Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
VS

Sebastian Vettel
German · 2007–2022
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Nick Heidfeld · Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
24 — 35
59 shared
Qualifying H2H
20 — 39
59 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
8
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 3
2007 P5 2008 P6 2009 P2 2010 P1 2011 P1
Teammate battle by season
0
1
2007
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
53
Poles
1
57
Podiums
13
122
Fastest laps
2
38
Career points
259
3,098
Starts
184
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
0%
17.7%
Podium rate
7.1%
40.7%
Pole rate
0.5%
19%
Points / start
1.4
10.3
Avg grid
P11.3
P6.3
Avg finish
P10.7
P7.1
Finish rate
75.5%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
1,581
2,126
Overtakes / race
8.9
7.3
Places lost
1,290
1,897
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
28
20
Crash retirements
16
15
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
2007
—
First win
2008 · aged 21
2005
First pole
2008
—
First title
2010 · aged 23
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021
Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nick Heidfeld Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 5 · 8 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 5 · 8 · P1 VET
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 4 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 3 · P2 4 · 5 · P1 VET
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 4 · 8 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 4 · 8 · P1 VET
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 4 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 4 · 5 · P1 VET
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 7 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 7 · P1 VET
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 6 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 6 · P1 VET
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 7 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 7 · P1 VET
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 6 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 6 · P1 VET
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1 VET
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 3 · P1 VET
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 7 · P1
HEI 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 7 · P1 VET
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 7 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 7 · P1 VET
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 6 · P1
HEI 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 6 · P1 VET
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 VET
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1 VET
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 6 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 6 · P1 VET
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1 VET
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 VET
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 VET
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 VET
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 VET
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 VET
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12 VET
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 VET
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 VET
Team history
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
20002022
Nick Heidfeld → Sebastian Vettel → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).