As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Sebastian Vettel · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
35
—
24
59 shared
Qualifying H2H
39
—
20
59 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 2
2007
P5
2008
P6
2009
P2
2010
P1
2011
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
0
2007
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
Championships
4
0
Wins
53
0
Poles
57
1
Podiums
122
13
Fastest laps
38
2
Career points
3,098
259
Starts
300
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
17.7%
0%
Podium rate
40.7%
7.1%
Pole rate
19%
0.5%
Points / start
10.3
1.4
Avg grid
P6.3
P11.3
Avg finish
P7.1
P10.7
Finish rate
88%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
2,126
1,581
Overtakes / race
7.3
8.9
Places lost
1,897
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
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
20
28
Crash retirements
15
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
2007
Debut season
2000
2008 · aged 21
First win
—
2008
First pole
2005
2010 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-0.7
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Nick Heidfeld |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VET 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 HEI | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 HEI | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VET 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 HEI | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 HEI | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 HEI | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 HEI | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 HEI | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 HEI | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 HEI | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 HEI | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 HEI | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 HEI | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VET 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 HEI | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 HEI | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 HEI | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VET 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 HEI | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 HEI | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 HEI | ||
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 HEI | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 HEI | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 HEI | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 HEI | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 HEI | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 HEI | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9 HEI | ||
Team history
Sebastian Vettel
Nick Heidfeld
20002022
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).