Lewis Hamilton vs Heikki Kovalainen

Lewis Hamilton edged Heikki Kovalainen 12–5 in the races and 12–5 in qualifying at McLaren in 2009. Lewis Hamilton scored 49 points to 22.

Lewis HamiltonHeikki Kovalainen

12Qualifying5

17 shared races

12Race day5

17 shared races

49Points22

as awarded at the time

126Points (today’s rules)60

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Lewis Hamilton	Heikki Kovalainen	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	18/12	Disqualified	Collision	0 / 0
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	12/14	P7	Spun off	1 / 0
3	Chinese Grand Prix	9/12	P6	P5	3 / 4
4	Bahrain Grand Prix	5/11	P4	P12	5 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	14/18	P9	Gearbox	0 / 0
6	Monaco Grand Prix	19/7	P12	Accident	0 / 0
7	Turkish Grand Prix	16/14	P13	P14	0 / 0
8	British Grand Prix	18/13	P16	Collision	0 / 0
9	German Grand Prix	5/6	P18	P8	0 / 1
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	4/6	P1	P5	10 / 4
11	European Grand Prix	1/2	P2	P4	8 / 5
12	Belgian Grand Prix	12/15	Collision	P6	0 / 3
13	Italian Grand Prix	1/4	P12	P6	0 / 3
14	Singapore Grand Prix	1/8	P1	P7	10 / 2
15	Japanese Grand Prix	3/11	P3	P11	6 / 0
16	Brazilian Grand Prix	17/16	P3	P9	6 / 0
17	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	1/18	Brakes	P11	0 / 0

Other seasons in which Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2008	McLaren	Lewis Hamilton vs Heikki Kovalainen	13–5	12–6	98–53

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.