As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Kimi Räikkönen · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
96
—
56
152 shared
Qualifying H2H
118
—
34
152 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings:
8 · 1
2001
P8
2002
P6
2003
P2
2004
P7
2005
P2
2006
P5
2007
P1
2008
P3
2009
P6
Teammate battle by season
7
10
2001
Career totals
Kimi Räikkönen
Nick Heidfeld
Championships
1
0
Wins
21
0
Poles
18
1
Podiums
103
13
Fastest laps
42
2
Career points
1,873
259
Starts
352
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kimi Räikkönen
Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
6%
0%
Podium rate
29.3%
7.1%
Pole rate
5.1%
0.5%
Points / start
5.3
1.4
Avg grid
P7.6
P11.3
Avg finish
P8.5
P10.7
Finish rate
81.2%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kimi Räikkönen
Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
2,703
1,581
Overtakes / race
8.0
8.9
Places lost
2,441
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
Kimi Räikkönen
Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
45
28
Crash retirements
21
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
2001
Debut season
2000
2003 · aged 23
First win
—
2003
First pole
2005
2007 · aged 28
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-0.8
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
Kimi Räikkönen
Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Kimi Räikkönen | Nick Heidfeld |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Hungaroring | 1 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 8 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
Team history
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).