Nick Heidfeld
![]() Heidfeld at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix | |
Born | 10 May 1977 |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | German |
Entries | 185 (184 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 13 |
Career points | 259 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
First entry | 2000 Australian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2020 Bahrein Grand Prix |
2010 position | 18th (6 points) |
Nick Lars Heidfeld (born May 10, 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German racing driver In 2010 he was the test and reserve driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. In August, Mercedes released Heidfeld from his contract to allow him to do tyre testing. He will test the new Pirelli tyre that will be used in the 2011 season.[1] He previously raced in Formula One from 2000 to 2009.
In September, Heidfeld was signed by Sauber to replace Pedro de la Rosa. Heidfeld drove for Sauber from 2001 to 2003, and 2006 to 2009.[2]
In 2011, Renault selected Heidfeld to replace the injured Robert Kubica.[3]
Racing record[change | change source]
Career summary[change | change source]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | German Formula Ford 1600 | ? | 9 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
1995 | German Formula Ford 1800 | ADAC Nordrhein Junior Team | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd |
1996 | German Formula Three | Opel Team BSR | 15 | 3 | 3 | ? | ? | 138 | 3rd |
Macau Grand Prix | Opel Team BSR | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | N/A | 6th | |
Grand Prix de Monaco F3 | Opel Team BSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | 21st | |
Masters of Formula Three | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | 3rd | |
1997 | German Formula Three | Opel Team BSR | 18 | 5 | 5 | ? | ? | 224 | 1st |
Grand Prix de Monaco F3 | Opel Team BSR | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | N/A | 1st | |
Masters of Formula Three | Opel Team BSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | 7th | |
1998 | International Formula 3000 | West Competition | 12 | 3 | 2 | ? | ? | 58 | 2nd |
Formula One | McLaren | Test Driver | |||||||
1999 | International Formula 3000 | West Competition | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | ? | 59 | 1st |
1999 Le Mans 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG (GTP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | NC | |
Formula One | McLaren | Test Driver | |||||||
Prost | Test Driver | ||||||||
2000 | Formula One | Prost | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
2001 | Formula One | Sauber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8th |
2002 | Formula One | Sauber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10th |
2003 | Formula One | Sauber | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14th |
2004 | Formula One | Jordan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
2005 | Formula One | Williams | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11th |
2006 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9th |
2007 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 5th |
2008 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 6th |
2009 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13th |
2010 | Formula One | Mercedes | Test Driver | ||||||
BMW Sauber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | ||
2011 | Formula One | Lotus Renault GP | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 9th* |
* Season in progress.
Complete International Formula 3000 results[change | change source]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | West Competition | OSC 2 |
IMO 4 |
CAT 26 |
SIL 2 |
MON 1 |
PAU 3 |
A1R 7 |
HOC 1 |
HUN 1 |
SPA 4 |
PER 2 |
NÜR 9 |
2nd | 58 |
1999 | West Competition | IMO 1 |
MON 7 |
CAT 1 |
MAG 1 |
SIL 3 |
A1R 1 |
HOC Ret |
HUN 2 |
SPA 4 |
NÜR 2 |
1st | 59 |
Complete Formula One results[change | change source]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Gauloises Prost Peugeot | Prost AP03 | Peugeot A20 3.0 L 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 | Sauber Petronas | Sauber C20 | Petronas 01A 3.0 L 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 L 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 L 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 | Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford | Jordan EJ14 | Ford RS2 3.0 L 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 L 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 PO |
BEL |
BRA |
JPN |
CHN |
11th | 28 | |
2006 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | Sauber F1.06 | BMW P86 2.4 L 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 | Sauber F1.07 | BMW P86/7 2.4 L 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 | Sauber F1.08 | BMW P86/8 2.4 L 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 | Sauber F1.09 | BMW P86/9 2.4 L 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 L 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 |
18 | 6 | |
2011 | Lotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27-2011 2.4 L V8 | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | Please update the F1 race stats templates | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | 9th* | 34* |
* Season in progress.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Heidfeld becomes official Pirelli test driver". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ↑ "Nick Heidfeld replaces Pedro de la Rosa at Sauber". stats.cbc.ca. STATS LLC. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-15.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2011-02-16). "Heidfeld confirmed at Renault". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
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