Robert Kubica

Polish · 2006–2021
VS

Nick Heidfeld

German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
27
30
Qualifyingahead
29
28
Robert Kubica · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.026s
Robert Kubica faster by the median gap over 57 sessions
2006 +0.481s 6
2007 +0.198s 16
2008 −0.276s 18
2009 −0.075s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
31 31
62 shared
Qualifying H2H
34 28
62 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 3
2006 P9 2007 P5 2008 P4 2009 P13 2010 P8
Teammate battle by season
3
3
2006
6
10
2007
11
7
2008
7
10
2009
Career totals
Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
1
1
Podiums
12
13
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
274
259
Starts
99
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
1%
0%
Podium rate
12.1%
7.1%
Pole rate
1%
0.5%
Points / start
2.8
1.4
Avg grid
P9.9
P11.3
Avg finish
P10.6
P10.7
Finish rate
86.9%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
743
1,581
Overtakes / race
7.5
8.9
Places lost
733
1,290
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
Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
9
28
Crash retirements
3
16
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2006
Debut season
2000
2008 · aged 23
First win
2008
First pole
2005
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-0.6
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021
Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
KUB 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 HEI
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
KUB 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 HEI
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
KUB 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3
KUB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 HEI
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
KUB 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
KUB 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
KUB 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 HEI
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
KUB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
KUB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
KUB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
KUB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
KUB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Fuji Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
KUB 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
KUB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
KUB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
KUB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
KUB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
KUB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
KUB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
KUB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9
KUB 0 · 0 · P20 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
KUB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
KUB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Team history
Robert Kubica
BMW
BMW Sauber 2006–2009Renault 2010Williams 2019Alfa Romeo 2021
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
20002021
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).