Top 10 F1 drivers with the most race starts

Michael Schumacher (right) and Rubens Barrichello had two of the longest ever F1 careers
Michael Schumacher (right) and Rubens Barrichello had two of the longest ever F1 careers

#8 - Jarno Trulli (252)

Jarno Trulli got his sole F1 win at Monaco in 2004
Jarno Trulli got his sole F1 win at Monaco in 2004

When Fisichella left Minardi for 1997, the plucky Italians opted for another home-grown talent who would also become one of the most experienced men in the sport's history, Jarno Trulli.

Trulli made an immediate impact, moving to the Prost team midway through 1997 and scoring his first points with a fourth place at the Hockenheimring that same year. Prost Grand Prix continued to struggle but did manage an incredible second at the European GP in 1999 thanks to the Italian's heroics in what were treacherous conditions.

The new millennium saw Trulli go to Jordan but it wasn't until Renault's Flavio Briatore snapped his compatriot up in 2003 that more success would follow. Trulli's first and only win came at Monaco in 2004 and the Italian would've felt on top of the world until he was brought back down to reality. Despite Trulli having scored more points than his teammate Alonso at that stage of the season, he was dropped in favour of Fisichella.

Trulli would spend five years with Toyota, claiming several poles and podiums but never quite reaching the heights of his short time at Renault. His final podium was in Japan in 2009, before moving to the unsuccessful Lotus team for 2010 and retiring at the end of the 2011 season.

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