Heikki Kovalainen F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Finnish |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Suomussalmi, Finland |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 41 |
| First race | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 2007-13 |
| Best championship finish | 7th (, ) |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Heikki Kovalainen’s F1 stats
| Free practice appearances | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix entries | 112 | |
| Grand Prix starts | 111 | |
| Wins | 1 | 0.9% |
| From pole | 0 | |
| Win & f.lap | 0 | |
| Hat-trick | 0 | |
| Podiums | 4 | 3.6% |
| Pole positions | 1 | 0.9% |
| Pole to win | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 2 | 1.8% |
| Points | 105 | 0.95 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 29 | 26.1% |
| Front row starts | 5 | 4.5% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x1 |
| Best finish | 1st | x1 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Reached Q3 | 34 | |
| Q2 eliminations | 23 | |
| Q1 eliminations | 55 | |
| Retirements | 22 | 19.8% |
| First lap retirements | 2 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.9% |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 22 | |
| No. of circuits | 25 |
Stats by season
A look at Kovalainen’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renault | – | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 7th | |
| McLaren | – | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 7th | |
| McLaren | – | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 12th | |
| Lotus | – | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 13 | 12 | – | – | 20th | |
| Lotus | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 15 | 13 | – | – | 22nd | |
| Caterham | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 13 | – | – | 22nd | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 14 | – | – | 21st | ||
| 6 | 112 | 111 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 105 |
Table definitions
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- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
Stats by constructor
A look at Kovalainen’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renault (2007) | – | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 |
| McLaren (2008-09) | – | 35 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 75 |
| Lotus (2010-11) | – | 38 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 13 | 12 | – | – |
| Caterham (2012-13) | 6 | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 13 | – | – |
| Lotus (2013) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 14 | – | – |
| 6 | 112 | 111 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 105 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Kovalainen’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (2007) | 17 | 9-8 |
| (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (2008-09) | 35 | 9-26 |
| (ITA) Jarno Trulli (2010-11) | 37 | 24-13 |
| (IND) Karun Chandhok (2011) | 1 | 1-0 |
| (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (2012) | 20 | 13-7 |
| (FRA) Romain Grosjean (2013) | 2 | 0-2 |
| 112 | 56-56 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Heikki Kovalainen.
- Most race entries without a Q3 appearance with one constructor
- Most starts without a points finish with one constructor
- Most starts without a top ten finish with one constructor
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.