As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nick Heidfeld · Kimi Räikkönen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
56
—
96
152 shared
Qualifying H2H
34
—
118
152 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 8
2001
P8
2002
P6
2003
P2
2004
P7
2005
P2
2006
P5
2007
P1
2008
P3
2009
P6
Teammate battle by season
10
7
2001
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
21
Poles
1
18
Podiums
13
103
Fastest laps
2
42
Career points
259
1,873
Starts
184
352
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen
Win rate
0%
6%
Podium rate
7.1%
29.3%
Pole rate
0.5%
5.1%
Points / start
1.4
5.3
Avg grid
P11.3
P7.6
Avg finish
P10.7
P8.5
Finish rate
75.5%
81.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen
Overtakes
1,581
2,703
Overtakes / race
8.9
8.0
Places lost
1,290
2,441
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
Kimi Räikkönen
Mechanical retirements
28
45
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
2001
—
First win
2003 · aged 23
2005
First pole
2003
—
First title
2007 · aged 28
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nick Heidfeld | Kimi Räikkönen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 4 · 5 · P1 RAI | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 6 · P1 RAI | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 3 · P1 RAI | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 5 · P1 RAI | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 1 · 9 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 9 · P1 RAI | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 7 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 7 · P1 RAI | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 7 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 7 · P1 RAI | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 6 · P1 RAI | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 RAI | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 RAI | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1 RAI | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1 RAI | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 RAI | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 RAI | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 8 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 8 · P2 RAI | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 RAI | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3 RAI | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 RAI | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 3 · P2 RAI | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3 RAI | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 RAI | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3 RAI | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 RAI | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 RAI | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 RAI | ||
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).