Nick Heidfeld, born May 10, 1977, in Mönchengladbach, West Germany, is a former racing driver who competed in F1 from 2000 until 2011.
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Born | Nick Lars Heidfeld 10 May 1977 Mönchengladbach, West Germany |
Heidfeld started kart racing at the age of 11 in 1988. By 1994, he had moved into the German Formula Ford series, where he quickly made a name for himself by winning 8 out of 9 races and clinching the title that season. The following year, he secured the German International Formula Ford 1800 Championship and was runner-up in the Zetec Cup. His drives earned him a spot in the 1996 German Formula Three Championship, finishing third overall with three wins.
By 2000, Heidfeld’s success in the lower formulas gifted him a drive with the Prost F1 Team alongside veteran Jean Alesi. Despite a challenging season with multiple retirements and incidents, including collisions with Alesi, he moved to Sauber in 2001. There, paired with rookie Kimi Räikkönen, he achieved his first Formula One podium at the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix. Despite outscoring Räikkönen that year, Heidfeld stayed with Sauber until 2003, consistently finishing in the points and outperforming another rookie teammate, Felipe Massa, in 2002.
After leaving Sauber, Heidfeld raced for the Jordan team in 2004, where he often exceeded the abilities of the team’s car, notably at the 2004 Monaco and Canadian Grand Prix. He continued to score podiums with Williams in 2005 and later with BMW Sauber in 2007 and 2008, though he never secured a race win.
In 2011, Heidfeld joined the Renault Formula One team, temporarily replacing the injured Robert Kubica. The 2011 season would be his last in F1, but he went on to race with teams like Rebellion Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Mahindra Racing in Formula E.
Nick Heidfeld Formula One World Championship career
| F1 Career | 2000–2011 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Prost, Sauber, Jordan, Williams, BMW Sauber, Renault |
| Entries | 185 (183 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Career points | 259 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| First entry | 2000 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Nick Heidfeld Teammates
| 15 drivers | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Alesi | 17 | 2000 | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 17 | 2001 | |
| Felipe Massa | 16 | 2002 | |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 17 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Timo Glock | 18 | 2004 | |
| Giorgio Pantano | 15 | 2004 | |
| Robert Doornbos | 3 | 2004 | |
| Mark Webber | 15 | 2005 | |
| Antonio Pizzonia | 1 | 2005 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 12 | 2006 | |
| Robert Kubica | 69 | 2006 | 2009 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 8 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 5 | 2010 | |
| Vitaly Petrov | 11 | 2011 | |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 2011 |
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 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gauloises Prost Peugeot | Prost AP03 | Peugeot A20 3.0 V10 | AUS 9 | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | GBR Ret | ESP 16 | EUR EX | MON 8 | CAN Ret | FRA 12 | AUT Ret | GER 12 † | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | USA 9 | JPN Ret | MAL Ret | 20th | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C20 | Petronas 01A 3.0 V10 | AUS 4 | MAL Ret | BRA 3 | SMR 7 | ESP 6 | AUT 9 | MON Ret | CAN Ret | EUR Ret | FRA 6 | GBR 6 | GER Ret | HUN 6 | BEL Ret | ITA 11 | USA 6 | JPN 9 | 8th | 12 | ||
| 2002 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C21 | Petronas 02A 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret | MAL 5 | BRA Ret | SMR 10 | ESP 4 | AUT Ret | MON 8 | CAN 12 | EUR 7 | GBR 6 | FRA 7 | GER 6 | HUN 9 | BEL 10 | ITA 10 | USA 9 | JPN 7 | 10th | 7 | ||
| 2003 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C22 | Petronas 03A 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret | MAL 8 | BRA Ret | SMR 10 | ESP 10 | AUT Ret | MON 11 | CAN Ret | EUR 8 | FRA 13 | GBR 17 | GER 10 | HUN 9 | ITA 9 | USA 5 | JPN 9 | 14th | 6 | |||
| 2004 | Jordan Ford | Jordan EJ14 | Ford RS2 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | BHR 15 | SMR Ret | ESP Ret | MON 7 | EUR 10 | CAN 8 | USA Ret | FRA 16 | GBR 15 | GER Ret | HUN 12 | BEL 11 | ITA 14 | CHN 13 | JPN 13 | BRA Ret | 18th | 3 | |
| 2005 | BMW WilliamsF1 Team | Williams FW27 | BMW P84/5 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret | MAL 3 | BHR Ret | SMR 6 | ESP 10 | MON 2 | EUR 2 | CAN Ret | USA DNS | FRA 14 | GBR 12 | GER 11 | HUN 6 | TUR Ret | ITA WD | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | 11th | 28 |
| 2006 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.06 | BMW P86 2.4 V8 | BHR 12 | MAL Ret | AUS 4 | SMR 13 | EUR 10 | ESP 8 | MON 7 | GBR 7 | CAN 7 | USA Ret | FRA 8 | GER Ret | HUN 3 | TUR 14 | ITA 8 | CHN 7 | JPN 8 | BRA 17 † | 9th | 23 | |
| 2007 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.07 | BMW P86/7 2.4 V8 | AUS 4 | MAL 4 | BHR 4 | ESP Ret | MON 6 | CAN 2 | USA Ret | FRA 5 | GBR 6 | EUR 6 | HUN 3 | TUR 4 | ITA 4 | BEL 5 | JPN 14 † | CHN 7 | BRA 6 | 5th | 61 | ||
| 2008 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.08 | BMW P86/8 2.4 V8 | AUS 2 | MAL 6 | BHR 4 | ESP 9 | TUR 5 | MON 14 | CAN 2 | FRA 13 | GBR 2 | GER 4 | HUN 10 | EUR 9 | BEL 2 | ITA 5 | SIN 6 | JPN 9 | CHN 5 | BRA 10 | 6th | 60 | |
| 2009 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.09 | BMW P86/9 2.4 V8 | AUS 10 | MAL 2 ‡ | CHN 12 | BHR 19 | ESP 7 | MON 11 | TUR 11 | GBR 15 | GER 10 | HUN 11 | EUR 11 | BEL 5 | ITA 7 | SIN Ret | JPN 6 | BRA Ret | ABU 5 | 13th | 19 | ||
| 2010 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN Ret | JPN 8 | KOR 9 | BRA 17 | ABU 11 | 18th | 6 |
| 2011 | Lotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | AUS 12 | MAL 3 | CHN 12 | TUR 7 | ESP 8 | MON 8 | CAN Ret | EUR 10 | GBR 8 | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | 11th | 34 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Sources: Wikipedia.com
