Giancarlo Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella is an Italian Formula 1 driver with 229 race starts from 1996 to 2009, 3 wins, 4 pole positions, 19 podiums and 275 championship points.

Fisichella's first start was the 1996 Australian Grand Prix for Minardi, from 16th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix for Jordan, in the 110th start, from 8th on the grid. The most recent of the 3 wins was the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix. The best season was 2006: 4th in the championship with 72 points, 1 win and 5 podiums, for Renault. The longest team-mate pairing was with Alexander Wurz, 49 races: Fisichella finished ahead 23 times to 20 when both were classified, and out-qualified Wurz 36 times to 13. All-time, that is the 18th-most starts of any driver. 66 of the 229 starts ended in a retirement (29%), and Fisichella led 214 laps in total.

Nationality

Italian

Born

14 Jan 1973 (age 53)

Active

1996 to 2009, 14 seasons

Teams

Minardi, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Renault, Force India, Ferrari

First win: 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix. Win rate 1.3% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Alexander Wurz, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Ralf Schumacher, Heikki Kovalainen, Takuma Sato, Ralph Firman, Pedro Lamy, Kimi Räikkönen. Or anyone else.

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