Jean Alesi vs Nick Heidfeld

2000·

Jean Alesi out-qualified Nick Heidfeld 9–7 at Prost in 2000, but Nick Heidfeld won the races 8–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Jean AlesiNick Heidfeld

9Qualifying7

16 shared races

7Race day8

16 shared races, 1 tied

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

1Points (today’s rules)8

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 12/10
Best finish: P10/P8
Avg. grid: 16.4/17.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jean Alesi and Nick Heidfeld
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jean Alesi	Nick Heidfeld	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	17/15	Hydraulics	P9	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	15/19	Electrical	Engine	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	15/22	Hydraulics	Hydraulics	0 / 0
4	4British Grand Prix	15/17	P10	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	17/19	Collision	P16▼	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	7/18	Transmission	P8	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	17/21	Electrical	Engine	0 / 0
9	9French Grand Prix	18/16	P14	P12	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	17/13	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	20/13	Collision	P12	0 / 0
12	12Hungarian Grand Prix	14/19	Suspension	Electrical	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	17/14	Fuel pressure	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	19/20	P12	Spun off	0 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	20/16	Engine	P9	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	17/16	Engine	Suspension	0 / 0
17	17Malaysian Grand Prix	18/19	P11	Collision	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.8	P11.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jean Alesi / Nick Heidfeld.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Jean Alesi’s career Nick Heidfeld’s career Prost 2000 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.