Date of birth: 10th May 1977 Place of birth: Moenchengladbach, Germany Resident: Switzerland Current Team: BMW Williams F1 Official Website: http://www.nickheidfeld.com Height: 1.64 m Weight: 59 kg Marital status: Single - girlfriend Patricia Favourite music: Lauryn Hill, Texas, Moby Motorsport Career:1986Karting 1988Club Championship, Kerpen-Mannheim1990Nordrhein-Westfalen DMV Kart Championship1991Member ADAC junior kart squad, 3rd); Qualified to take part in World and European Championships 1992German Junior Kart Championship, 5th1993Enters Formula A World Championship in Laval 1994Formula Ford 1600 class winner in German Formula Ford series; eight wins out of nine starts 1995International German Formula Ford 1800 series Champion; German Formula Ford series Vice-Champion 1996German Formula 3 Championship, 3rd in Drivers' Championship, Team Opel-BSR 1997German Formula 3 Champion, Team Opel-BSRWest McLaren Mercedes test driver1998Formula 3000 Vice ChampionWest McLaren Mercedes test driver Competed at Le Mans for Mercedes 1999Formula 3000 ChampionWest McLaren Mercedes test driverCompeted at Le Mans for Mercedes 2000F1 Prost Peugeot, 0 points, 20thWest McLaren Mercedes test driver 2001F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas, 12 points, 8th 2002F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas, 7 points, 10th 2003F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas, 6 points, 14th 2004F1 Jordan Ford, 3 points, 18th