As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Heikki Kovalainen · Romain Grosjean
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
16
—
12
28 shared
Qualifying H2H
7
—
21
28 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 2
2009
P12
2012
P8
2013
P7
Teammate battle by season
1
1
2013
Career totals
Heikki Kovalainen
Romain Grosjean
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
4
10
Fastest laps
2
1
Career points
105
391
Starts
112
181
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heikki Kovalainen
Romain Grosjean
Win rate
0.9%
0%
Podium rate
3.6%
5.5%
Pole rate
0.9%
0%
Points / start
0.9
2.2
Avg grid
P13.7
P11.8
Avg finish
P13.3
P13.1
Finish rate
82.1%
75.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heikki Kovalainen
Romain Grosjean
Overtakes
1,028
1,549
Overtakes / race
9.4
9.1
Places lost
952
1,385
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
Romain Grosjean
Mechanical retirements
10
19
Crash retirements
9
21
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2009
2008 · aged 26
First win
—
2008
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
+0.5
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
Heikki Kovalainen
Romain Grosjean
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Heikki Kovalainen | Romain Grosjean |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Hungaroring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 GRO | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| KOV 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 GRO | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 GRO | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| KOV 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 GRO | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P15 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P2 GRO | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P3 GRO | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 GRO | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8 GRO | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 GRO | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 GRO | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 GRO | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 GRO | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 GRO | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 GRO | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 GRO | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P15 GRO | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · — |
| KOV 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — GRO | ||
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).