Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
9
Qualifyingahead
9
7
Jean Alesi · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.090s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
2000 −0.090s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
14 — 19
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 22
33 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
2001 P8
Teammate battle by season
7
9
2000
Career totals
Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
2
1
Podiums
32
13
Fastest laps
0
2
Career points
241
259
Starts
202
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
0.5%
0%
Podium rate
15.8%
7.1%
Pole rate
1%
0.5%
Points / start
1.2
1.4
Avg grid
P9.0
P11.3
Avg finish
P11.3
P10.7
Finish rate
59.4%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
719
1,581
Overtakes / race
7.6
8.9
Places lost
523
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
Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
52
28
Crash retirements
30
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
1989
Debut season
2000
1995 · aged 31
First win
—
1994
First pole
2005
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-2.2
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9
Team history
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
19892011
Jean Alesi → 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).