DRIVER / Finland
Heikki Kovalainen
A career in championship positions, points, teams and results.
Championships0Published career record
Grand Prix starts111Source career total
Wins / podiums1 / 4Grand Prix results
Pole positions1Official pole statistic
The career, season by season
Teams along the way
2007 · R1–17Renault2008 · R1–18McLaren2009 · R1–17McLaren2010 · R1–19Lotus Racing2011 · R1–19Team Lotus (2011 entrant)2012 · R1–20Caterham2013 · R18–19Lotus
Stint bounds retain the exact entered rounds. An entry can be a non-start.
Season record
| Season | Rank | Counted points | Race points | Wins | Podiums | Constructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lotus |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Caterham |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lotus Racing |
| 2010 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lotus Racing |
| 2009 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | McLaren |
| 2008 | 7 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 3 | McLaren |
| 2007 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | Renault |
Race points exclude Sprints in this career table; the season explorer includes both. Raw totals across scoring eras have different scales.
Teammate connections
| Driver | Years | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| Jarno Trulli | 2010, 2011 | Head 2 Head ↗ |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2008, 2009 | Head 2 Head ↗ |
| Vitaly Petrov | 2012 | Head 2 Head ↗ |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2007 | Head 2 Head ↗ |
| Romain Grosjean | 2013 | Head 2 Head ↗ |
Circuit fingerprint
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungaroring | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Monza | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Sepang | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Fuji | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| José Carlos Pace | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Park | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaco | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Shanghai | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Silverstone | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Catalunya | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| İstanbul Park | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Bay | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Derived confirmed-start samples; ambiguous shared drives are kept separate.
Record details
- Nationality
- Finland
- Born
- 1981-10-19
- First recorded result season
- 2007
- Last recorded result season
- 2013