Nick Heidfeld vs Robert Kubica

2008·

Robert Kubica edged Nick Heidfeld 11–7 in the races and 13–5 in qualifying at BMW Sauber in 2008. Robert Kubica scored 75 points to 60.

Nick HeidfeldRobert Kubica

5Qualifying13

18 shared races

7Race day11

18 shared races

60Points75

in shared races, as awarded at the time

150Points (today’s rules)184

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 4/7
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 0/2
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 9/5.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nick Heidfeld	Robert Kubica	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	5/2	P2▲	Collision	8 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	5/4	P6	P2	3 / 8
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	6/1	P4	P3	5 / 6
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	9/4	P9	P4	0 / 5
5	5Turkish Grand Prix	9/5	P5	P4	4 / 5
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	12/5	P14▼	P2	0 / 8
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	8/2	P2▲	P1	8 / 10
8	8French Grand Prix	11/5	P13▼	P5	0 / 4
9	9British Grand Prix	5/10	P2▲	Spun off	8 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	12/7	P4	P7	5 / 2
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	15/4	P10	P8	0 / 1
12	12European Grand Prix	8/3	P9	P3	0 / 6
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	5/8	P2▲	P6	8 / 3
14	14Italian Grand Prix	10/11	P5	P3	4 / 6
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	9/4	P6	P11▼	3 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	16/6	P9	P2	0 / 8
17	17Chinese Grand Prix	9/11	P5	P6	4 / 3
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	8/13	P10	P11▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.5	P4.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nick Heidfeld / Robert Kubica.
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 and Robert Kubica in other seasons

Other seasons in which Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld vs Robert Kubica	6–11	10–7	19–17
2007	BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld vs Robert Kubica	12–4	10–6	61–39
2006	BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld vs Robert Kubica	5–1	3–3	10–6

Nick Heidfeld’s career Robert Kubica’s career BMW Sauber 2008 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.