Nick Heidfeld F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Monchengladbach, Germany |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 46 |
| First race | 2000 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 2000-11 |
| Best championship finish | 5th () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Nick Heidfeld’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 185 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 183 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 13 | 7.1% |
| Pole positions | 1 | 0.6% |
| Pole to win | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 2 | 1.1% |
| Points | 259 | 1.42 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 70 | 38.3% |
| Front row starts | 2 | 1.1% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x1 |
| Best finish | 2nd | x8 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Reached Q3 | 48 | |
| Q2 eliminations | 31 | |
| Q1 eliminations | 7 | |
| Retirements | 48 | 26.2% |
| First lap retirements | 6 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 23 | |
| No. of circuits | 25 |
Stats by season
A look at Heidfeld’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prost | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 13 | 8 | – | – | NC | |
| Sauber | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8th | |
| Sauber | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10th | |
| Sauber | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14th | |
| Jordan | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18th | |
| Williams | 14 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 11th | |
| BMW Sauber | 18 | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 9th | |
| BMW Sauber | 17 | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 5th | |
| BMW Sauber | 18 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 6th | |
| BMW Sauber | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 13th | |
| BMW Sauber | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18th | |
| Renault | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 11th | |
| 185 | 183 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 259 |
Table definitions
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- 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 (applicable from 2006)
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Heidfeld’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prost (2000) | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 13 | 8 | – | – |
| Sauber (2001-03) | 50 | 50 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | – | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Jordan (2004) | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Williams (2005) | 14 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
| BMW Sauber (2006-10) | 75 | 75 | – | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 169 |
| Renault (2011) | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
| 185 | 183 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 259 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- 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 (applicable from 2006)
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Heidfeld’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (FRA) Jean Alesi (2000) | 17 | 8-9 |
| (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (2001) | 17 | 10-7 |
| (BRA) Felipe Massa (2002) | 16 | 11-5 |
| (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (2002-03) | 17 | 10-7 |
| (ITA) Giorgio Pantano (2004) | 14 | 11-3 |
| (DEU) Timo Glock (2004) | 4 | 4-0 |
| (AUS) Mark Webber (2005) | 14 | 5-9 |
| (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (2006) | 12 | 5-7 |
| (POL) Robert Kubica (2006-09) | 57 | 28-29 |
| (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (2007) | 1 | 1-0 |
| (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (2010) | 5 | 1-4 |
| (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (2011) | 11 | 3-8 |
| 185 | 97-88 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Nick Heidfeld.
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.