Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
VS

Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
2
Qualifyingahead
4
1
Kamui Kobayashi · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.330s
Kamui Kobayashi faster by the median gap over 5 sessions
2010 −0.330s 5
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
9 — 9
18 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 7
18 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
2009 P13 2010 P12 2011 P11
Teammate battle by season
3
2
2010
Career totals
Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
13
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
125
259
Starts
76
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
1.3%
7.1%
Pole rate
0%
0.5%
Points / start
1.6
1.4
Avg grid
P14.3
P11.3
Avg finish
P14.0
P10.7
Finish rate
72.4%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
781
1,581
Overtakes / race
11.2
8.9
Places lost
658
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
Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
9
28
Crash retirements
9
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: 3 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2009
Debut season
2000
—
First win
—
—
First pole
2005
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P2
+0.3
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kamui Kobayashi Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2 HEI
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3
KOB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3 HEI
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 HEI
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
KOB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 HEI
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
KOB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
KOB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
KOB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
KOB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
KOB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
KOB 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
KOB 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
KOB 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P6
KOB 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
KOB 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
KOB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P9
KOB 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9
KOB 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Team history
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Toyota 2009Sauber 2010–2012Caterham 2014
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
20002014
Kamui Kobayashi → 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).