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Head to head · 2010–2011

Nick Heidfeld vs Vitaly Petrov

5

Finished ahead16 shared races

4

Finished aheadboth classified

Heidfeld	In shared races	Petrov
5	Finished ahead	4
5	Qualified ahead	11
40	Points	40
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1

Teammates · Lotus Renault GP

Teammate battle

Heidfeld	11 events	Petrov
3	Qualifying H2H	8
6	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
34	Points	32
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
8.5	Avg finish	10.2
13.364	Avg grid	9.364
5.625	Avg positions gained	-0.9
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Heidfeld +0.323% vs Petrov (n=10; negative = Heidfeld faster).

Heidfeld	10 events	Petrov
3	Qualifying H2H	7
6	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
34	Points	17
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
8	Avg finish	11
12.9	Avg grid	9.7
5.571	Avg positions gained	-1.333
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Heidfeld +0.226% vs Petrov (n=9; negative = Heidfeld faster).

Heidfeld	5 events	Petrov
2	Qualifying H2H	3
2	Race H2H	3
0	Sprint H2H	0
5	Points	11
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
9	Avg finish	10.8
11.8	Avg grid	11.2
3.5	Avg positions gained	0.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Heidfeld +0.030% vs Petrov (n=5; negative = Heidfeld faster).

Heidfeld	11 events	Petrov
3	Qualifying H2H	8
6	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
34	Points	32
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
8.5	Avg finish	10.2
13.364	Avg grid	9.364
5.625	Avg positions gained	-0.9
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Heidfeld +0.323% vs Petrov (n=10; negative = Heidfeld faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Heidfeld career, all eras	Dimension	Petrov career, all eras
60	Qualifying Pace	49
77	Race Result vs Teammate	37
24	Positions Gained	23
78	Finishing	28
26	Consistency	39
82	Team Points Share	46
10	Street Circuits	1
6	High-Speed Circuits	51
51	Low-Speed Circuits	50

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

Recent shared races

Event	Heidfeld	Petrov
2011 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	12
2011 German Grand Prix	retired	10
2011 British Grand Prix	8	12
2011 European Grand Prix	10	15
2011 Canadian Grand Prix	retired	5
2011 Monaco Grand Prix	8	retired
2011 Spanish Grand Prix	8	11
2011 Turkish Grand Prix	7	8
2011 Chinese Grand Prix	12	9
2011 Malaysian Grand Prix	3	17