In the 2009 Formula 1 season Heikki Kovalainen drove a total of 17 races for McLaren. From the total of 17 races, Heikki managed to finish on a 4th place during the European Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Kovalainen didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions.
The best result for Heikki during qualifying was at the European Grand Prix as 2nd fastest.
Heikki Kovalainen finished the season on 12th place in the driver championship with a total of 22 points.
Kovalainen vs. Hamilton McLaren 2009
5
Race
11
5
Qualify
12
2009 races
Australian GP
Mar 29th, 2009
DNF
Malaysian GP
Apr 5th, 2009
DNF
Chinese GP
Apr 19th, 2009
5th
Bahrain GP
Apr 26th, 2009
12th
Spanish GP
May 10th, 2009
DNF
Monaco GP
May 24th, 2009
DNF
Turkish GP
Jun 7th, 2009
14th
British GP
Jun 21st, 2009
DNF
German GP
Jul 12th, 2009
8th
Hungarian GP
Jul 26th, 2009
5th
European GP
Aug 23rd, 2009
4th
Belgian GP
Aug 30th, 2009
6th
Italian GP
Sep 13th, 2009
6th
Singapore GP
Sep 27th, 2009
7th
Japanese GP
Oct 4th, 2009
11th
Brazilian GP
Oct 18th, 2009
9th
Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 1st, 2009
11th
2009 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
0
Finishes in top 5
3
Finishes in points
7
Position
12th
High/low position
9th/20th
Points
22
DNF's
5
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
4th/20th
Average finish result
11.12
High/low qualifying result
2nd/18th
Average qualifying result
10.88
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
0
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
6
Finish streak
9
2009 Standings progression
2009 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 12th | 14th | 1:25.726 (Q2) | |||
| 2 | Malaysian GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 14th | 14th | 1:34.924 (Q2) | |||
| 3 | Chinese GP | 5th | +1:05.102 | 12th | 1:54.516 | +1.924 | 12th | 1:36.032 (Q2) | |
| 4 | Bahrain GP | 12th | +1:17.824 | 11th | 1:35.520 | +0.964 | 11th | 1:33.242 (Q2) | |
| 5 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Gearbox) | 18th | 1:28.719 | +5.957 | 18th | 1:21.675 (Q1) | +1.148 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 7th | 1:15.672 | +0.518 | 7th | 1:15.516 (Q3) | +0.614 |
| 7 | Turkish GP | 14th | +1 Lap | 14th | 1:29.174 | +1.595 | 14th | 1:28.207 (Q2) | |
| 8 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 13th | 1:22.418 | +1.683 | 13th | 1:19.353 (Q2) | |
| 9 | German GP | 8th | +58.692 | 6th | 1:35.524 | +2.159 | 6th | 1:33.859 (Q3) | +1.629 |
| 10 | Hungarian GP | 5th | +34.392 | 6th | 1:22.958 | +1.027 | 6th | 1:22.095 (Q3) | +0.526 |
| 11 | European GP | 4th | +20.032 | 2nd | 1:39.341 | +0.658 | 2nd | 1:39.532 (Q3) | +0.043 |
| 12 | Belgian GP | 6th | +32.763 | 15th | 1:48.348 | +1.085 | 15th | 1:45.259 (Q2) | |
| 13 | Italian GP | 6th | +1:00.693 | 4th | 1:25.109 | +0.370 | 4th | 1:24.845 (Q3) | +0.779 |
| 14 | Singapore GP | 7th | +36.157 | 8th | 1:49.283 | +1.043 | 10th | 1:49.778 (Q3) | +1.887 |
| 15 | Japanese GP | 11th | +13.735 | 11th | 1:33.801 | +1.232 | 9th | 1:31.223 (Q2) | |
| 16 | Brazilian GP | 9th | +48.499 | 16th | 1:14.303 | +0.570 | 17th | 1:25.052 (Q1) | +5.476 |
| 17 | Abu Dhabi GP | 11th | +52.798 | 18th | 1:41.316 | +1.037 | 13th | 1:40.983 (Q2) | +0.035 |