Nick Lars Heidfeld

Nick Lars Heidfeld, frequently referred to as Quick Nick, is a German Formula One racing driver, who is currently driving for the BMW Sauber team. Despite his recent success, Heidfeld is yet to win a race during his nine seasons in Formula One. This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium. Heidfeld has now started 150 races, so if he were to eventually win a race he would break the record for most starts before a maiden victory. This is currently held by Rubens Barrichello, who claimed his first victory on his 123rd attempt.

Heidfeld was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, on May 10, 1977, and began racing karts at the age of 11 in 1988. In 1994 he moved into the German Formula Ford series, gaining widespread attention by winning 8 of the 9 races to take the title that season. In 1995 he won the German International Formula Ford 1800 Championship, and came second in the Zetec Cup. This led to a drive in the German Formula Three Championship championship for 1996, where he finished third overall, after taking 3 wins. The following year Heidfeld won the German F3 Championship, including a win at the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race. In 1998, he won three races and was runner-up in the International Formula 3000 championship, with the West Junior Team.

Formula One World Championship career:

2008 team		BMW Sauber
2008 car #		3
2009 team		BMW Sauber
2009 car #		6
Races			153 (150 starts)
Championships		0
Wins			0
Podiums			11
Career points		200
Pole positions		1
Fastest laps		2
First race		2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last race		2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position		6th (60 pts)