Sven Heidfeld (born 25 October 1978 in

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

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) is a former

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driver. He currently works as a motorsport commentator for the television broadcaster

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. He is the younger brother of the

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driver

Nick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld (born 10 May 1977) is a German professional racing driver. Despite scoring regular podium finishes in with Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Williams, and in and with BMW in Formula One, BMW Sauber, Heidfeld never won a rac ...

Career

His motor racing career included the following achievements: *1988–1996:

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*1999: 11th

German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship to ...

*2000: 9th

*2001:

, 3rd

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*2002: 16th

*2003: 11th

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*2004:

(2 races) *2005: German Porsche Carrera Cup

Complete Euro Formula 3000 results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heidfeld, Sven Living people German racing drivers Sportspeople from Mönchengladbach 1978 births German Formula Three Championship drivers Auto GP drivers Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia Opel Team BSR drivers Draco Racing drivers Target Racing drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers