Heikki Kovalainen
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=73 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.126
- teammate gap samples
- 73
- teammate h2h
- 58-53
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.9%
- front row rate
- 4.5%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=100 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 52-48
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.453
Positions Gained
Highn=90 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.644
- expectation adjusted
- -1.547
Finishing
Highn=111 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 81.1%
- teammate classification rate
- 79.8%
- retirements
- 21
Consistency
Highn=73 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.744
- finish position std
- 5.088
Team Points Share
Highn=42 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 105
- team points
- 290
- points per start
- 0.946
Street Circuits
Mediumn=11 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.098
- overall gap pct median
- -0.126
High-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=18 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.195
- overall gap pct median
- -0.126
Low-Speed Circuits
Highn=21 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.058
- overall gap pct median
- -0.126
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 2013 | 0–2 | 1–1 | Battle |
Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 2012 | 13–7 | 8–10 | Battle |
Jarno Trulli TRU | Brawn GP, Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 2009–2011 | 24–13 | 20–10 | Battle |
Karun Chandhok CHN | Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 2011 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Battle |
| Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle | |
| Renault (2002–10), Brawn GP | 2007–2009 | 10–7 | 11–5 | Battle | |
Jenson Button BUT | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Nick Heidfeld HEI | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Fernando Alonso ALO | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Felipe Massa MAS | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Mark Webber WEB | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2013 | United States Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 20 | 14 | |
| 2012 | United States Grand Prix | Caterham | 22 | 22 | 18 | |
| 2012 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Caterham | 18 | 18 | 13 | |
| 2012 | Indian Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| 2012 | Korean Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
| 2012 | Japanese Grand Prix | Caterham | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
| 2012 | Singapore Grand Prix | Caterham | 20 | 19 | 15 | |
| 2012 | Italian Grand Prix | Caterham | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Belgian Grand Prix | Caterham | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| 2012 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Caterham | 19 | 19 | 17 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lotus F1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2012 | Caterham | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2011 | Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2010 | Lotus Racing (2010–11) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| 2009 | McLaren, Brawn GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12th |
| 2008 | McLaren | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 7th |
| 2007 | Renault (2002–10) | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7th |