Kimi Räikkönen
Finnish · 2001–2021
VS

Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
22
23
Qualifyingahead
19
25
Kimi Räikkönen · Felipe Massa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.130s
Felipe Massa faster by the median gap over 45 sessions
2007 −0.017s 17
2008 +0.305s 18
2009 −0.105s 10
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
134 — 97
231 shared
Qualifying H2H
149 — 79
228 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 10 · 3
2002 P6 2004 P7 2005 P2 2006 P3 2007 P1 2008 P2 2009 P6 2012 P3 2013 P5 2014 P7 2015 P4 2016 P6 2017 P4
Teammate battle by season
11
6
2007
6
12
2008
5
5
2009
Career totals
Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
Championships
1
0
Wins
21
11
Poles
18
16
Podiums
103
41
Fastest laps
42
15
Career points
1,873
1,167
Starts
352
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
Win rate
6%
4.1%
Podium rate
29.3%
15.1%
Pole rate
5.1%
5.9%
Points / start
5.3
4.3
Avg grid
P7.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.5
P9.0
Finish rate
81.2%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
Overtakes
2,703
2,481
Overtakes / race
8.0
9.5
Places lost
2,441
2,359
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
Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
45
16
Crash retirements
21
20
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2002
2003 · aged 23
First win
2006 · aged 25
2003
First pole
2006
2007 · aged 28
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019
Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
RAI 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 MAS
Istanbul Park 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
RAI 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 MAS
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
RAI 1 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
RAI 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 8 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
RAI 0 · 8 · P2 2 · 3 · P1 MAS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
RAI 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
RAI 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Sepang International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
RAI 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Hungaroring 1 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 1 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
RAI 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 1 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
RAI 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 MAS
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
RAI 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Yas Marina Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
RAI 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 MAS
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
RAI 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 MAS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
RAI 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 MAS
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
RAI 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
RAI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
RAI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
RAI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
RAI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
RAI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
RAI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
RAI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Baku City Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
RAI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 MAS
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
RAI 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Team history
Kimi Räikkönen
MCL
FER
FER
ALF
Sauber 2001McLaren 2002–2006Ferrari 2007–2009Lotus F1 2012–2013Ferrari 2014–2018Alfa Romeo 2019–2021
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
20012021
Kimi Räikkönen → Felipe Massa → 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).