 On 9 February, Lotus Renault GP akasimbisa kuti Heidfeld aizova kugoverana yokuedzwa mabasa pamwe Bruno Senna musi weMugovera uye Svondo mana-zuva bvunzo pana Jerez, kuti vaongorore vatyairi kugadzirira kutsiva vakuvara uye vaimbova BMW Sauber chikwata shamwari Robert Kubica, uyo akanga atambura kwenguva refu kukuvara ruoko rwake uye ruoko mune tsaona apo rallying muItaly, nokuti mwaka. Musi weMugovera, Heidfeld akaisa nguva yakakurumidza yezuva, achitaura kuti ainakidzwa nekumhanya kwezuva rake 86 laps nechikwata, uye ainakidzwa nekutyaira mota. Heidfeld akasimbiswa semutsivi waKubica musi wa 16 Kukadzi 2011. MuAustralia, mujaho wekutanga wemwaka unotevera kukanzurwa kwe, Heidfeld akakodzera 18th uye akapedza 12th mushure mekukuvara kwakakomba kumotokari yake nekuda kwemumwe mukwikwidzi anomutyaira pakutanga kwemujaho. Musi wa 10 Kubvumbi 2011, Heidfeld akapedza wechitatu, mushure mekutanga wechitanhatu, muSepang, achiputsa rekodhi yaStefan Johansson ye12 podiums pasina kukunda. Akawedzera imwe nzvimbo yechi12 muChina, vasati vapedza vari pachinzvimbo chechinomwe muTurkey pashure pokurwisana zvakasimba nomumwe wavo Petrov. Nzvimbo mbiri dzechisere muSpain neMonaco dzakateverwa nekurega basa pa, mushure mekumhanyira kumashure kweKamui Kobayashi uye kukonzera kukuvara kune bapiro rake rekumberi, iro rakatyoka pasi pekumhanyisa ndokupunzika pasi pemota. Akamanikidzwa kurega mushure mekunge mota yake yatora moto mushure mekubva mupit lane palap 25 muHungarian Grand Prix. Heidfeld akatsiviwa naBruno Senna pamberi pe. Heidfeld akabva abva pachikwata ichi musi wa2 Gunyana 2011. 