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Heikki Kovalainen

Driver Overview > Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen is a Finnish driver who currently drives for Lotus-Renault.
He was born on October 19th 1981 in Suomussalmi. He debuted for Renault during the 2007 Grand Prix of Australia. Kovalainen is active for 5 consecutive seasons between 2007 and 2011. In those years he scored 105 points in 83 races. Until now Kovalainen achieved 1 win and 4 podiums. His last race (2011 Belgium) he retired.
Name: Heikki Kovalainen
Team: Lotus-Renault
Nationality: Country flag of Finland Finnish
Birthday: October 19th 1981 (30)
Birthplace: Suomussalmi
Races: 83 races
Total points: 105 points
Wins: 1 win
Podiums: 4 podiums
Pole positions: 1 pole
Retirements: 20 retirements
First race: Country flag of Australia 2007 Australia
Last race: Country flag of Belgium 2011 Belgium
First win: Country flag of Hungary 2008 Hungary
Age first win: 26 years, 9 months, 15 days
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2011 stats: Heikki Kovalainen
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#1Best FinishHeikki Kovalainen14 (1x)
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#1Best QualifyingHeikki Kovalainen15 (1x)
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#1Best FP1Heikki Kovalainen14 (1x)
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#1Best FP2Heikki Kovalainen13 (1x)
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#1Best FP3Heikki Kovalainen12 (1x)
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#1Best FridayHeikki Kovalainen13 (1x)
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#1Best SaturdayHeikki Kovalainen12 (1x)
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Bests of Heikki Kovalainen
Best race this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20116Monte CarloHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault14

Best qualifying this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamQualified
20115CatalunyaHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault15

Best practice 1 this year
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20113ShanghaiHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault14

Best practice 2 this year
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20119SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault13

Best practice 3 this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
201112Spa-FrancorchampsHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault12

Best friday this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
20119SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenLotus-RenaultPractice 213

Best saturday this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
201112Spa-FrancorchampsHeikki KovalainenLotus-RenaultPractice 312

#1Worst FinishHeikki Kovalainen19 (2x)
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#1Worst QualifyingHeikki Kovalainen20 (1x)
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#1Worst FP1Heikki Kovalainen19 (6x)
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#1Worst FP2Heikki Kovalainen23 (1x)
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#1Worst FP3Heikki Kovalainen20 (1x)
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#1Worst FridayHeikki Kovalainen23 (1x)
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#1Worst SaturdayHeikki Kovalainen20 (2x)
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Worsts of Heikki Kovalainen
Worst race this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20114IstanbulHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
20118Valencia-SHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19

Worst qualifying this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamQualified
20117MontrealHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault20

Worst practice 1 this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20111MelbourneHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
20115CatalunyaHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
20117MontrealHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
20118Valencia-SHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
201111HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
201113MonzaHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19

Worst practice 2 this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20112SepangHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault23

Worst practice 3 this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
201111HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault20

Worst friday this year
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
20112SepangHeikki KovalainenLotus-RenaultPractice 223

Worst saturday this year
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20117MontrealHeikki KovalainenLotus-RenaultQualifying20
201111HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-RenaultPractice 320

DateRoundGrandprixCircuitTeamResult
2011-03-271 AustraliaMelbourneLotus-RenaultRet
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2011-04-102 MalaysiaSepangLotus-Renault15
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2011-04-173 ChinaShanghaiLotus-Renault16
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2011-05-084 TurkeyIstanbulLotus-Renault19
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2011-05-225 SpainCatalunyaLotus-RenaultRet
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2011-05-296 MonacoMonte CarloLotus-Renault14
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2011-06-127 CanadaMontrealLotus-RenaultRet
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2011-06-268 EuropeValencia-SLotus-Renault19
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2011-07-109 Great BritainSilverstoneLotus-RenaultRet
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2011-07-2410 GermanyNurburgringLotus-Renault16
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2011-07-3111 HungaryHungaroringLotus-RenaultRet
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2011-08-2812 BelgiumSpa-FrancorchampsLotus-Renault15
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2011-09-1113 ItalyMonzaLotus-Renault13
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2011-09-2514 SingaporeSingaporeLotus-Renault16
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2011-10-0915 JapanSuzukaLotus-Renault18
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2011-10-1616 KoreaKoreaLotus-Renault14
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2011-10-3017 IndiaIndiaLotus-Renault14
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2011-11-1318 Abu DhabiYas MarinaLotus-Renault17
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2011-11-2719 BrazilInterlagosLotus-Renault16
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Ranking: Heikki Kovalainen in 2011
#21Average finish positionHeikki Kovalainen16.29
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#20Races in seasonHeikki Kovalainen12
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#21Race laps drivenHeikki Kovalainen550 laps
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#21Race length drivenHeikki Kovalainen2754.301
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#20Total laps drivenHeikki Kovalainen1449 laps
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#20Total length drivenHeikki Kovalainen7230.235
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#28Most polesHeikki Kovalainen0 poles
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#28Most winsHeikki Kovalainen0 wins
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#1Most retirementsHeikki Kovalainen5 retirements
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#27Most points finishesHeikki Kovalainen0 finishes
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#28Most podium finishesHeikki Kovalainen0 podiums finishes
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#26Points in seasonHeikki Kovalainen0
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Average finish position
Driver
18Rubens Barrichello
13
20Pastor Maldonado
15.56
21Heikki Kovalainen
16.29
22Jarno Trulli
16.5
23Timo Glock
17.89
Races in season
Driver
17Jaime Alguersuari
12
19Jarno Trulli
11
20Heikki Kovalainen
12
21Narain Karthikeyan
8
22Vitantonio Liuzzi
12
Race laps driven
DriverLaps
19Vitantonio Liuzzi
574
20Nick Heidfeld
564
21Heikki Kovalainen
550
22Jarno Trulli
533
23Sergio Perez
520
Race length driven
Driver
19Vitantonio Liuzzi
2878.084
20Nick Heidfeld
2784.56
21Heikki Kovalainen
2754.301
22Sergio Perez
2742.773
23Jarno Trulli
2658.245
Total laps driven
DriverLaps
18Jaime Alguersuari
1485
19Timo Glock
1471
20Heikki Kovalainen
1449
21Nick Heidfeld
1347
22Vitantonio Liuzzi
1334
Total length driven
Driver
18Jaime Alguersuari
7488.216
19Timo Glock
7486.219
20Heikki Kovalainen
7230.235
21Vitantonio Liuzzi
6815.545
22Nick Heidfeld
6619.097
Most poles
DriverPoles
2Jarno Trulli
0
2Narain Karthikeyan
0
2Heikki Kovalainen
0
Most wins
DriverWins
5Jarno Trulli
0
5Narain Karthikeyan
0
5Heikki Kovalainen
0
Most retirements
DriverRetirements
1Heikki Kovalainen
5
2Pastor Maldonado
3
2Vitantonio Liuzzi
3
2Nick Heidfeld
3
2Jaime Alguersuari
3
Most points finishes
DriverFinishes
19Narain Karthikeyan
0
19Vitantonio Liuzzi
0
19Heikki Kovalainen
0
19Timo Glock
0
Most podium finishes
DriverPodiumsFinishes
8Jarno Trulli
0
8Narain Karthikeyan
0
8Heikki Kovalainen
0
Points in season
Driver
19Timo Glock
0
19Jarno Trulli
0
19Heikki Kovalainen
0
19Narain Karthikeyan
0
19Vitantonio Liuzzi
0
Overall stats: Heikki Kovalainen
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#1Best FinishHeikki Kovalainen1 (1x)
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#1Best QualifyingHeikki Kovalainen1 (1x)
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#1Best FP1Heikki Kovalainen1 (2x)
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#1Best FP2Heikki Kovalainen1 (3x)
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#1Best FP3Heikki Kovalainen1 (2x)
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#1Best FridayHeikki Kovalainen1 (5x)
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#1Best SaturdayHeikki Kovalainen1 (3x)
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Wins
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
200811HungaroringHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
Pole positions
YearRoundRaceNameTeamQualified
20089SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
Best practice 1
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
200910HungaroringHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
200915SuzukaHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
Best practice 2
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20097IstanbulHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
200917Yas MarinaHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
20089SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
Best practice 3
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20086Monte CarloHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
200810HockenheimHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1
Best friday
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
20097IstanbulHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesFriday practice 21
200910HungaroringHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesFriday practice 11
200915SuzukaHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesFriday practice 11
200917Yas MarinaHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesFriday practice 21
20089SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesFriday practice 21
Best saturday
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
20086Monte CarloHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesSaturday practice1
20089SilverstoneHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesQualifying1
200810HockenheimHeikki KovalainenMcLaren-MercedesSaturday practice1
#1Worst FinishHeikki Kovalainen19 (2x)
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#1Worst QualifyingHeikki Kovalainen21 (4x)
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#1Worst FP1Heikki Kovalainen23 (1x)
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#1Worst FP2Heikki Kovalainen24 (1x)
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#1Worst FP3Heikki Kovalainen21 (6x)
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#1Worst FridayHeikki Kovalainen24 (1x)
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#1Worst SaturdayHeikki Kovalainen21 (10x)
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Worst finish
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20114IstanbulHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
20118Valencia-SHeikki KovalainenLotus-Renault19
Worst qualifying
YearRoundRaceNameTeamQualified
20101BahrainHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
20104ShanghaiHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201017KoreaHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201018InterlagosHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
Worst practice 1
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
201013Spa-FrancorchampsHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth23
Worst practice 2
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
201012HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth24
Worst practice 3
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
20103SepangHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201012HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201013Spa-FrancorchampsHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201017KoreaHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
201018InterlagosHeikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth21
20076MontrealHeikki KovalainenRenault21
Worst friday
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
201012HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 224
Worst saturday
YearRoundRaceNameTeamSessionFinish
20101BahrainHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthQualifying21
20103SepangHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 321
20104ShanghaiHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthQualifying21
201012HungaroringHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 321
201013Spa-FrancorchampsHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 321
201017KoreaHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 321
201017KoreaHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthQualifying21
201018InterlagosHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthPractice 321
201018InterlagosHeikki KovalainenLotus-CosworthQualifying21
20076MontrealHeikki KovalainenRenaultSaturday practice21
Highs and lows of
Driven for2011 Lotus Racing
2010 Lotus Racing
2009 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2008 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2007 ING Renault F1 Team
How did he retire
Qualifying Q2Achieved Q2:53
Didn't Q2:30
Qualifying Q3Achieved Q3:33
Didn't Q3:51
Ranking: Heikki Kovalainen
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#38Average practice resultHeikki Kovalainen15.18 place
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#129Average race pointsHeikki Kovalainen1.67 points
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#51Average qualifying resultHeikki Kovalainen14.93 place
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#155Average race resultHeikki Kovalainen11.81 place
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#55Most points finishesHeikki Kovalainen29 finishes
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#92Ratio avoidable retirementsHeikki Kovalainen0.35 retirements
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#64Most race lapsHeikki Kovalainen4298 laps
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#88Most avoidable retirementsHeikki Kovalainen7 retirements
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#76Most racesHeikki Kovalainen83 races
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#523Oldest driverHeikki Kovalainen29 years, 10 months, 9 days
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#46Biggest gain in raceHeikki Kovalainen18 places gained
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#195Youngest driverHeikki Kovalainen25 years, 4 months, 27 days
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#60Start from P1Heikki Kovalainen1 starts
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#64Most pointsHeikki Kovalainen105 points
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#124Most retirementsHeikki Kovalainen20 retirements
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#93Most podiumsHeikki Kovalainen4 podiums
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#73Most winsHeikki Kovalainen1 wins
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Average practice result
DriverPlace
36Nico Hulkenberg
14.22
37Neel Jani
15.03
38Heikki Kovalainen
15.18
39Giorgio Mondini
15.28
40Christian Klien
15.42
Average race points
DriverPoints
127Roberto Mieres
1.71
128Giancarlo Fisichella
1.7
129Heikki Kovalainen
1.67
129Andy Linden
1.67
129Rudi Fischer
1.67
Average qualifying result
DriverPlace
49Sebastien Bourdais
14.81
50Ricardo Zonta
14.84
51Heikki Kovalainen
14.93
52Satoru Nakajima
15.16
53Pedro de la Rosa
15.33
Average race result
DriverPlace
131Bobby Rahal
12
154Nico Hulkenberg
11.93
155Heikki Kovalainen
11.81
156Ralph Firman
11.75
157Toranosuke Takagi
11.67
Most points finishes
DriverFinishes
53Dan Gurney
31
54Derek Warwick
30
55Heikki Kovalainen
29
55Olivier Panis
29
55Johnny Herbert
29
Ratio avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
89Francois Hesnault
0.36
91Gunnar Nilsson
0.35
92Heikki Kovalainen
0.35
92Heinz-Harald Frentzen
0.35
92Nelson Piquet
0.35
Most race laps
DriverLaps
62Jos Verstappen
4498
63Takuma Sato
4484
64Heikki Kovalainen
4298
65Philippe Alliot
4249
66Robert Kubica
4203
Most avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
76Rupert Keegan
8
87Sebastian Vettel
7
87Heikki Kovalainen
7
87Christijan Albers
7
87Ricardo Zonta
7
Most races
DriverRaces
74Adrian Sutil
83
74Lewis Hamilton
83
74Heikki Kovalainen
83
74Jonathan Palmer
83
78Marc Surer
82
Oldest driver
DriverAge
521Gerhard Mitter
29 years, 10 months, 30 days
522Basil van Rooyen
29 years, 10 months, 10 days
523Heikki Kovalainen
29 years, 10 months, 9 days
524Ivan Capelli
29 years, 10 months, 4 days
525Nasif Estefano
29 years, 9 months, 29 days
Biggest gain in race
DriverGain
33Eddie Johnson
19
45Fernando Alonso
18
45Heikki Kovalainen
18
45Jarno Trulli
18
45Juan Pablo Montoya
18
Youngest driver
DriverAge
193Luciano Burti
25 years, 4 months, 11 days
194Noritake Takahara
25 years, 4 months, 18 days
195Heikki Kovalainen
25 years, 4 months, 27 days
196Jean-Christophe Boullion
25 years, 5 months, 1 day
197Nicolas Kiesa
25 years, 5 months
Start from P1
DriverStarts
58Robert Kubica
1
58Nico Hulkenberg
1
58Heikki Kovalainen
1
58Nick Heidfeld
1
58Andrea de Cesaris
1
Most points
DriverPoints
62Gilles Villeneuve
107
62Richie Ginther
107
64Heikki Kovalainen
105
65Patrick Tambay
103
66Didier Pironi
101
Most retirements
DriverRetirements
118Jim Clark
22
123Henri Pescarolo
21
124Heikki Kovalainen
20
124Emanuele Pirro
20
124Christian Danner
20
Most podiums
DriverPodiums
88Piero Taruffi
5
88Luigi Fagioli
5
93Heikki Kovalainen
4
93Derek Warwick
4
93Gunnar Nilsson
4
Most wins
DriverWins
61Bill Vukovich
2
72Robert Kubica
1
72Heikki Kovalainen
1
72Jarno Trulli
1
72Olivier Panis
1
#23Average practice resultHeikki Kovalainen12.64 place
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#18Average race pointsHeikki Kovalainen1.67 points
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#19Average qualifying resultHeikki Kovalainen12.3 place
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#20Average race resultHeikki Kovalainen10 place
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#13Most points finishesHeikki Kovalainen29 finishes
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#31Ratio avoidable retirementsHeikki Kovalainen0.35 retirements
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#10Most race lapsHeikki Kovalainen4298 laps
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#9Most avoidable retirementsHeikki Kovalainen7 retirements
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#11Most racesHeikki Kovalainen83 races
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#24Oldest driverHeikki Kovalainen29 years, 10 months, 9 days
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#24Youngest driverHeikki Kovalainen25 years, 4 months, 27 days
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#13Start from P1Heikki Kovalainen1 starts
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#3Biggest gain in raceHeikki Kovalainen18 places gained
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#13Oldest winHeikki Kovalainen26 years, 9 months, 15 days
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#7Youngest winHeikki Kovalainen26 years, 9 months, 15 days
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#13Most pointsHeikki Kovalainen105 points
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#5Most retirementsHeikki Kovalainen20 retirements
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#14Most podiumsHeikki Kovalainen4 podiums
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#11Most winsHeikki Kovalainen1 wins
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Average practice result
DriverPlace
21Robert Doornbos
12.44
22Rubens Barrichello
12.54
23Heikki Kovalainen
12.64
24Ralf Schumacher
13.05
25Giancarlo Fisichella
13.19
Average race points
DriverPoints
16Pedro de la Rosa
1.79
17Giancarlo Fisichella
1.77
18Heikki Kovalainen
1.67
19Nico Hulkenberg
1.47
20Adrian Sutil
1.38
Average qualifying result
DriverPlace
17Vitaly Petrov
11.94
18Jarno Trulli
12.2
19Heikki Kovalainen
12.3
20Paul di Resta
12.42
21Sergio Perez
12.64
Average race result
DriverPlace
18Jacques Villeneuve
9.75
19David Coulthard
9.94
20Heikki Kovalainen
10
21Alexander Wurz
10.08
22Nelsinho Piquet
10.47
Most points finishes
DriverFinishes
11Rubens Barrichello
40
12Michael Schumacher
35
13Heikki Kovalainen
29
14Jarno Trulli
27
15Giancarlo Fisichella
24
Ratio avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
29Christian Klien
0.38
30Robert Kubica
0.36
31Heikki Kovalainen
0.35
32Rubens Barrichello
0.33
33Takuma Sato
0.3
Most race laps
DriverLaps
8Nick Heidfeld
4844
9Lewis Hamilton
4636
10Heikki Kovalainen
4298
11Robert Kubica
4203
12Adrian Sutil
3869
Most avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
7Nico Rosberg
8
8Sebastian Vettel
7
8Heikki Kovalainen
7
8Jarno Trulli
7
8Giancarlo Fisichella
7
Most races
DriverRaces
9Adrian Sutil
83
9Lewis Hamilton
83
9Heikki Kovalainen
83
12Robert Kubica
76
13Sebastian Vettel
74
Oldest driver
DriverAge
22Fernando Alonso
30 years, 30 days
23Kimi Raikkonen
30 years, 15 days
24Heikki Kovalainen
29 years, 10 months, 9 days
25Timo Glock
29 years, 5 months, 10 days
26Anthony Davidson
29 years, 9 days
Youngest driver
DriverAge
22Robert Doornbos
25 years, 8 days
23Jerome d'Ambrosio
25 years, 3 months
24Heikki Kovalainen
25 years, 4 months, 27 days
25Vitaly Petrov
25 years, 6 months, 6 days
26Lucas di Grassi
25 years, 7 months, 3 days
Start from P1
DriverStarts
10Nico Hulkenberg
1
10Rubens Barrichello
1
10Heikki Kovalainen
1
10Jarno Trulli
1
15Adrian Sutil
0
Biggest gain in race
DriverGain
1Kimi Raikkonen
19
2Fernando Alonso
18
2Heikki Kovalainen
18
2Jarno Trulli
18
5Daniel Ricciardo
-18
Oldest win
DriverAge
11Ralf Schumacher
12Felipe Massa
27 years, 6 months, 8 days
13Heikki Kovalainen
26 years, 9 months, 15 days
14Lewis Hamilton
26 years, 6 months, 17 days
15Jacques Villeneuve
Youngest win
DriverAge
5Felipe Massa
25 years, 4 months, 2 days
6Jenson Button
26 years, 6 months, 18 days
7Heikki Kovalainen
26 years, 9 months, 15 days
8Kimi Raikkonen
27 years, 5 months, 1 day
9Juan Pablo Montoya
Most points
DriverPoints
11Nick Heidfeld
203
12Rubens Barrichello
169
13Heikki Kovalainen
105
14Giancarlo Fisichella
101
15Jarno Trulli
87
Most retirements
DriverRetirements
3Mark Webber
25
4Vitantonio Liuzzi
21
5Heikki Kovalainen
20
6Jenson Button
19
7Nico Rosberg
18
Most podiums
DriverPodiums
12Giancarlo Fisichella
6
13Nico Rosberg
5
14Heikki Kovalainen
4
14Jarno Trulli
4
16Timo Glock
3
Most wins
DriverWins
9Rubens Barrichello
2
10Robert Kubica
1
10Heikki Kovalainen
1
10Giancarlo Fisichella
1
13Adrian Sutil
0
Heikki Kovalainen versus teammates
Qualifying duel
YearDriverTeammate
2011Heikki Kovalainen
10
1
Jarno Trulli
2011Heikki Kovalainen
1
0
Karun Chandhok
2010Heikki Kovalainen
8
11
Jarno Trulli
2009Heikki Kovalainen
5
12
Lewis Hamilton
2008Heikki Kovalainen
4
14
Lewis Hamilton
2007Heikki Kovalainen
9
8
Giancarlo Fisichella
OverallHeikki Kovalainen
37
46
All Teammates
Points duel
YearDriverTeammate
2011Heikki Kovalainen
0
0
Jarno Trulli
2011Heikki Kovalainen
0
0
Karun Chandhok
2010Heikki Kovalainen
0
0
Jarno Trulli
2009Heikki Kovalainen
22
49
Lewis Hamilton
2008Heikki Kovalainen
53
98
Lewis Hamilton
2007Heikki Kovalainen
30
21
Giancarlo Fisichella
OverallHeikki Kovalainen
105
168
All Teammates
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