Nick Heidfeld vs Vitaly Petrov

2011·

Vitaly Petrov out-qualified Nick Heidfeld 8–3 at Renault in 2011, but Nick Heidfeld won the races 6–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Nick HeidfeldVitaly Petrov

3Qualifying8

11 shared races

6Race day5

11 shared races

34Points32

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/1
Best finish: P3/P3
Avg. grid: 13.4/9.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nick Heidfeld	Vitaly Petrov	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	18/6	P12	P3▲	0 / 15
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	6/8	P3▲	P17▼	15 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	16/10	P12	P9	0 / 2
4	4Turkish Grand Prix	9/7	P7	P8	6 / 4
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	24/6	P8	P11	4 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	15/10	P8	Collision	4 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	9/10	Accident	P5▲	0 / 10
8	8European Grand Prix	9/11	P10	P15▼	1 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	16/14	P8	P12	4 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	11/9	Collision	P10	0 / 1
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	14/12	Heat shield fire	P12	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.5	P10.2

How to read this table

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

Other Renault battles in 2011

Other Renault teammate battles in 2011
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Bruno Senna vs Vitaly Petrov	5–3	3–5	2–5

Nick Heidfeld’s career Vitaly Petrov’s career Renault 2011 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.