Vitaly Petrov
Russian · 2010–2012
VS

Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish · 2007–2013
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
10
Qualifyingahead
8
12
Vitaly Petrov · Heikki Kovalainen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.224s
Heikki Kovalainen faster by the median gap over 20 sessions
2012 +0.224s 20
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
37 — 21
58 shared
Qualifying H2H
44 — 14
58 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
2010 P13 2011 P10 2012 P19
Teammate battle by season
10
10
2012
Career totals
Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
4
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
64
105
Starts
58
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
Win rate
0%
0.9%
Podium rate
1.7%
3.6%
Pole rate
0%
0.9%
Points / start
1.1
0.9
Avg grid
P14.6
P13.7
Avg finish
P14.4
P13.3
Finish rate
82.8%
82.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
Overtakes
574
1,028
Overtakes / race
10.4
9.4
Places lost
506
952
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
Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
Mechanical retirements
4
10
Crash retirements
6
9
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2007
—
First win
2008 · aged 26
—
First pole
2008
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Vitaly Petrov Heikki Kovalainen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
PET 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 KOV
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2 KOV
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3 KOV
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P8
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
PET 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
PET 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
PET 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
PET 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
PET 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6
PET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P13
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P13 KOV
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14
PET 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14 KOV
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P15
PET 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P15 KOV
Team history
Vitaly Petrov
REN
CAT
Renault 2010–2011Caterham 2012
Heikki Kovalainen
REN
MCL
LOT
CAT
LOT
Renault 2007McLaren 2008–2009Lotus 2010–2011Caterham 2012Lotus F1 2013
20072013
Vitaly Petrov → Heikki Kovalainen → Compare others
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).