This website uses cookies

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to analyse our traffic.
Advertising and analytics partners may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to
them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services

Accept Decline

Heikki Kovalainen Formula 1 driver
F1 Heikki Kovalainen profile

Heikki Kovalainen Formula 1 driver

F1 seasons
Heikki Kovalainen
NationalityFinland
HometownSuomussalmi
Date of birth1981 October 19
First Race Melbourne 2007
Last Race Interlagos 2013
Year active2007 » 2013
Best championship position 7th 2 times
2007, 2008
Grands Prix entered112
Teams4
Seasons7
Circuits25
Best race starting position 1 X 1
Best race finishing position 1 X 1
Victories1
Podiums4
Pole positions1
First row start5
Fastest lap2
Points finishes29
Points105

Championship position

Starting grid positions

Final race positions

Positions heatmap (starting grid / final race)

Statistics by age

Average pole and final position by age

More statistics by age for Heikki Kovalainen


Career chart profile

Seasons: nr of season from first GP until the last.

Juan Manuel Fangio started in 1950 and had last race in 1958. But he skipped 1952 season.

#Grand Prix: nr of GrandPrix in all seasons.

100% for Kimi Raikkonen even he did not start in 2010 and 2011 but in those seasons there were no new GrandPrix except in the other seasons he started

not 100% for Damon Hill. At debut in 1982 did not start the first three GP. In that season was the last race GP Kyalami.

GP entered: total number of races from all seasons.

Not 100% if a driver did not start at least a race, or entered in all but skip a season

Victories, Podiums, Pole positions, Fastest laps, Finish in points: percentage from total race entrance

Points: percentage from total points he could get if win all races, and bonus if availabe(ex 1 point for fastest lap)

Heikki Kovalainen, F1 teammates

SeasonChamp
Position
Points Teammate(s)Race
entries
Vict.Poles PodiumsFastLap
2013 Romain Grosjean compare drivers 2
2012 Vitaly Petrov compare drivers 20
2011 18th 7 Jarno Trulli compare drivers, Karun Chandhok compare drivers 19
2010 Jarno Trulli compare drivers 19
2009 12th 22 Lewis Hamilton compare drivers 17
2008 7th 53 Lewis Hamilton compare drivers 18 1 1 3 2
2007 7th 30 Giancarlo Fisichella compare drivers 17 1