Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Heinz-Harald Frentzen achieved F1 success with Williams in the 1990s, although he never entirely fulfilled the lofty expectations set for him early in his career.

Nationality	German
Born	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 18 May 1967 Mönchengladbach, West German

Before his Formula 1 debut, Frentzen was a notable part of the Mercedes Junior Driving programme, which included Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger. While Schumacher made his F1 debut in 1991, Frentzen had to wait until 1994 to get his chance.

Frentzen joined Formula 1 with Sauber in 1994 and soon attracted the attention of Frank Williams, who signed him in 1995 to replace Damon Hill at the end of Hill’s 1996 title-winning season. Hill’s exit stirred controversy in 1996, especially as he was en route to winning the world championship. Nonetheless, Frentzen took his place beside Jacques Villeneuve in 1997.

In the 1997 Drivers’ Championship, Frentzen finished second to his teammate, a position he inherited after Michael Schumacher was disqualified for a collision with Villeneuve in the final race. Frentzen secured a single victory that year in Imola but was generally outpaced by Villeneuve.

The team struggled in 1998 due to new technical regulations, leading to a winless season for both drivers, who left at its end.

While Villeneuve, heading to BAR, never won another race, Frentzen revitalised his career with Jordan. He claimed two victories in 1999 and nearly won the championship.

However, in 2000, his new teammate Jarno Trulli challenged him closely, and by mid-2001, Frentzen was dismissed. He finished the season with Prost, qualifying fourth at that year’s 2001 Belgian Grand Prix for the troubled team, which ended its time in F1 at the end of the season.

Frentzen’s next move was to the financially troubled Arrows team in 2002. Despite showing promise, the team exited after the 2002 British Grand Prix. He returned to Sauber for a final season in 2003, achieving a podium in his second-to-last race before being replaced by Felipe Massa in 2004.

Beyond F1, Frentzen went on to compete in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) and later in the ADAC GT Masters series.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen Formula One World Championship career

F1 Career	1994–2003
Teams	Sauber, Williams, Jordan, Prost, Arrows
Entries	160 (156 starts)
Championships	0 (2nd in 1997)
Wins	3
Podiums	18
Career points	174
Pole positions	2
Fastest laps	6
First entry	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win	1997 San Marino Grand Prix
Last win	1999 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry	2003 Japanese Grand Prix

Heinz-Harald Frentzen Teammates

13 Teammates	Involvement	First Year	Last Year
Karl Wendlinger	11	1994	1995
Andrea de Cesaris	9	1994
JJ Lehto	2	1994
Jean-Christophe Boullion	11	1995
Johnny Herbert	16	1996
Jacques Villeneuve	33	1997	1998
Damon Hill	16	1999
Jarno Trulli	28	2000	2001
Ricardo Zonta	1	2001
Luciano Burti	2	2001
Tomas Enge	3	2001
Enrique Bernoldi	13	2002
Nick Heidfeld	17	2002	2003

Race Rins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1997 San Marino Grand Prix
2	1999 French Grand Prix
3	1999 Italian Grand Prix

Complete Formula One Results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1994	Broker Sauber Mercedes	Sauber C13	Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10	BRA Ret	PAC 5	SMR 7	MON WD	ESP Ret	CAN Ret												13th	7
	Sauber Mercedes	Sauber C13	Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10							FRA 4	GBR 7	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR Ret	EUR 6	JPN 6	AUS 7
1995	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C14	Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	BRA Ret	ARG 5	SMR 6	ESP 8	MON 6	CAN Ret	FRA 10	GBR 6	GER Ret	HUN 5	BEL 4	ITA 3	POR 6	EUR Ret	PAC 7	JPN 8	AUS Ret	9th	15
1996	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10	AUS 8	BRA Ret	ARG Ret	EUR Ret	SMR Ret	MON 4 †	ESP 4	CAN Ret	FRA Ret	GBR 8	GER 8	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR 7	JPN 6		12th	7
1997	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9 3.0 V10	AUS 8 †	BRA 9	ARG Ret	SMR 1	MON Ret	ESP 8	CAN 4	FRA 2	GBR Ret	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL 3	ITA 3	AUT 3	LUX 3	JPN 2	EUR 6	2nd	42
1998	Winfield Williams	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01 V10	AUS 3	BRA 5	ARG 9	SMR 5	ESP 8	MON Ret	CAN Ret	FRA 15 †	GBR Ret	AUT Ret	GER 9	HUN 5	BEL 4	ITA 7	LUX 5	JPN 5		7th	17
1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	Jordan 199	Mugen Honda MF-301 HD 3.0 V10	AUS 2	BRA 3 †	SMR Ret	MON 4	ESP Ret	CAN 11 †	FRA 1	GBR 4	AUT 4	GER 3	HUN 4	BEL 3	ITA 1	EUR Ret	MAL 6	JPN 4		3rd	54
2000	Benson & Hedges Jordan	Jordan EJ10	Mugen Honda MF-301 HD 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA 3	SMR Ret	GBR 17 †	ESP 6	EUR Ret	MON 10 †	CAN Ret	FRA 7	AUT Ret								9th	11
		Jordan EJ10B	Mugen Honda MF-301 HE 3.0 V10											GER Ret	HUN 6	BEL 6	ITA Ret	USA 3	JPN Ret	MAL Ret
2001	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda	Jordan EJ11	Honda RA001E 3.0 V10	AUS 5	MAL 4	BRA 11 †	SMR 6	ESP Ret	AUT Ret	MON Ret	CAN PO	EUR Ret	FRA 8	GBR 7	GER						13th	6
2001	Prost Acer	Prost AP04	Acer 3.0 V10													HUN Ret	BEL 9	ITA Ret	USA 10	JPN 12
2002	Orange Arrows	Arrows A23	Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10	AUS DSQ	MAL 11	BRA Ret	SMR Ret	ESP 6	AUT 11	MON 6	CAN 13	EUR 13	GBR Ret	FRA DNQ	GER Ret	HUN	BEL	ITA			18th	2
	Sauber Petronas	Sauber C21	Petronas 02A 3.0 V10																USA 13	JPN
2003	Sauber Petronas	Sauber C22	Petronas 03A 3.0 V10	AUS 6	MAL 9	BRA 5	SMR 11	ESP Ret	AUT DNS	MON Ret	CAN Ret	EUR 9	FRA 12	GBR 12	GER Ret	HUN Ret	ITA 13 †	USA 3	JPN Ret		11th	13

Sources: Wikipedia.com