Nick Heidfeld
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=28 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.077
- teammate gap samples
- 28
- teammate h2h
- 95-88
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.5%
- front row rate
- 1.1%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=161 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 92-69
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 0.111
Positions Gained
Highn=137 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.401
- expectation adjusted
- -0.861
Finishing
Highn=183 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 74.9%
- teammate classification rate
- 68.3%
- retirements
- 46
Consistency
Highn=28 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.975
- finish position std
- 3.748
Team Points Share
Highn=99 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 255
- team points
- 497
- points per start
- 1.393
Street Circuits
Lown=5 · 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
- 0.526
- overall gap pct median
- 0.077
High-Speed Circuits
Lown=7 · 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
- 0.344
- overall gap pct median
- 0.077
Low-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=9 · 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
- 0.08
- overall gap pct median
- 0.077
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitaly Petrov PET | Lotus Renault GP | 2011 | 3–8 | 6–5 | Battle |
Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 2010 | 1–4 | 1–3 | Battle |
| Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle | |
| Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle | |
Jarno Trulli TRU | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Sauber, Brawn GP | 2001–2009 | 10–7 | 8–6 | Battle |
Felipe Massa MAS | Sauber, Brawn GP | 2002–2009 | 11–5 | 9–4 | Battle |
Timo Glock GLO | Jordan, Brawn GP | 2004–2009 | 4–0 | 2–2 | Battle |
Mark Webber WEB | Williams, Brawn GP | 2005–2009 | 5–9 | 6–6 | Battle |
Robert Kubica KUB | BMW Sauber, Brawn GP | 2006–2009 | 29–27 | 29–27 | Battle |
Sebastian Vettel VET | BMW Sauber, Brawn GP | 2007–2009 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Battle |
Jenson Button BUT | Brawn GP | 2009 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 14 | 14 | DNF | |
| 2011 | German Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 11 | 11 | DNF | |
| 2011 | British Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | European Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011 | Canadian Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 9 | 9 | DNF | |
| 2011 | Monaco Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | Spanish Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | Turkish Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | Chinese Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 16 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2011 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 2011 | Australian Grand Prix | Lotus Renault GP | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Sauber | 14 | 14 | 11 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lotus Renault GP | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11th |
| 2010 | Sauber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| 2009 | BMW Sauber, Brawn GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13th |
| 2008 | BMW Sauber | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 6th |
| 2007 | BMW Sauber | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 5th |
| 2006 | BMW Sauber | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9th |
| 2005 | Williams | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11th |
| 2004 | Jordan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 2003 | Sauber | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14th |
| 2002 | Sauber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10th |
| 2001 | Sauber | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8th |
| 2000 | Prost | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |