As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
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
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
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).