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🇩🇪 Nick Heidfeld

Racing driver from Germany. Formula E, Mahindra Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Nick Heidfeld
Born
10 May 1977(b. 1977)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Mahindra Racing
Series
Formula E
Status
Retired
Championships
11999
Career wins
8
Career podiums
37
Career starts
274
Career DNFs
47
Racer Rating
5,906
Nick Heidfeld
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,906
Rank 321 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Nick Heidfeld is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula E for Mahindra Racing. Heidfeld is a one-time champion (1999), with 8 wins and 37 podiums from 274 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,906 ranks Heidfeld 321th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2017 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2018-07-15New York ePrix Race 2Formula EP8+6
2018-07-14New York ePrix Race 1Formula EP6+51
2018-06-10Zurich ePrixFormula EP6+66
2018-05-19Berlin ePrixFormula EP10+18
2018-04-28Paris ePrixFormula EP11−23
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+169Circuit de Monaco 2005Formula 1P2
+166Sepang International Circuit 2005Formula 1P3
+160Nürburgring 2005Formula 1P2
+146Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2001Formula 1P3
+145Beijing ePrix 2015Formula EP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sepang International Circuit11 starts+22
Suzuka Circuit8 starts+21
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza9 starts+16
Circuit de Monaco11 starts+15
Struggles
Autódromo José Carlos Pace10 starts-40
Bahrain International Circuit6 starts-16
Red Bull Ring4 starts-15
Hockenheimring8 starts-13
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2017▸Formula EMahindra Racing901000P10+365,906
▸IMSA WeatherTechRebellion Racing300000P23−277
2016▸Formula EMahindra Racing1005000P4+6335,974
▸WECRebellion Racing400000P10−23
2015▸Formula EMahindra Racing901000P10+2475,612
▸WECRebellion Racing300000P13−230
2014▸Formula EVenturi Formula E Team901000P11−895,467
▸WECRebellion Racing800000P10−437
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieNissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan100000P35−63
2013▸WECRebellion Racing501000P7−5556,108
2012▸WECRebellion Racing300000P11−2296,663
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieGemballa Racing100000P31−1
2011▸Formula 1Renault11013034P11−1946,893
2010▸Formula 1Sauber500106P16−927,087
2009▸Formula 1BMW Sauber17012019P12−5877,179
2008▸Formula 1BMW Sauber18040060P5+3107,765
2007▸Formula 1BMW Sauber17022061P4+7097,456
2006▸Formula 1BMW Sauber18013023P9+4896,747
2005▸Formula 1Williams14035128P11+3176,258
2004▸Formula 1Jordan1800703P14−5445,941
2003▸Formula 1Sauber1600406P13−2076,484
2002▸Formula 1Sauber1700307P10+3786,691
2001▸Formula 1Sauber17016012P7+3656,313
2000▸Formula 1Prost16001000P15−1,0085,948
1999▸International Formula 3000West Competition Team1047140P1+3106,956
1998▸International Formula 3000West Competition Team1237020P2↑795+7456,645
1996▸Formula 3 MacauBertram Schäfer Racing311030—+3,7555,105
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Heidfeld finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli5,072191999252%
🇧🇷 Rubens BarrichelloFIA Platinum5,2091847211239%
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,6561827410841%
🇩🇪 Giancarlo FisichellaFIA Platinum4,577168907854%
🇦🇺 Mark Webber6,537166868052%
🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum6,429152569637%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,6481515010133%
🇬🇧 David Coulthard6,078151698246%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher6,3311322111116%
🇧🇷 Felipe MassaFIA Platinum5,237127487938%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,63868224632%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,90086553164%
🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,018110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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325🇺🇸 Pete LovelyFormula 15,896
326🇩🇰 Nicolas KiesaInternational Formula 30005,895
327🇿🇦 Sheldon van der LindeIMSA WeatherTech5,889
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Nick Heidfeld is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula E for Mahindra Racing. Heidfeld is a one-time champion (1999), with 8 wins and 37 podiums from 274 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,906 ranks Heidfeld 321th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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