Although he is not yet 26 years old, Nick Heidfeld is already competing in his fourth Formula One season and his third with Team SAUBER PETRONAS. The German finished the 2001 World Championship an excellent eighth having scored a total of 12 points. In 2002, he came 10th, totalling at seven points.

"I feel very much at home with Sauber and I will do the best I can to achieve our goals", Heidfeld says. "In the forthcoming season, we are aiming to be at least as good as we were last year. In any case, the new car is very promising. Willy Rampf and his team seem to have united the proverbial reliability of the C21 and the latest technological progress."

Heidfeld is eagerly expecting the new Qualifying mode: "Only one timed lap – this means a lot of action! It’ll be very demanding on the driver’s concentration. The car has to be ideally tuned in the morning and then you have to find the right mix of cutting-edge and clean driving style. I am looking forward to that because I think it suits me.”

Heidfeld and his girlfriend Patricia have been living on the shores of Lake Zurich for a while. He moved away from Monte Carlo where he had taken up residence like many other Formula One drivers. He likes Switzerland and considers it an advantage to live near the Sauber headquarters in Hinwil.

Date of birth 10 May 1977
Place of birth Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Marital status Single
Place of residence Near Lake Zurich, Switzerland
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Racing Background
1994 Formula Ford 1600 Championship German Champion (eight wins in nine races)
Formula Ford World Finals in Brands Hatch: Training: 2nd place, quarterfinals: 2nd place Semi-finals: 2nd until he dropped out due to an accident

1995 Formula Ford 1800 Championship: 1st place in the German International Championship (four times 1st, once 2nd, four times 3rd)
German Championship: 2nd place

1996 German International Formula 3 Championship with the Opel BSR Team, three times 1st, twice 2nd, once 3rd, 3rd overall
Grand Prix Macau: pole position, 1st in the first run

1997 1st in the German International Formula 3 Championship with the Opel BSR Team, five times 1st, five times 2nd, once 3rd Pole position and run winner at the Formula 3 Grand Prix of Monaco Mercedes Junior – some 5000 test kilometres with F1-McLaren Mercedes

1998 2nd place in the Formula 3000 European Championship with the West Competition Team, three times 1st, four times 2nd Formula One test driver for McLaren Mercedes

1999 1st in the Formula 3000 European Championship Four times 1st, twice 2nd and once 3rd Formula One test driver for McLaren Mercedes

2000 F1 Team Prost Peugeot

2001 F1 Team RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS: 8th place (12 points)

2002 F1 Team SAUBER PETRONAS: 10th place (7 points)

2003 F1 Team SAUBER PETRONAS