| Date of Birth | Tuesday 10 May 1977 |
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| Website | http://www.nickheidfeld.com/ |
| Active Years | 2000–2011 |
| Races Contested | 185 |
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| Average Classification | Median: 8, Mean: 8.36 (Standard deviation: 3.76) |
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| Average Qualifying Position | Median: 11, Mean: 11.41 (Standard deviation: 4.58) |
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| Fastest Laps | 2 |
| Average Fastest Lap Position | Median: 11, Mean: 11.02 (Standard deviation: 4.76) |
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| Races Led | 8 |
| Laps Led | 25 |
| Race Distance Led | 118 km |
| Debut | 2000 Australian GP |
| Last Race | 2011 Hungarian GP |
| Drivers' Championship | | 2000 – | not classified | | 2001 – | 8th | (12 points) |
| 2002 – | 10th | (7 points) |
| 2003 – | 14th | (6 points) |
| 2004 – | 18th | (3 points) |
| 2005 – | 11th | (28 points) |
| 2006 – | 9th | (23 points) |
| 2007 – | 5th | (61 points) |
| 2008 – | 6th | (60 points) |
| 2009 – | 13th | (19 points) |
| 2010 – | 18th | (6 points) |
| 2011 – | 11th | (34 points) |
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| Constructors' Championship | | 2000 – | not classified | | 2001 – | 4th | ( Sauber / Petronas) | (scored 12 of 21 points, 57%) |
| 2002 – | 5th | ( Sauber / Petronas) | (scored 7 of 11 points, 64%) |
| 2003 – | 6th | ( Sauber / Petronas) | (scored 6 of 19 points, 32%) |
| 2004 – | 9th | ( Jordan / Ford) | (scored 3 of 5 points, 60%) |
| 2005 – | 5th | ( Williams / BMW) | (scored 28 of 66 points, 42%) |
| 2006 – | 5th | ( BMW / BMW) | (scored 23 of 36 points, 64%) |
| 2007 – | 2nd | ( BMW / BMW) | (scored 61 of 101 points, 60%) |
| 2008 – | 3rd | ( BMW / BMW) | (scored 60 of 135 points, 44%) |
| 2009 – | 6th | ( BMW / BMW) | (scored 19 of 36 points, 53%) |
| 2010 – | 8th | ( Sauber / Ferrari) | (scored 6 of 44 points, 14%) |
| 2011 – | 5th | ( Renault / Renault) | (scored 34 of 73 points, 47%) |
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| Records Held Today | 1. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season (4) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 2. Most 16th Place Qualifications (19) – set at 2011 British GP, 3. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (7) – set at 2010 Singapore GP |
| Records Held At Retirement | 1. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes (3) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 2. Most Consecutive 13th Place Finishes (2) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 3. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season (5) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 4. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season (4) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 5. Most 15th Place Qualifications (18) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 6. Most 16th Place Qualifications (19) – set at 2011 British GP, 7. Most 11th Place Qualifications in a Season (6) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 8. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (7) – set at 2010 Singapore GP |
| Records Ever Broken | 1. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (6) – set at 2004 Hungarian GP, 2. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (7) – set at 2004 Chinese GP, 3. Most Consecutive 13th Place Finishes (2) – set at 2006 Bahrain GP, 4. Most 6th Place Finishes in a Season (5) – set at 2006 Bahrain GP, 5. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (7) – set at 2006 Bahrain GP, 6. Most 15th Place Qualifications (15) – set at 2006 European GP, 7. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes (3) – set at 2007 Bahrain GP, 8. Most 16th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 2008 Japanese GP, 9. Most 15th Place Qualifications (16) – set at 2009 British GP, 10. Most 16th Place Qualifications (15) – set at 2009 Hungarian GP, 11. Most 15th Place Qualifications (17) – set at 2009 Italian GP, 12. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes (3) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 13. Most Consecutive 13th Place Finishes (2) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 14. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season (5) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 15. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season (4) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 16. Most 15th Place Qualifications (18) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 17. Most 16th Place Qualifications (15) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 18. Most 11th Place Qualifications in a Season (6) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 19. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season (7) – set at 2010 Singapore GP, 20. Most 16th Place Qualifications (16) – set at 2010 Brazilian GP, 21. Most 16th Place Qualifications (17) – set at 2011 Chinese GP, 22. Most 16th Place Qualifications (18) – set at 2011 Monaco GP, 23. Most 16th Place Qualifications (19) – set at 2011 British GP |
| Previous Formulae | Formula Ford, Formula 3, Formula 3000 |
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| Team Mate | Races | Years |
Jean Alesi | 17 | 2000 | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | 2001 | Felipe Massa | 16 | 2002 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 17 | 2002–2003 | Giorgio Pantano | 14 | 2004 | Timo Glock | 4 | 2004 | Mark Webber | 14 | 2005 | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 | 2006 | Robert Kubica | 57 | 2006–2009 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 2007 | Kamui Kobayashi | 5 | 2010 | Vitaly Petrov | 11 | 2011 |
| Team |
Races | Years |
| Prost | 17 | 2000 | | Sauber | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Jordan | 18 | 2004 | | Williams | 14 | 2005 | | BMW | 75 | 2006–2010 | | Renault | 11 | 2011 |
| Car Manufacturer | Races | Years |
| Prost | 17 | 2000 | | Sauber | 55 | 2001–2003, 2010 | | Jordan | 18 | 2004 | | Williams | 14 | 2005 | | BMW | 70 | 2006–2009 | | Renault | 11 | 2011 |
| Engine Manufacturer | Races | Years |
| Peugeot | 17 | 2000 | | Petronas | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Ford | 18 | 2004 | | BMW | 84 | 2005–2009 | | Ferrari | 5 | 2010 | | Renault | 11 | 2011 |
| Tyre Manufacturer | Races | Years |
| Bridgestone | 142 | 2000–2004, 2007–2010 | | Michelin | 32 | 2005–2006 | | Pirelli | 11 | 2011 |
| Lubricant Manufacturer | Races | Years |
| Total | 17 | 2000 | | Petronas | 120 | 2001–2003, 2006–2009 | | Castrol | 14 | 2005 |
| Entrant | Races | Years |
| Gauloises Prost Peugeot | 17 | 2000 | | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | 17 | 2001 | | Sauber Petronas | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Jordan Ford | 18 | 2004 | | BMW WilliamsF1 Team | 14 | 2005 | | BMW Sauber F1 | 18 | 2006 | | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 57 | 2007–2010 | | Lotus Renault GP | 11 | 2011 |
| Chassis Designer | Races | Years |
| Alan Jenkins | 17 | 2000 | | Jean-Paul Gousset | 17 | 2000 | | Loic Bigois | 31 | 2000, 2005 | | Willi Rampf | 125 | 2001–2003, 2006–2010 | | Sergio Rinland | 17 | 2001 | | Seamus Mullarkey | 68 | 2001–2003, 2006 | | Gary Anderson | 18 | 2004 | | James Robinson | 18 | 2004 | | John McQuilliam | 18 | 2004 | | Nicolo Petrucci | 18 | 2004 | | Sam Michael | 14 | 2005 | | Patrick Head | 14 | 2005 | | Gavin Fisher | 14 | 2005 | | Jörg Zander | 17 | 2007 | | Mariano Alperin | 52 | 2007–2009 | | Willem Toet | 57 | 2007–2010 | | Christoph Zimmermann | 40 | 2008–2010 | | Walter Riedl | 5 | 2010 | | James Allison | 11 | 2011 | | Tim Densham | 11 | 2011 | | Martin Tolliday | 11 | 2011 | | Dirk de Beer | 11 | 2011 |
| Car Model | Races | Years |
| Prost AP03 | 17 | 2000 | | Sauber C20 | 17 | 2001 | | Sauber C21 | 17 | 2002 | | Sauber C22 | 16 | 2003 | | Jordan EJ14 | 18 | 2004 | | Williams FW27 | 14 | 2005 | | BMW F1.06 | 18 | 2006 | | BMW F1.07 | 17 | 2007 | | BMW F1.08 | 18 | 2008 | | BMW F1.09 | 17 | 2009 | | Sauber C29 | 5 | 2010 | | Renault R31 | 11 | 2011 |
| Car Number | Races | Years |
| Car 15 | 17 | 2000 | | Car 16 | 35 | 2001, 2006 | | Car 7 | 17 | 2002 | | Car 9 | 44 | 2003, 2007, 2011 | | Car 18 | 18 | 2004 | | Car 8 | 14 | 2005 | | Car 3 | 18 | 2008 | | Car 6 | 17 | 2009 | | Car 22 | 5 | 2010 |
| Team Sponsor | Races | Years |
| 3M | 17 | 2000 | | Agfa | 17 | 2000 | | Altran | 17 | 2000 | | Bagages Superior | 17 | 2000 | | Bic | 17 | 2000 | | Bridgestone | 142 | 2000–2004, 2007–2010 | | CATIA | 67 | 2000–2003 | | Cegetel | 17 | 2000 | | Charmilles | 28 | 2000, 2011 | | Desk | 17 | 2000 | | Dilipack | 17 | 2000 | | DISA | 17 | 2000 | | DMG | 17 | 2000 | | Europcar | 17 | 2000 | | FACOM | 17 | 2000 | | Fenwick Okuma | 17 | 2000 | | Gauloises | 17 | 2000 | | IBSV | 17 | 2000 | | J.M. Weston | 17 | 2000 | | New Man | 17 | 2000 | | Peugeot | 17 | 2000 | | Playstation | 17 | 2000 | | SAN | 17 | 2000 | | Sescoi | 17 | 2000 | | Silicon Graphics | 50 | 2000–2001, 2003 | | Sodexho | 17 | 2000 | | Sparco | 85 | 2000–2004 | | TBF | 17 | 2000 | | Total | 28 | 2000, 2011 | | Tradition | 17 | 2000 | | Unika | 17 | 2000 | | Volvo Trucks | 17 | 2000 | | Yahoo! | 17 | 2000 | | Astarte | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Bäumler | 17 | 2001 | | CENIT | 17 | 2001 | | Comdisco | 17 | 2001 | | Compaq | 17 | 2001 | | Credit Suisse | 103 | 2001–2003, 2006–2008 | | Emil Frey | 55 | 2001–2003, 2010 | | FKG | 17 | 2001 | | Giroflex | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Italdesign | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Klauke | 85 | 2001–2003, 2006–2007 | | Lista | 85 | 2001–2003, 2006–2007 | | Magneti Marelli | 55 | 2001–2003, 2010 | | Malaysia | 17 | 2001 | | MAN | 66 | 2001, 2005–2007 | | Mannesmann Sachs | 17 | 2001 | | MCM | 17 | 2001 | | Microsoft | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Modellbau Bubeck | 50 | 2001–2003 | | MSC Software Corporation | 50 | 2001–2003 | | O.Z. Racing | 82 | 2001, 2005, 2008–2011 | | Petronas | 120 | 2001–2003, 2006–2009 | | Red Bull | 50 | 2001–2003 | | Servotest | 17 | 2001 | | Syntium | 34 | 2001–2002 | | 21i.net | 33 | 2002–2003 | | AS Lifts | 50 | 2002–2003, 2007 | | Balzers | 108 | 2002–2003, 2006–2010 | | BBS | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Brütsch/Rüegger | 108 | 2002–2003, 2006–2010 | | ComROAD | 17 | 2002 | | DaimlerChrysler | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Dynabit | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Ericsson | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Fluent | 108 | 2002–2003, 2006–2010 | | IN-Motion | 33 | 2002–2003 | | MTS | 68 | 2002–2003, 2006–2007 | | Ozalid | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Paninfo | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Schaerlines | 17 | 2002 | | Sun World | 51 | 2002–2003, 2006 | | Temenos | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Turbo Lufttechnik | 33 | 2002–2003 | | Walter Meier | 108 | 2002–2003, 2006–2010 | | Winkler | 51 | 2002–2003, 2006 | | ZF Sachs | 90 | 2002–2003, 2007–2010 | | Adelholzener Alpenquellen | 16 | 2003 | | Cisco Systems Inc. | 16 | 2003 | | Elektro Frauchiger AG | 16 | 2003 | | Kaeser Kompressoren | 16 | 2003 | | Mobile Telesystems | 16 | 2003 | | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. | 16 | 2003 | | Plenexis Group | 16 | 2003 | | Puma | 118 | 2003–2009 | | Swisscom Mobile Ltd | 16 | 2003 | | Vescal AG | 16 | 2003 | | ATI | 18 | 2004 | | Atos KPMG Consulting | 18 | 2004 | | Attenda | 18 | 2004 | | B&Q China | 18 | 2004 | | Bang New Media | 18 | 2004 | | Benson & Hedges | 18 | 2004 | | Brother | 18 | 2004 | | Celerant Consulting | 18 | 2004 | | Cosworth | 18 | 2004 | | Damovo | 18 | 2004 | | DSL | 18 | 2004 | | Ford | 18 | 2004 | | Gametrac | 18 | 2004 | | Grundig | 18 | 2004 | | Hewlett Packard | 32 | 2004–2005 | | Imation | 18 | 2004 | | Kingdom of Bahrain | 18 | 2004 | | Laurent-Perrier | 18 | 2004 | | Libid-X | 18 | 2004 | | Liqui Moly | 18 | 2004 | | NHK Spring Co. Ltd. | 18 | 2004 | | Phard | 18 | 2004 | | Piaggio | 18 | 2004 | | PowerMarque | 18 | 2004 | | Principal Colour | 18 | 2004 | | Quiksilver | 18 | 2004 | | Rand Worldwide | 18 | 2004 | | RE/MAX Europe | 18 | 2004 | | Sabelt | 18 | 2004 | | Schroth | 18 | 2004 | | Scientio | 18 | 2004 | | Shoulu-Huayuan Co | 18 | 2004 | | TB | 18 | 2004 | | Tiger Telematics | 18 | 2004 | | TMA | 18 | 2004 | | Touchpaper | 18 | 2004 | | Tridion | 18 | 2004 | | Trust | 18 | 2004 | | Vielife | 18 | 2004 | | Virgin Mobile | 18 | 2004 | | Visit Sicily | 18 | 2004 | | Sobranie | 1 | 2004 | | Accenture | 14 | 2005 | | Allianz | 14 | 2005 | | BMW | 14 | 2005 | | Boysen | 14 | 2005 | | Budweiser | 14 | 2005 | | Castrol | 14 | 2005 | | CCTV | 14 | 2005 | | Dräxlmaier | 67 | 2005–2008 | | FedEx | 14 | 2005 | | Hamleys | 14 | 2005 | | Intelsat | 14 | 2005 | | Michelin | 32 | 2005–2006 | | O2 | 32 | 2005–2006 | | ORIS | 14 | 2005 | | Petrobras | 14 | 2005 | | PPG | 14 | 2005 | | RBS | 14 | 2005 | | Reuters | 14 | 2005 | | Shanghai International Circuit | 14 | 2005 | | W.L. Gore | 49 | 2005–2007 | | Würth | 84 | 2005–2009 | | Intel | 70 | 2006–2009 | | Certina | 75 | 2006–2010 | | Dalco | 75 | 2006–2010 | | NGK | 70 | 2006–2009 | | American Power Conversion | 18 | 2006 | | Busin | 18 | 2006 | | Egro | 18 | 2006 | | Gamatech | 18 | 2006 | | Mitsubishi | 75 | 2006–2010 | | Dell | 48 | 2006–2008 | | DuPont | 36 | 2006–2008 | | T-Systems | 35 | 2008–2009 | | Cadence | 35 | 2008–2009 | | Sika | 35 | 2008–2009 | | FxPro | 17 | 2009 | | Gauteng | 17 | 2009 | | Pilatus | 5 | 2010 | | RIEDEL | 5 | 2010 | | Scalp-D | 5 | 2010 | | Thomann | 5 | 2010 | | madcroc | 5 | 2010 | | tiktak | 5 | 2010 | | Ruchti | 4 | 2010 | | 3D Systems | 11 | 2011 | | ATB Sales | 11 | 2011 | | Boeing Research & Technology | 11 | 2011 | | CD adapco | 11 | 2011 | | Elysium | 11 | 2011 | | FitLinxx | 11 | 2011 | | Flagman Vodka | 11 | 2011 | | Genii Business Exchange | 11 | 2011 | | Group Lotus | 11 | 2011 | | Japan Rags | 11 | 2011 | | Matrix | 11 | 2011 | | NetApp | 11 | 2011 | | OMP Racing | 11 | 2011 | | Pirelli | 11 | 2011 | | Processia Solutions | 11 | 2011 | | SIBUR | 11 | 2011 | | State Corporation 'Russian Technologies' | 11 | 2011 | | Suncore Corporation | 5 | 2011 | | Symantec | 11 | 2011 | | TW Steel | 11 | 2011 | | Trina Solar | 11 | 2011 | | Vistagy | 11 | 2011 |
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