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2010 / DRIVER DOSSIER / Finnish

HeikkiKovalainen

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CHAMPIONSHIPP20
POINTS0
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS0

The season in numbers.

19 STARTS
BEST FINISHP12
AVERAGE GRID18.9
AVERAGE FINISH17
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +36

+4612 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH6
FINISH RATE68.4%
PODIUM RATE0%
RACE POINTS / START0Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Bahrain14 Mar2115+60+2 Laps
ROUND 2Australian28 Mar1913+60+2 Laps
ROUND 3Malaysian4 Apr15R-30+10 Laps
ROUND 4Chinese18 Apr2114+70+1 Lap
ROUND 5Spanish9 May20W-40Gearbox
ROUND 6Monaco16 May18R+20Steering
ROUND 7Turkish30 May20R-30Hydraulics
ROUND 8Canadian13 Jun1916+30+2 Laps
ROUND 9European27 Jun20R-30Collision
ROUND 10British11 Jul1817+10+1 Lap
ROUND 11German25 Jul18R-20Collision
ROUND 12Hungarian1 Aug1914+50+3 Laps
ROUND 13Belgian29 Aug1316-30+1 Lap
ROUND 14Italian12 Sept181800+2 Laps
ROUND 15Singapore26 Sept1916+30Engine
ROUND 16Japanese10 Oct2012+80+1 Lap
ROUND 17Korean24 Oct2113+80+1 Lap
ROUND 18Brazilian7 Nov2018+20+2 Laps
ROUND 19Abu Dhabi14 Nov2017+30+1 Lap
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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