Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
VS

Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
5
Qualifyingahead
11
5
Nick Heidfeld · Felipe Massa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
48 — 79
127 shared
Qualifying H2H
41 — 85
126 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 7
2002 P10 2004 P12 2005 P11 2006 P3 2007 P4 2008 P2 2009 P11 2010 P6 2011 P6
Teammate battle by season
11
5
2002
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
11
Poles
1
16
Podiums
13
41
Fastest laps
2
15
Career points
259
1,167
Starts
184
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
Win rate
0%
4.1%
Podium rate
7.1%
15.1%
Pole rate
0.5%
5.9%
Points / start
1.4
4.3
Avg grid
P11.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.7
P9.0
Finish rate
75.5%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
Overtakes
1,581
2,481
Overtakes / race
8.9
9.5
Places lost
1,290
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
Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
28
16
Crash retirements
16
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: 1 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
2002
—
First win
2006 · aged 25
2005
First pole
2006
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1 MAS
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1 MAS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 MAS
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 MAS
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
HEI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3 MAS
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
HEI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
HEI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 MAS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Team history
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
20002017
Nick Heidfeld → 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).