Romain Grosjean vs Kimi Räikkönen

2012·

Kimi Räikkönen beat Romain Grosjean 17–2 at Lotus F1 in 2012, helped by 7 retirements for Romain Grosjean. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Romain GrosjeanKimi Räikkönen

10Qualifying9

19 shared races

2Race day17

19 shared races

96Points197

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 3/7
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/0
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 7.7/7.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Romain Grosjean	Kimi Räikkönen	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	3/17	Collision	P7	0 / 6
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	6/10	Collision	P5	0 / 10
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	10/4	P6	P14▼	8 / 0
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	7/11	P3▲	P2	15 / 18
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	3/4	P4	P3	12 / 15
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	4/8	Accident	P9	0 / 2
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	7/12	P2▲	P8	18 / 4
8	8European Grand Prix	4/5	Electronics	P2	0 / 18
9	9British Grand Prix	9/6	P6	P5	8 / 10
10	10German Grand Prix	19/10	P18▼	P3	0 / 15
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	2/5	P3▲	P2	15 / 18
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	8/3	Collision	P3	0 / 15
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	8/12	P7	P6	6 / 8
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	4/7	P19▼	P6	0 / 8
16	16Korean Grand Prix	7/5	P7	P5	6 / 10
17	17Indian Grand Prix	11/7	P9	P7	2 / 6
18	18Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	9/4	Collision	P1▲	0 / 25
19	19United States Grand Prix	8/4	P7	P6	6 / 8
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	18/8	Accident	P10▼	0 / 1
	Average finish		P7.6	P5.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Romain Grosjean / Kimi Räikkönen.
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.

Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen in other seasons

Other seasons in which Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2013	Lotus F1	Romain Grosjean vs Kimi Räikkönen	7–10	6–11	114–183

Romain Grosjean’s career Kimi Räikkönen’s career Lotus F1 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.