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Head to head · 2007–2013

Heikki Kovalainen vs Lewis Hamilton

Heikki Kovalainen

10

Finished ahead112 shared races

67

Finished aheadboth classified

Kovalainen	In shared races	Hamilton
10	Finished ahead	67
13	Qualified ahead	98
105	Points	926
1	Wins	21
4	Podiums	49

Teammates · McLaren, Brawn GP

Teammate battle

Kovalainen	35 events	Hamilton
10	Qualifying H2H	24
11	Race H2H	22
0	Sprint H2H	0
75	Points	146
1	Wins	7
3	Podiums	15
1	Poles	11
7	DNFs	4
2	Fastest laps	1
7.074	Avg finish	5.833
7.412	Avg grid	6.294
-0.111	Avg positions gained	0.233
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kovalainen +0.034% vs Hamilton (n=15; negative = Kovalainen faster).

Kovalainen	10 events	Hamilton
2	Qualifying H2H	8
4	Race H2H	6
0	Sprint H2H	0
18	Points	40
0	Wins	2
0	Podiums	5
0	Poles	4
1	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
7.778	Avg finish	7
9.9	Avg grid	6.3
1.778	Avg positions gained	-0.75
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kovalainen +0.082% vs Hamilton (n=10; negative = Kovalainen faster).

Kovalainen	5 events	Hamilton
1	Qualifying H2H	4
2	Race H2H	3
0	Sprint H2H	0
5	Points	22
0	Wins	1
0	Podiums	3
0	Poles	3
0	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
9.4	Avg finish	4.75
11.4	Avg grid	4.6
2	Avg positions gained	0.75
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kovalainen +0.035% vs Hamilton (n=5; negative = Kovalainen faster).

Kovalainen	17 events	Hamilton
5	Qualifying H2H	11
5	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	0
22	Points	48
0	Wins	2
0	Podiums	5
0	Poles	4
4	DNFs	3
0	Fastest laps	0
8.417	Avg finish	7.692
10.813	Avg grid	9
1.833	Avg positions gained	1
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kovalainen +0.034% vs Hamilton (n=15; negative = Kovalainen faster).

Kovalainen	18 events	Hamilton
5	Qualifying H2H	13
6	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
53	Points	98
1	Wins	5
3	Podiums	10
1	Poles	7
3	DNFs	1
2	Fastest laps	1
6	Avg finish	4.412
4.389	Avg grid	3.889
-1.667	Avg positions gained	-0.353
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Kovalainen career, all eras	Dimension	Hamilton 2025–2026
78	Qualifying Pace	35
69	Race Result vs Teammate	10
13	Positions Gained	89
59	Finishing	72
73	Consistency	85
58	Team Points Share	45
47	Street Circuits	37
72	High-Speed Circuits	37
27	Low-Speed Circuits	56

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Kovalainen	Hamilton
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix	14	9
2013 United States Grand Prix	14	4
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	14	retired
2012 United States Grand Prix	18	1
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	13	retired
2012 Indian Grand Prix	18	4
2012 Korean Grand Prix	17	10
2012 Japanese Grand Prix	15	5
2012 Singapore Grand Prix	15	retired
2012 Italian Grand Prix	14	1