Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish · 2001–2021
VS

Nick Heidfeld

German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
10
Qualifyingahead
7
10
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
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021
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
Kimi Räikkönen
MCL
FER
FER
ALF
Sauber 2001McLaren 2002–2006Ferrari 2007–2009Lotus F1 2012–2013Ferrari 2014–2018Alfa Romeo 2019–2021
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
20002021
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).