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