Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German · 1994–2003
VS

Andrea de Cesaris

Italian · 1980–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
3
Qualifyingahead
8
1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Andrea de Cesaris
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.964s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 9 sessions
1994 −0.964s 9
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
7 4
11 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 1
10 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1994 P13
Teammate battle by season
6
3
1994
Career totals
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
2
1
Podiums
18
5
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
174
59
Starts
158
209
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
Win rate
1.9%
0%
Podium rate
11.4%
2.4%
Pole rate
1.3%
0.5%
Points / start
1.1
0.3
Avg grid
P8.9
P14.4
Avg finish
P11.0
P15.7
Finish rate
62.7%
35.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
Overtakes
840
0
Overtakes / race
7.1
0.0
Places lost
578
0
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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
Mechanical retirements
38
98
Crash retirements
21
36
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1980
1997 · aged 29
First win
1997
First pole
1982
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-2.0
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea de Cesaris
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Andrea de Cesaris
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Andrea de Cesaris
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Andrea de Cesaris
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 Andrea de Cesaris
Team history
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo 1980McLaren 1981Alfa Romeo 1982–1983Ligier 1984–1985Minardi 1986Brabham 1987Rial 1988Dallara 1989–1990Jordan 1991Tyrrell 1992–1993Sauber 1994Jordan 1994
19802003
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).