Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula 1 driver with 268 race starts from 2002 to 2017, 11 wins, 16 pole positions, 41 podiums and 1,167 championship points.

Massa's first start was the 2002 Australian Grand Prix for Sauber, from 9th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix for Ferrari, in the 66th start, from pole position. The most recent of the 11 wins was the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. The best season was 2008: 2nd in the championship with 97 points, 6 wins and 10 podiums, for Ferrari. The longest team-mate pairing was with Fernando Alonso, 77 races: Massa finished ahead 12 times to 65 when both were classified, and out-qualified Alonso 18 times to 59. All-time, that is the 16th-most career points of any driver, the 10th-most starts of any driver. 38 of the 268 starts ended in a retirement (14%), and Massa led 937 laps in total.

Nationality

Brazilian

Born

25 Apr 1981 (age 45)

Active

2002 to 2017, 15 seasons

Teams

Sauber, Ferrari, Williams

Number

19

First win: 2006 Turkish Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Win rate 4.1% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Räikkönen, Lance Stroll, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld. Or anyone else.

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