Heikki Kovalainen vs Vitaly Petrov

2012·

Heikki Kovalainen out-qualified Vitaly Petrov 12–7 at Caterham in 2012, but Vitaly Petrov won the races 10–9. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Heikki KovalainenVitaly Petrov

12Qualifying7

19 shared races

9Race day10

19 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 1/2
Best finish: P13/P11
Avg. grid: 18.4/19

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Heikki Kovalainen	Vitaly Petrov	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	18/19	Suspension	Steering	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	24/19	P18	P16	0 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	18/19	P23▼	P18	0 / 0
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	16/18	P17	P16	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	19/18	P16	P17	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	17/18	P13	Electrical	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	17/18	P18	P19	0 / 0
8	8European Grand Prix	16/20	P14	P13	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	16/18	P19	P16	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	19/20	P17	P19	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	18/19	P17	P14	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	17/18	P14	P15	0 / 0
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	19/18	P15	P19	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	17/22	P15	P17	0 / 0
16	16Korean Grand Prix	19/18	P17	P16	0 / 0
17	17Indian Grand Prix	20/19	P18	P17	0 / 0
18	18Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	18/20	P13	P16	0 / 0
19	19United States Grand Prix	22/21	P18	P17	0 / 0
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	20/19	P14	P11▲	0 / 0
	Average finish		P16.4	P16.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Heikki Kovalainen / 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.

Heikki Kovalainen’s career Vitaly Petrov’s career Caterham 2012 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.