Nick Heidfeld

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.

Nick Heidfeld
Nick Heidfeld 2008.jpg
Nationality German
Formula One World Championship career
Races185 (184 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums13
Career points259
Pole positions1
Fastest laps2
First race2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last race2012 British Grand Prix
2010 position18th (6 points)

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

Career summary

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

(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

(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 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 9th* 34*

* Season in progress.
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Nick Heidfeld Media

References

  1. "Heidfeld becomes official Pirelli test driver". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  2. "Nick Heidfeld replaces Pedro de la Rosa at Sauber". stats.cbc.ca. STATS LLC. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-15.[dead link]
  3. Elizalde, Pablo (2011-02-16). "Heidfeld confirmed at Renault". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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