As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nick Heidfeld · Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.208s
Nick Heidfeld faster by the median gap over 15 sessions
2003
−0.208s
15
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
39
—
20
59 shared
Qualifying H2H
27
—
32
59 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 · 1
2001
P8
2002
P10
2003
P11
Teammate battle by season
1
0
2002
11
5
2003
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
1
2
Podiums
13
18
Fastest laps
2
0
Career points
259
174
Starts
184
158
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Win rate
0%
1.9%
Podium rate
7.1%
11.4%
Pole rate
0.5%
1.3%
Points / start
1.4
1.1
Avg grid
P11.3
P8.9
Avg finish
P10.7
P11.0
Finish rate
75.5%
62.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Overtakes
1,581
840
Overtakes / race
8.9
7.1
Places lost
1,290
578
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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mechanical retirements
28
38
Crash retirements
16
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
1994
—
First win
1997 · aged 29
2005
First pole
1997
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Nick Heidfeld
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nick Heidfeld | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||
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).