Nick Heidfeld vs Kimi Räikkönen

2001·

Nick Heidfeld edged Kimi Räikkönen 9–7 in the races and 10–7 in qualifying at Sauber in 2001. Nick Heidfeld scored 12 points to 9.

Nick HeidfeldKimi Räikkönen

10Qualifying7

17 shared races

9Race day7

17 shared races, 1 tied

12Points9

in shared races, as awarded at the time

77Points (today’s rules)66

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/7
Best finish: P3/P4
Avg. grid: 9.7/10.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nick Heidfeld and Kimi Räikkönen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nick Heidfeld	Kimi Räikkönen	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	10/13	P4	P6	3 / 1
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	11/14	Spun off	Driveshaft	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	9/10	P3	Spun off	4 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	12/10	P7	Steering	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	10/9	P6	P8	1 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	6/9	P9	P4	0 / 3
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	16/15	Collision	P10	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	11/7	Collision	P4	0 / 3
9	9European Grand Prix	10/9	Driveshaft	P10	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	9/13	P6	P7	1 / 0
11	11British Grand Prix	9/7	P6	P5	1 / 2
12	12German Grand Prix	7/8	Collision	Halfshaft	0 / 0
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	7/9	P6	P7	1 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	14/12	Collision	Transmission	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	8/9	P11▼	P7	0 / 0
16	16United States Grand Prix	6/11	P6	Driveshaft	1 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	10/12	P9	Collision	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.6	P6.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nick Heidfeld / Kimi Räikkönen.
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.

Nick Heidfeld’s career Kimi Räikkönen’s career Sauber 2001 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.