Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
VS

Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
7
Qualifyingahead
7
5
Jacques Villeneuve · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.042s
Jacques Villeneuve faster by the median gap over 12 sessions
2006 −0.042s 12
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
53 — 41
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
55 — 39
94 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 5
2001 P7 2002 P10 2003 P14 2004 P18 2005 P11 2006 P9
Teammate battle by season
5
7
2006
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
Championships
1
0
Wins
11
0
Poles
13
1
Podiums
23
13
Fastest laps
0
2
Career points
235
259
Starts
165
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
6.7%
0%
Podium rate
13.9%
7.1%
Pole rate
7.9%
0.5%
Points / start
1.4
1.4
Avg grid
P9.1
P11.3
Avg finish
P10.3
P10.7
Finish rate
66.7%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
1,120
1,581
Overtakes / race
7.0
8.9
Places lost
870
1,290
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
Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
38
28
Crash retirements
17
16
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
1996
Debut season
2000
1996 · aged 25
First win
—
1996
First pole
2005
1997 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.1
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
19962011
Jacques Villeneuve → Nick Heidfeld → 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).