Date of birth 10 May 1977
Place of birth Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Marital status single
Place of residence Monte Carlo
Racing Background
1994 Formula Ford 1600 Championship
German Champion (eight wins in nine races)
Formula Ford World Final in Brands Hatch:
Time training: 2nd place; Quarterfinals: 2nd
place
Semi-final: 2nd until he dropped out due to an
accident
1995 Formula Ford 1800 Championship
1st place in the International German Championship
(four wins, one 2nd place, four 3rd places)
German Championship: 2nd place
1996 International German Formula 3 Championship
with the Opel BSR Team
three wins, two 2nd places, one 3rd place, 3rd
place overall
Grand Prix Macau: Pole Position; Winner of the
1st run
1997 1st place in the International German Formula
3 Championship
with the Opel BSR Team
five wins, five 2nd places, one 3rd place
Mercedes Junior; approx. 5,000 test kilometres
with the West McLaren Mercedes
Pole Position and run winner at the Formula 3
GP of Monaco
1998 Runner-up in the Formula 3000 European Championship
with the West Competition Team
three wins, four 2nd places
Formula 1 test driver for Team West McLaren Mercedes
1999 Winner of the Formula 3000 European Championship
(already determined before the end of the Championship)
four wins, two 2nd places, one 3rd place
Formula 1 test driver for Team West McLaren Mercedes
2000 Driver for Team Gauloises Prost Peugeot
together with Jean Alesi
2001 Driver for Red Bull Sauber Petronas.
"I am really looking forward
to the 2001 season with Team RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS team," explains Heidfeld,
who already has shown impressive times in his first testing sessions with the
car. I am keen on proving my talent by driving strong races and I am certainly
hopeful about picking up my first World Championship points in the new car in
the near future," he adds.