As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nick Heidfeld · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.042s
Jacques Villeneuve faster by the median gap over 12 sessions
2006
+0.042s
12
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
41
—
53
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
39
—
55
94 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
5 · 1
2001
P7
2002
P10
2003
P14
2004
P18
2005
P11
2006
P9
Teammate battle by season
7
5
2006
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
11
Poles
1
13
Podiums
13
23
Fastest laps
2
0
Career points
259
235
Starts
184
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
0%
6.7%
Podium rate
7.1%
13.9%
Pole rate
0.5%
7.9%
Points / start
1.4
1.4
Avg grid
P11.3
P9.1
Avg finish
P10.7
P10.3
Finish rate
75.5%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
1,581
1,120
Overtakes / race
8.9
7.0
Places lost
1,290
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
28
38
Crash retirements
16
17
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
1996
—
First win
1996 · aged 25
2005
First pole
1996
—
First title
1997 · aged 26
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nick Heidfeld | Jacques Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3 VIL | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HEI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 VIL | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 VIL | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 VIL | ||
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).