Nick Heidfeld vs Felipe Massa

2002·

Nick Heidfeld beat Felipe Massa 11–4 at Sauber in 2002, helped by 8 retirements for Felipe Massa. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Nick HeidfeldFelipe Massa

11Qualifying5

16 shared races

11Race day4

16 shared races, 1 tied

7Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

65Points (today’s rules)46

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/8
Best finish: P4/P5
Avg. grid: 10/11.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nick Heidfeld and Felipe Massa
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nick Heidfeld	Felipe Massa	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	10/9	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	7/14	P5	P6	2 / 1
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	9/12	Brakes	Collision	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	7/11	P10	P8	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	8/11	P4	P5	3 / 2
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	5/7	Collision	Suspension	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	15/13	P8	Accident	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	7/12	P12▼	P9	0 / 0
9	9European Grand Prix	9/11	P7	P6	0 / 1
10	10British Grand Prix	10/11	P6	P9	1 / 0
11	11French Grand Prix	10/12	P7	Mechanical	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	10/14	P6	P7	1 / 0
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	8/7	P9	P7	0 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	18/17	P10	Engine	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	15/14	P10	Collision	0 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	12/15	P7	Accident	0 / 0
	Average finish		P7.8	P7.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nick Heidfeld / Felipe Massa.
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 Felipe Massa’s career Sauber 2002 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.