Vitaly Petrov
Russian · 2010–2012
VS

Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
6
Qualifyingahead
8
3
Vitaly Petrov · Nick Heidfeld
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.297s
Vitaly Petrov faster by the median gap over 10 sessions
2011 −0.297s 10
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
8 — 8
16 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 5
16 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2010 P13 2011 P10
Teammate battle by season
5
6
2011
Career totals
Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
13
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
64
259
Starts
58
184
Rate-adjusted · per start
Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
1.7%
7.1%
Pole rate
0%
0.5%
Points / start
1.1
1.4
Avg grid
P14.6
P11.3
Avg finish
P14.4
P10.7
Finish rate
82.8%
75.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
Overtakes
574
1,581
Overtakes / race
10.4
8.9
Places lost
506
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
Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
Mechanical retirements
4
28
Crash retirements
6
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2000
—
First win
—
—
First pole
2005
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P2
+0.2
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Vitaly Petrov Nick Heidfeld
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 3 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 3 · P2 HEI
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3
PET 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 HEI
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 HEI
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 HEI
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 HEI
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
PET 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
PET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 HEI
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
PET 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 HEI
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P9
PET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
PET 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 HEI
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P9
PET 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P9 HEI
Team history
Vitaly Petrov
REN
Renault 2010–2011Caterham 2012
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
20002012
Vitaly Petrov → Nick Heidfeld → 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).