Kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 2006 Heidfeld ya ci maki sau da yawa don sabon tawagarsa. A Melbourne ya yi tsere har zuwa na biyu har sai motar aminci ta fito. A ƙarshe ya gama na huɗu. A Indianapolis, an cire shi a cikin hatsarin haɗari na farko wanda ya ga 'yan uwan direbobin Scott Speed, Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen da Juan Pablo Montoya suma sun fita. Motar Heidfeld ta shiga cikin ganga sau huɗu, amma shi da sauran direbobi duk sun tafi ba tare da rauni ba. Ƙungiyar
Grand Prix na Hungary ya ga Heidfeld ya ba BMW Sauber nasarar farko da suka samu a shekarar, lokacin da ya gama na uku, duk da cewa ya cancanci na goma ne kawai a grid.