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Name | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Country | Italy |
Height | 1.72 meter / 5 feet 8 inch |
Place of Birth | Rome |
Date of Birth | Jan 14th 1973 - 51 years old |
Season Entries | 14 |
Car Number | 21 |
First Race | 1996 Australian F1 GP |
Last Race | 2009 Abu Dhabi F1 GP |
First Pole | 1998 Austrian F1 GP |
Last Pole | 2009 Belgian F1 GP |
First Win | 2003 Brazilian F1 GP |
Last Win | 2006 Malaysian F1 GP |
First Win from Pole | 2005 Australian F1 GP |
Last Win from Pole | 2006 Malaysian F1 GP |
F1 Teams History | Minardi (1996) Jordan (1997), (2002-2003) Benetton (1998-2001) Sauber (2004) Renault (2005-2007) Force India (2008-2009) Ferrari (2009) |
Giancarlo Fisichella F1 Stats | |
Grand Prix Entries | 231 |
Grand Prix Starts | 230 |
Total Points | 275.00 |
Avg. Points per GP | 1.19 |
Grand Prix Wins | 3 (1,3%) |
Wins from pole | 2 (0,9%) |
Pole Positions | 4 (1,7%) |
Front Row Starts | 11 (4,8%) |
Avg. GP Grid | 11.3 |
GP Podiums | 19 (8,2%) |
GP Fastest Laps | 2 (0,9%) |
GP Points Finish | 73 (31,6%) |
Avg. GP Position | 8.2 |
GP Retirements | 74 (32,0%) |
GP DNF's | 65 (28,1%) |
Total GP Laps | 11.499 |
Giancarlo Fisichella, an Italian racing driver, was born on January 14, 1973, in Rome, Italy. He grew up in the shadow of one of the world's most iconic race tracks, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, which helped shape his passion for motor racing.
Fisichella began his racing career in karting, and by the age of 17, he had already won the Italian Formula Three Championship. In 1996, he made his debut in Formula One with the Minardi team. Despite driving for a less competitive team, he quickly made a name for himself as a talented driver and earned a reputation as a fierce competitor.
After a few years with Minardi, Fisichella joined the Benetton team in 1998, where he drove alongside his compatriot, the legendary Michael Schumacher. He was a solid driver, but it wasn't until 2003, when he joined the Jordan team, that he had his breakthrough season. He won his first and only Grand Prix at the Brazilian Grand Prix that year, after starting from pole position.
Fisichella went on to drive for Renault, where he had his most successful seasons. He finished as the runner-up in the championship in 2006, narrowly missing out on the title to his teammate, Fernando Alonso. He continued to drive for Renault until 2007 when he joined the Force India team, where he would finish his Formula One career.
One anecdote that sums up Fisichella's determination and skill occurred during the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix. He qualified on pole position and finished the race in second place, earning his first podium finish in over two years. It was a remarkable performance given that he was driving for the uncompetitive Force India team. Despite not winning the race, his performance was still considered one of the best of his career, and it remains a highlight for many of his fans.
Fisichella retired from Formula One in 2010, but his legacy in the sport endures. He remains a respected and admired figure in the world of motorsport and is remembered as a driver who fought hard and never gave up.
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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22nd | 8th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 5th |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||
4th | 8th | 19th | 14th |
Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
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2009 |
Ferrari Force India |
Ferrari Mercedes | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 927 | 0 | 0.47 | 8 |
2008 | Force India | Ferrari | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
2007 | Renault | Renault | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 927 | 0 | 1.24 | 21 |
2006 | Renault | Renault | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1049 | 0 | 4.00 | 72 |
2005 | Renault | Renault | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 902 | 1 | 3.22 | 58 |
2004 | Sauber | Petronas | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1032 | 0 | 1.22 | 22 |
2003 | Jordan | Ford | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 752 | 0 | 0.75 | 12 |
2002 | Jordan | Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 722 | 0 | 0.41 | 7 |
2001 | Benetton | Renault | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 810 | 0 | 0.47 | 8 |
2000 | Benetton | Playlife | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 839 | 0 | 1.06 | 18 |
1999 | Benetton | Playlife | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 787 | 0 | 0.81 | 13 |
1998 | Benetton | Playlife | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 845 | 0 | 1.00 | 16 |
1997 | Jordan | Peugeot | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 851 | 1 | 1.18 | 20 |
1996 | Minardi | Ford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1st | 3 Times |
2nd | 7 Times |
3rd | 9 Times |
4th | 14 Times |
5th | 14 Times |
6th | 17 Times |
7th | 11 Times |
8th | 13 Times |
9th | 17 Times |
10th | 8 Times |
11th | 14 Times |
12th | 11 Times |
13th | 6 Times |
14th | 8 Times |
15th | 3 Times |
16th | 2 Times |
17th | 3 Times |
18th | 3 Times |
DNF | 65 Times |
DSQ | 1 Time |
WD | 1 Time |
DNS | 1 Time |
Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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3 | 2006 | 2006 Malaysian F1 GP | 2 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
2 | 2005 | 2005 Australian F1 GP | 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
1 | 2003 | 2003 Brazilian F1 GP | 11 | Jordan | Ford | 8 | 1 | 10 |
Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2009 | 2009 Belgian F1 GP | 21 | Force India | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
3 | 2006 | 2006 Malaysian F1 GP | 2 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
2 | 2005 | 2005 Australian F1 GP | 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
1 | 1998 | 1998 Austrian F1 GP | 5 | Benetton | Playlife | 1 | DNF | Collision | 0 |
Year | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Pos | Quali | ||||||
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1996 | Minardi | Pedro Lamy | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
1997 | Jordan | Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
1998 | Benetton | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
1999 | Benetton | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
2000 | Benetton | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
2001 | Benetton | Jenson Button | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
2002 | Jordan | Takuma Sato | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
2003 | Jordan | Ralph Firman | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Zsolt Baumgartner | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2004 | Sauber | Felipe Massa | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
2005 | Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 58 | 133 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
2006 | Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 72 | 134 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
2007 | Renault | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
2008 | Force India | Adrian Sutil | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
2009 | Ferrari | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Force India | Adrian Sutil | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
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