Nick Heidfeld

German · 2000–2011
VS

Jean Alesi

French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
7
Qualifyingahead
7
9
Nick Heidfeld · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.090s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
2000 +0.090s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
19 14
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
22 11
33 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
2001 P8
Teammate battle by season
9
7
2000
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
1
2
Podiums
13
32
Fastest laps
2
0
Career points
259
241
Starts
184
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi
Win rate
0%
0.5%
Podium rate
7.1%
15.8%
Pole rate
0.5%
1%
Points / start
1.4
1.2
Avg grid
P11.3
P9.0
Avg finish
P10.7
P11.3
Finish rate
75.5%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi
Overtakes
1,581
719
Overtakes / race
8.9
7.6
Places lost
1,290
523
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 Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
28
52
Crash retirements
16
30
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
1989
First win
1995 · aged 31
2005
First pole
1994
First title
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1
HEI 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
HEI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Jean Alesi
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Team history
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19892011
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).