Heinz-Harald Frentzen
German · 1994–2003
VS

Karl Wendlinger
Austrian · 1991–1995
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
3
Qualifyingahead
9
0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Karl Wendlinger
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−1.994s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 8 sessions
1994 −0.228s 3
1995 −2.205s 5
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
7 — 3
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 — 0
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1994 P13
Teammate battle by season
2
2
1994
5
1
1995
Career totals
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Karl Wendlinger
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
2
0
Podiums
18
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
174
14
Starts
158
42
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Karl Wendlinger
Win rate
1.9%
0%
Podium rate
11.4%
0%
Pole rate
1.3%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.3
Avg grid
P8.9
P14.4
Avg finish
P11.0
P15.1
Finish rate
62.7%
45.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Karl Wendlinger
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 Karl Wendlinger
Mechanical retirements
38
15
Crash retirements
21
7
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
1991
1997 · aged 29
First win
—
1997
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-2.0
Avg places gained
-0.4
Season points trajectory
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Karl Wendlinger
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heinz-Harald Frentzen Karl Wendlinger
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P15
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
Karl Wendlinger
SAU
Leyton House 1991March 1992Sauber 1993–1995
19912003
Heinz-Harald Frentzen → Karl Wendlinger → Compare others
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).