Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish · 2001–2021
VS

Romain Grosjean

French · 2009–2020
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
28
8
Qualifyingahead
19
17
Kimi Räikkönen · Romain Grosjean
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.014s
Kimi Räikkönen faster by the median gap over 36 sessions
2012 +0.063s 19
2013 −0.238s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
143 36
179 shared
Qualifying H2H
129 45
174 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 10 · 0
2009 P6 2012 P3 2013 P5 2014 P12 2015 P4 2016 P6 2017 P4 2018 P3 2019 P12 2020 P16
Teammate battle by season
17
2
2012
11
6
2013
Career totals
Kimi Räikkönen Romain Grosjean
Championships
1
0
Wins
21
0
Poles
18
0
Podiums
103
10
Fastest laps
42
1
Career points
1,873
391
Starts
352
181
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kimi Räikkönen Romain Grosjean
Win rate
6%
0%
Podium rate
29.3%
5.5%
Pole rate
5.1%
0%
Points / start
5.3
2.2
Avg grid
P7.6
P11.8
Avg finish
P8.5
P13.1
Finish rate
81.2%
75.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kimi Räikkönen Romain Grosjean
Overtakes
2,703
1,549
Overtakes / race
8.0
9.1
Places lost
2,441
1,385
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 Romain Grosjean
Mechanical retirements
45
19
Crash retirements
21
21
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2009
2003 · aged 23
First win
2003
First pole
2007 · aged 28
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-0.8
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019
Kimi Räikkönen Romain Grosjean
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kimi Räikkönen Romain Grosjean
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Sepang International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Hungaroring 1 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Istanbul Park 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Yas Marina Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 8 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Red Bull Ring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Baku City Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P17
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P12
Team history
Kimi Räikkönen
MCL
FER
FER
ALF
Sauber 2001McLaren 2002–2006Ferrari 2007–2009Lotus F1 2012–2013Ferrari 2014–2018Alfa Romeo 2019–2021
Romain Grosjean
LOT
HAA
Renault 2009Lotus F1 2012–2015Haas F1 Team 2016–2020
20012021
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).