Driver · 2007–2013 · KOV

Heikki Kovalainen

KOV
🇫🇮 Finnish · 1981-10-19 (age 44) · Wikipedia ↗
Starts
112
Grands Prix entered
Wins
1
Wins
Podiums
4
Podiums
Poles
1
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
2
Fastest Lap
Points
105
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
0.9%
Win rate
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
2013 Lotus F1 2 0 0 0 22
2012 Caterham 20 0 0 0 22
2011 Lotus 19 0 0 0 22
2010 Lotus 19 0 0 0 20
2009 McLaren 17 0 0 22 12
2008 McLaren 18 1 3 53 7
2007 Renault 17 0 1 30 7
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
Renault 2007 17 0 1 30
McLaren 2008–2009 35 1 3 75
Lotus 2010–2011 38 0 0 0
Caterham 2012 20 0 0 0
Lotus F1 2013 2 0 0 0
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Hungarian Grand Prix 6 1 1 P1 15
Brazilian Grand Prix 7 0 0 P7 2
Chinese Grand Prix 6 0 0 P5 4
Italian Grand Prix 6 0 1 P2 13
European Grand Prix 6 0 0 P4 11
Spanish Grand Prix 6 0 0 P7 2
Australian Grand Prix 6 0 0 P5 4
Belgian Grand Prix 6 0 0 P6 4
Monaco Grand Prix 6 0 0 P8 1
Malaysian Grand Prix 6 0 1 P3 7
Japanese Grand Prix 6 0 1 P2 8
British Grand Prix 6 0 0 P5 6
German Grand Prix 5 0 0 P5 5
Turkish Grand Prix 5 0 0 P6 3
Canadian Grand Prix 5 0 0 P4 5
Bahrain Grand Prix 5 0 0 P5 4
Singapore Grand Prix 5 0 0 P7 2
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 4 0 0 P11 0
United States Grand Prix 3 0 0 P5 4
Korean Grand Prix 3 0 0 P13 0
French Grand Prix 2 0 0 P4 5
Indian Grand Prix 2 0 0 P14 0
First / Last
Debut2007 Australian Grand Prix
First win2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last win2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
First pole2008 British Grand Prix
Most wins in a season1 (2008)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak1
Podium streak1
Points streak7
Pole streak1
Age Records
Debut age25y 150d
Age at first win26y 289d
youngest winner everP39
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P83
1 Wins
Podiums
P105
4 Podiums
Pole Position
P77
1 Pole Position
Points
P87
105 Points
Starts
P70
112 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
99
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
18.801s
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
5,971
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Jarno Trulli 2010–2011 37 25 12 68%
Lewis Hamilton 2008–2009 35 12 23 34%
Vitaly Petrov 2012 20 10 10 50%
Giancarlo Fisichella 2007 17 12 5 71%
Romain Grosjean 2013 2 1 1 50%
Karun Chandhok 2011 1 1 0 100%
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Hungaroring · Hungary 6 1 1 P1 15
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 7 0 0 P7 2
Shanghai International Circuit · China 6 0 0 P5 4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 6 0 1 P2 13
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · Spain 6 0 0 P7 2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia 6 0 0 P5 4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium 6 0 0 P6 4
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 6 0 0 P8 1
Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia 6 0 1 P3 7
Silverstone Circuit · UK 6 0 0 P5 6
Marina Bay Street Circuit · Singapore 5 0 0 P7 2
Istanbul Park · Turkey 5 0 0 P6 3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 5 0 0 P4 5
Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain 5 0 0 P5 4
Valencia Street Circuit · Spain 5 0 0 P4 10
Suzuka Circuit · Japan 4 0 0 P11 0
Yas Marina Circuit · UAE 4 0 0 P11 0
Nürburgring · Germany 3 0 0 P8 2
Korean International Circuit · Korea 3 0 0 P13 0
Hockenheimring · Germany 3 0 0 P5 4
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France 2 0 0 P4 5
Buddh International Circuit · India 2 0 0 P14 0
Fuji Speedway · Japan 2 0 1 P2 8
Circuit of the Americas · USA 2 0 0 P15 0
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA 1 0 0 P5 4
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-07-21 14:15