10/6	P15	P6	0 / 3
7	Turkish Grand Prix	12/9	P12	P5	0 / 4
8	British Grand Prix	5/7	P11	P5	0 / 4
9	German Grand Prix	13/15	P12	P4	0 / 5
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	9/5	P9	P4	0 / 5
11	European Grand Prix	17/7	P18▼	P5	0 / 4
12	Belgian Grand Prix	18/10	P13	P8	0 / 1
13	Italian Grand Prix	17/18	P10	P16▼	0 / 0
14	Singapore Grand Prix	10/3	P9	P11	0 / 0
15	Japanese Grand Prix	15/7	P15	P5	0 / 4
16	Brazilian Grand Prix	9/7	Accident	Gearbox	0 / 0
17	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	13/9	P13	P9	0 / 0
Average finish			P12.5	P7.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Kazuki Nakajima / Nico Rosberg.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg in other seasons

Other seasons in which Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2008	Williams	Kazuki Nakajima vs Nico Rosberg	5–13	7–11	9–17

Kazuki Nakajima’s career Nico Rosberg’s career Williams 2009 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.