F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
VERSION 3.9 · DATA EDITION
05 / 2009 / DRIVER COMPARE

Two sides of a season.

Explore 2009 Formula 1 driver comparison, results and season statistics.

HeikkiKovalainen

VS.

JensonButton

3RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD14
4QUALIFYING HEAD-TO-HEAD13
P12CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONP1
22CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS95
0PODIUMS9
0WINS6
11AVERAGE GRID5.7
11.1AVERAGE FINISH4.4
5DID NOT FINISH1

Head-to-head counts shared sessions with valid classified positions. Race comparisons exclude non-starters and disqualifications; retirements are ranked by official classification. Race ties: 0. Qualifying ties: 0. Missing qualifying records are excluded.

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. — = not available. Classification codes are shown as supplied by Jolpica. View full standings ↗

Weekend by weekend.

Grand Prix head to head
Grand PrixKovalainen QButton QKovalainen raceButton raceKovalainen ptsButton pts
AustralianP14P1P19CollisionP1010
MalaysianP14P1P20Spun offP105
ChineseP12P5P5P346
BahrainP11P4P12P1010
SpanishP18P1P16GearboxP1010
MonacoP7P1P16AccidentP1010
TurkishP14P2P14P1010
BritishP13P6P20CollisionP603
GermanP6P3P8P514
HungarianP6P8P5P742
EuropeanP2P5P4P752
BelgianP15P14P6P17Collision30
ItalianP4P6P6P238
SingaporeP10P12P7P524
JapaneseP9P7P11P801
BrazilianP17P14P9P504
Abu DhabiP13P5P11P306

Season form.

CLASSIFIED FINISH
P1P6P11P15P20R1R5R9R13R17Heikki Kovalainen · Round 1 (Australian Grand Prix) · P19Heikki Kovalainen · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P20Heikki Kovalainen · Round 3 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 4 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P12Heikki Kovalainen · Round 5 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P16Heikki Kovalainen · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P16Heikki Kovalainen · Round 7 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P14Heikki Kovalainen · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P20Heikki Kovalainen · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P8Heikki Kovalainen · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 11 (European Grand Prix) · P4Heikki Kovalainen · Round 12 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P6Heikki Kovalainen · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P6Heikki Kovalainen · Round 14 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P7Heikki Kovalainen · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P11Heikki Kovalainen · Round 16 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P9Heikki Kovalainen · Round 17 (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) · P11Jenson Button · Round 1 (Australian Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 3 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P3Jenson Button · Round 4 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 5 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 7 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P1Jenson Button · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P6Jenson Button · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P5Jenson Button · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P7Jenson Button · Round 11 (European Grand Prix) · P7Jenson Button · Round 12 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P17Jenson Button · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P2Jenson Button · Round 14 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P5Jenson Button · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P8Jenson Button · Round 16 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P5Jenson Button · Round 17 (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) · P3

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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Race finishing positions
RoundHeikki KovalainenJenson Button
Round 1P19P1
Round 2P20P1
Round 3P5P3
Round 4P12P1
Round 5P16P1
Round 6P16P1
Round 7P14P1
Round 8P20P6
Round 9P8P5
Round 10P5P7
Round 11P4P7
Round 12P6P17
Round 13P6P2
Round 14P7P5
Round 15P11P8
Round 16P9P5
Round 17P11P3

The points between them.

Official championship totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.