As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Giancarlo Fisichella · Heikki Kovalainen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.054s
Heikki Kovalainen faster by the median gap over 17 sessions
2007
+0.054s
17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
14
—
38
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
8
—
44
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 3
2007
P7
2008
P7
2009
P12
Teammate battle by season
5
12
2007
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
1
Poles
4
1
Podiums
19
4
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
275
105
Starts
231
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Win rate
1.3%
0.9%
Podium rate
8.2%
3.6%
Pole rate
1.7%
0.9%
Points / start
1.2
0.9
Avg grid
P11.4
P13.7
Avg finish
P11.0
P13.3
Finish rate
71%
82.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Overtakes
1,809
1,028
Overtakes / race
8.2
9.4
Places lost
1,373
952
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
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Mechanical retirements
37
10
Crash retirements
29
9
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
1996
Debut season
2007
2003 · aged 30
First win
2008 · aged 26
1998
First pole
2008
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heikki Kovalainen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| FIS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 KOV | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 KOV | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 KOV | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| FIS 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 KOV | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| FIS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 KOV | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KOV | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 KOV | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 KOV | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 KOV | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 KOV | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 KOV | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 KOV | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 KOV | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 KOV | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7 KOV | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 KOV | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| FIS 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11 KOV | ||
Team history
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).