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Heikki Kovalainen

2007–2013 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts112
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Points105
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce+0.06+0.6513.8311.2523 / 16
low-downforce+1.47+0.912.421112 / 12
mixed-0.25-0.3314.1312.2377 / 64

Career average: qualifying 13.88 · classified finish 11.9. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1
DNF rate20.5%
Average grid → finish13.74 → 11.9
Positions gained / race1.6
First raceAustralian Grand Prix 2007 · 2007-03-18
Latest raceBrazilian Grand Prix 2013 · 2013-11-24
TEAM HISTORYRenaultMcLarenLotusCaterhamLotus F1

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Kimi Räikkönen (2013, 0 rounds).

23 non-finishes: 14 mechanical, 9 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 0 other. Reliability exposure: 3 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
2013 ↗2220
Romain Grosjean· 2 rounds
0
2012 ↗22200
Vitaly PetrovQ 13–7 · R 7–10
0
2011 ↗22190
Jarno TrulliQ 16–2 · R 8–3
Karun Chandhok· 1 rounds
0
2010 ↗20190
Jarno TrulliQ 8–11 · R 6–2
0
2009 ↗12170
Lewis HamiltonQ 5–12 · R 3–7
22
2008 ↗7181
Lewis HamiltonQ 4–14 · R 5–9
53
2007 ↗7170
Giancarlo FisichellaQ 9–8 · R 9–5
30

H2H reads Kovalainen–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 112 RESULT ROWS

20132 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2013 · ROUND 19Brazilian14BrazilianHeikki KovalainenLotus F11170+1 Lap0
2013 · ROUND 18United States15United StatesHeikki KovalainenLotus F1856+1:35.0630
201220 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2012 · ROUND 20Brazilian14BrazilianHeikki KovalainenCaterham2070+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 19United States18United StatesHeikki KovalainenCaterham2255+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 18Abu Dhabi13Abu DhabiHeikki KovalainenCaterham1855+47.7640
2012 · ROUND 17Indian18IndianHeikki KovalainenCaterham2059+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 16Korean17KoreanHeikki KovalainenCaterham1954+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 15Japanese15JapaneseHeikki KovalainenCaterham1752+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 14Singapore15SingaporeHeikki KovalainenCaterham1959+1:47.9670
2012 · ROUND 13Italian14ItalianHeikki KovalainenCaterham1752+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 12Belgian17BelgianHeikki KovalainenCaterham1843+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 11Hungarian17HungarianHeikki KovalainenCaterham1968+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 10German19GermanHeikki KovalainenCaterham1665+2 Laps0
2012 · ROUND 9British17BritishHeikki KovalainenCaterham1951+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 8European14EuropeanHeikki KovalainenCaterham1657+1:34.6540
2012 · ROUND 7Canadian18CanadianHeikki KovalainenCaterham1769+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 6Monaco13MonacoHeikki KovalainenCaterham1777+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 5Spanish16SpanishHeikki KovalainenCaterham1965+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 4Bahrain17BahrainHeikki KovalainenCaterham1656+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 3Chinese23ChineseHeikki KovalainenCaterham1853+3 Laps0
2012 · ROUND 2Malaysian18MalaysianHeikki KovalainenCaterham2455+1 Lap0
2012 · ROUND 1AustralianRETAustralianHeikki KovalainenCaterham1838Suspension0
201119 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2011 · ROUND 19Brazilian16BrazilianHeikki KovalainenLotus1969+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 18Abu Dhabi17Abu DhabiHeikki KovalainenLotus1754+1 Lap0
2011 · ROUND 17Indian14IndianHeikki KovalainenLotus1858+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 16Korean14KoreanHeikki KovalainenLotus1954+1 Lap0
2011 · ROUND 15Japanese18JapaneseHeikki KovalainenLotus1853+1:27.8240
2011 · ROUND 14Singapore16SingaporeHeikki KovalainenLotus1959+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 13Italian13ItalianHeikki KovalainenLotus2051+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 12Belgian15BelgianHeikki KovalainenLotus1643+1 Lap0
2011 · ROUND 11HungarianRETHungarianHeikki KovalainenLotus1855Water leak0
2011 · ROUND 10German16GermanHeikki KovalainenLotus1858+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 9BritishRETBritishHeikki KovalainenLotus172Gearbox0
2011 · ROUND 8European19EuropeanHeikki KovalainenLotus1955+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 7CanadianRETCanadianHeikki KovalainenLotus1928Transmission0
2011 · ROUND 6Monaco14MonacoHeikki KovalainenLotus1776+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 5SpanishRETSpanishHeikki KovalainenLotus1548Accident0
2011 · ROUND 4Turkish19TurkishHeikki KovalainenLotus1856+2 Laps0
2011 · ROUND 3Chinese16ChineseHeikki KovalainenLotus1955+1 Lap0
2011 · ROUND 2Malaysian15MalaysianHeikki KovalainenLotus1955+1 Lap0
2011 · ROUND 1AustralianRETAustralianHeikki KovalainenLotus1919Water leak0
201019 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2010 · ROUND 19Abu Dhabi17Abu DhabiHeikki KovalainenLotus2054+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 18Brazilian18BrazilianHeikki KovalainenLotus2069+2 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 17Korean13KoreanHeikki KovalainenLotus2154+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 16Japanese12JapaneseHeikki KovalainenLotus2052+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 15Singapore16SingaporeHeikki KovalainenLotus1958Engine0
2010 · ROUND 14Italian18ItalianHeikki KovalainenLotus1851+2 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 13Belgian16BelgianHeikki KovalainenLotus1343+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 12Hungarian14HungarianHeikki KovalainenLotus1967+3 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 11GermanRETGermanHeikki KovalainenLotus1856Collision0
2010 · ROUND 10British17BritishHeikki KovalainenLotus1851+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 9EuropeanRETEuropeanHeikki KovalainenLotus208Collision0
2010 · ROUND 8Canadian16CanadianHeikki KovalainenLotus1968+2 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 7TurkishRETTurkishHeikki KovalainenLotus2033Hydraulics0
2010 · ROUND 6MonacoRETMonacoHeikki KovalainenLotus1858Steering0
2010 · ROUND 5SpanishWSpanishHeikki KovalainenLotus200Gearbox0
2010 · ROUND 4Chinese14ChineseHeikki KovalainenLotus2155+1 Lap0
2010 · ROUND 3MalaysianRETMalaysianHeikki KovalainenLotus1546+10 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 2Australian13AustralianHeikki KovalainenLotus1956+2 Laps0
2010 · ROUND 1Bahrain15BahrainHeikki KovalainenLotus2147+2 Laps0
200917 starts · 0 wins22 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2009 · ROUND 17Abu Dhabi11Abu DhabiHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1855+52.7980
2009 · ROUND 16Brazilian9BrazilianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1671+48.4990
2009 · ROUND 15Japanese11JapaneseHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1153+13.7350
2009 · ROUND 14Singapore7SingaporeHeikki KovalainenMcLaren861+36.1572
2009 · ROUND 13Italian6ItalianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren453+1:00.6933
2009 · ROUND 12Belgian6BelgianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1544+32.7633
2009 · ROUND 11European4EuropeanHeikki KovalainenMcLaren257+20.0325
2009 · ROUND 10Hungarian5HungarianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren670+34.3924
2009 · ROUND 9German8GermanHeikki KovalainenMcLaren660+58.6921
2009 · ROUND 8BritishRETBritishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1336Collision0
2009 · ROUND 7Turkish14TurkishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1457+1 Lap0
2009 · ROUND 6MonacoRETMonacoHeikki KovalainenMcLaren751Accident0
2009 · ROUND 5SpanishRETSpanishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren187Gearbox0
2009 · ROUND 4Bahrain12BahrainHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1157+1:17.8240
2009 · ROUND 3Chinese5ChineseHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1256+1:05.1024
2009 · ROUND 2MalaysianRETMalaysianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren140Spun off0
2009 · ROUND 1AustralianRETAustralianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren120Collision0
200818 starts · 1 wins53 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2008 · ROUND 18Brazilian7BrazilianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren571+55.0742
2008 · ROUND 17ChineseRETChineseHeikki KovalainenMcLaren549Hydraulics0
2008 · ROUND 16JapaneseRETJapaneseHeikki KovalainenMcLaren316Engine0
2008 · ROUND 15Singapore10SingaporeHeikki KovalainenMcLaren561+26.9020
2008 · ROUND 14Italian2ItalianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren253+12.5128
2008 · ROUND 13Belgian10BelgianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren343Gearbox0
2008 · ROUND 12European4EuropeanHeikki KovalainenMcLaren557+39.7035
2008 · ROUND 11Hungarian1HungarianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren2701:37:27.06710
2008 · ROUND 10German5GermanHeikki KovalainenMcLaren367+12.4114
2008 · ROUND 9British5BritishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren159+1 Lap4
2008 · ROUND 8French4FrenchHeikki KovalainenMcLaren1070+28.9295
2008 · ROUND 7Canadian9CanadianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren770+54.4330
2008 · ROUND 6Monaco8MonacoHeikki KovalainenMcLaren476+33.1911
2008 · ROUND 5Turkish12TurkishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren257+1 Lap0
2008 · ROUND 4SpanishRETSpanishHeikki KovalainenMcLaren621Accident0
2008 · ROUND 3Bahrain5BahrainHeikki KovalainenMcLaren557+26.7894
2008 · ROUND 2Malaysian3MalaysianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren856+38.4506
2008 · ROUND 1Australian5AustralianHeikki KovalainenMcLaren358+18.0144
200717 starts · 0 wins30 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
2007 · ROUND 17BrazilianRETBrazilianHeikki KovalainenRenault1735Accident0
2007 · ROUND 16Chinese9ChineseHeikki KovalainenRenault1356+1:21.1860
2007 · ROUND 15Japanese2JapaneseHeikki KovalainenRenault1167+8.3778
2007 · ROUND 14Belgian8BelgianHeikki KovalainenRenault944+1:25.1061
2007 · ROUND 13Italian7ItalianHeikki KovalainenRenault753+1:06.7512
2007 · ROUND 12Turkish6TurkishHeikki KovalainenRenault758+46.1693
2007 · ROUND 11Hungarian8HungarianHeikki KovalainenRenault1170+1:08.1041
2007 · ROUND 10European8EuropeanHeikki KovalainenRenault759+1 Lap1
2007 · ROUND 9British7BritishHeikki KovalainenRenault758+1 Lap2
2007 · ROUND 8French15FrenchHeikki KovalainenRenault669+1 Lap0
2007 · ROUND 7United States5United StatesHeikki KovalainenRenault673+41.4004
2007 · ROUND 6Canadian4CanadianHeikki KovalainenRenault2270+6.7295
2007 · ROUND 5Monaco13MonacoHeikki KovalainenRenault1576Engine0
2007 · ROUND 4Spanish7SpanishHeikki KovalainenRenault865+1:02.1282
2007 · ROUND 3Bahrain9BahrainHeikki KovalainenRenault1257+1:29.4110
2007 · ROUND 2Malaysian8MalaysianHeikki KovalainenRenault1156+1:12.0151
2007 · ROUND 1Australian10AustralianHeikki KovalainenRenault1357+1 Lap0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.