Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
VS

Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
11
Qualifyingahead
5
11
Felipe Massa · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
79 — 48
127 shared
Qualifying H2H
85 — 41
126 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 2
2002 P10 2004 P12 2005 P11 2006 P3 2007 P4 2008 P2 2009 P11 2010 P6 2011 P6
Teammate battle by season
5
11
2002
Career totals
Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
Championships
0
0
Wins
11
0
Poles
16
1
Podiums
41
13
Fastest laps
15
2
Career points
1,167
259
Starts
271
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
4.1%
0%
Podium rate
15.1%
7.1%
Pole rate
5.9%
0.5%
Points / start
4.3
1.4
Avg grid
P8.4
P11.3
Avg finish
P9.0
P10.7
Finish rate
86%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
2,481
1,581
Overtakes / race
9.5
8.9
Places lost
2,359
1,290
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
Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
16
28
Crash retirements
20
16
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: 2 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
2000
2006 · aged 25
First win
—
2006
First pole
2005
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Felipe Massa Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Istanbul Park 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Nürburgring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Team history
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
20002017
Felipe Massa → Nick Heidfeld → 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).