Giancarlo Fisichella

born 14 Jan 1973 · raced 1996–2009

230Races

3Wins

19Podiums

4Poles

112Top 10s

8.23Avg Position

11.38Avg Grid Pos

2Constructor Titles

Giancarlo Fisichella, a Roman driver known for his smooth style and consistent pace, competed in 230 Grands Prix, securing 3 victories and 19 podium finishes. Often overshadowed by teammates, his career spanned multiple teams including Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, and Renault, where he achieved his most competitive seasons. Fisichella's strong qualifying performances and ability to deliver points made him a valuable asset, particularly remembered for his 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix win with Jordan, which was awarded to him after a revised classification. Though never contending for a championship, his longevity and professional approach earned him respect within the paddock.

All-time records

=7th in Longest Wait for a First F1 Win (110 races)
17th in Most Consecutive F1 Race Starts (142 consecutive starts)
18th in Most F1 Race Starts (230 starts)
=20th in Most F1 Seasons Contested (14 seasons)
21st in Longest F1 Win Droughts (31 races)

Top Teams

Team	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Renault	2	8	151	53
Benetton	0	7	55	66
Jordan	1	3	39	50
Sauber	0	0	22	18
Force India	0	1	8	30
Minardi	0	0	0	8
Ferrari	0	0	0	5

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	0	2.46	13
Shanghai International Circuit	0	2.17	6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	0	2	11
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1	1.92	13
Circuit de Monaco	0	1.64	14
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	1	1.64	14
Istanbul Park	0	1.6	5
Suzuka Circuit	0	1.36	11
Sepang International Circuit	1	1.18	11
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0	1.15	13

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Alexander Wurz49 shared races · Compare with Alexander Wurz (2000)
Fernando Alonso36 shared races · Compare with Fernando Alonso (2006)
Adrian Sutil30 shared races · Compare with Adrian Sutil (2008)
Felipe Massa18 shared races · Compare with Felipe Massa (2004)
Heikki Kovalainen17 shared races · Compare with Heikki Kovalainen (2007)
Jenson Button17 shared races · Compare with Jenson Button (2001)

Season by season

Giancarlo Fisichella season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Wins	Points
2009	15	0	8
2008	19	0	0
2007	8	0	21
2006	4	1	72
2005	5	1	58
2004	11	0	22
2003	12	1	12
2002	11	0	7
2001	11	0	8
2000	6	0	18
1999	9	0	13
1998	9	0	16
1997	8	0	20
1996	—	0	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Giancarlo Fisichella was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	Force India	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Adrian Sutil	7–5	8–4	8–0
2009	Ferrari	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Kimi Räikkönen	0–5	0–5	0–14
2008	Force India	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Adrian Sutil	9–9	11–7	0–0
2007	Renault	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Heikki Kovalainen	7–10	5–12	21–30
2006	Renault	Fernando Alonso vs Giancarlo Fisichella	12–6	15–3	134–72
2005	Renault	Fernando Alonso vs Giancarlo Fisichella	15–3	15–3	133–58
2004	Sauber	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Felipe Massa	11–7	14–4	22–12
2003	Jordan	Ralph Firman vs Giancarlo Fisichella	2–12	7–6	1–12
2002	Jordan	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Takuma Sato	12–4	8–8	7–2
2001	Benetton	Jenson Button vs Giancarlo Fisichella	4–13	6–11	2–8
2000	Benetton	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz	13–4	9–8	18–2
1999	Benetton	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz	13–3	9–7	13–3
1998	Benetton	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz	10–6	8–7	16–17
1997	Jordan	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Ralf Schumacher	10–7	11–5	20–13
1996	Minardi	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Pedro Lamy	6–2	3–4	0–0

Race results

200917 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2009
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Ferrari	20	P16	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Ferrari	19	P11	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Ferrari	14	P12	0
Singapore Grand Prix	Ferrari	17	P13	0
Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	14	P9	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	1	P2	8
European Grand Prix	Force India	16	P12	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	16	P14	0
German Grand Prix	Force India	18	P11	0
British Grand Prix	Force India	16	P10	0
Turkish Grand Prix	Force India	19	Brakes	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	13	P9	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	20	P14	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	17	P15	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	20	P14	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	18	P18	0
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	15	P11	0

Earlier seasons1996–2008 (13 seasons)▾

200818 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2008
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Brazilian Grand Prix	Force India	19	P18
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	20	P17
Japanese Grand Prix	Force India	20	Gearbox
Singapore Grand Prix	Force India	20	P14
Italian Grand Prix	Force India	12	Accident
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	20	P17
European Grand Prix	Force India	18	P14
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	18	P15
German Grand Prix	Force India	20	P16
British Grand Prix	Force India	19	Spun off
French Grand Prix	Force India	17	P18
Canadian Grand Prix	Force India	17	Spun off
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	20	Gearbox
Turkish Grand Prix	Force India	20	Collision
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	19	P10
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	18	P12
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	17	P12
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	16	Collision

200717 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2007
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	12	Collision	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	18	P11	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	10	P5	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Renault	22	Suspension	0
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	15	P12	0
Turkish Grand Prix	Renault	10	P9	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	13	P12	0
European Grand Prix	Renault	13	P10	0
British Grand Prix	Renault	8	P8	1
French Grand Prix	Renault	5	P6	3
United States Grand Prix	Renault	10	P9	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	9	Disqualified	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	4	P4	5
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	10	P9	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	7	P8	1
Malaysian Grand Prix	Renault	12	P6	3
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	6	P5	4

200618 races, 1 win▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2006
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	6	P6	3
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	6	P3	6
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	2	P3	6
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	9	P4	5
Turkish Grand Prix	Renault	4	P6	3
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	7	Spun off	0
German Grand Prix	Renault	5	P6	3
French Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	3
United States Grand Prix	Renault	3	P3	6
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	2	P4	5
British Grand Prix	Renault	5	P4	5
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	9	P6	3
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	2	P3	6
European Grand Prix	Renault	11	P6	3
San Marino Grand Prix	Renault	11	P8	1
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	2	P5	4
Malaysian Grand Prix	Renault	1	P1	10
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	9	Hydraulics	0

200519 races, 1 win▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2005
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	2	P4	5
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	3	P2	8
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	3	P5	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Renault	13	Accident	0
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	8	P3	6
Turkish Grand Prix	Renault	2	P4	5
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	9	P9	0
German Grand Prix	Renault	4	P4	5
British Grand Prix	Renault	6	P4	5
French Grand Prix	Renault	6	P6	3
United States Grand Prix	Renault	4	Withdrew	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	4	Hydraulics	0
European Grand Prix	Renault	9	P6	3
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	4	P12	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	6	P5	4
San Marino Grand Prix	Renault	12	Accident	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	10	Engine	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Renault	3	Collision	0
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	1	P1	10

200418 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2004
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P9	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P8	1
Chinese Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P7	2
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P8	1
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	5	P5	4
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	8	P8	1
German Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P9	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	20	P6	3
French Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P12	0
United States Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P9	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P4	5
European Grand Prix	Sauber	19	P6	3
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	10	Collision	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P7	2
San Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P9	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P11	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P11	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P10	0

200316 races, 1 win▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2003
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Jordan	16	Out of fuel	0
United States Grand Prix	Jordan	17	P7	2
Italian Grand Prix	Jordan	13	P10	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Jordan	13	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Jordan	13	P13	0
British Grand Prix	Jordan	15	Suspension	0
French Grand Prix	Jordan	17	Engine	0
European Grand Prix	Jordan	13	P12	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Jordan	16	Gearbox	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	12	P10	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Jordan	9	Fuel system	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Jordan	17	Engine	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	17	P15	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jordan	8	P1	10
Malaysian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	Electrical	0
Australian Grand Prix	Jordan	13	Gearbox	0

200217 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2002
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Jordan	8	Engine	0
United States Grand Prix	Jordan	9	P7	0
Italian Grand Prix	Jordan	12	P8	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	Engine	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Jordan	5	P6	1
German Grand Prix	Jordan	6	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Jordan	—	Injury	0
British Grand Prix	Jordan	17	P7	0
European Grand Prix	Jordan	18	Accident	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Jordan	6	P5	2
Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	11	P5	2
Austrian Grand Prix	Jordan	15	P5	2
Spanish Grand Prix	Jordan	12	Hydraulics	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	15	Hydraulics	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	Engine	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Jordan	9	P13	0
Australian Grand Prix	Jordan	8	Collision	0

200117 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2001
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	6	P17	0
United States Grand Prix	Benetton	12	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Benetton	14	P10	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P3	4
Hungarian Grand Prix	Benetton	15	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Benetton	17	P4	3
British Grand Prix	Benetton	19	P13	0
French Grand Prix	Benetton	16	P11	0
European Grand Prix	Benetton	15	P11	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	18	Collision	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	10	Gearbox	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Benetton	19	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Benetton	19	P14	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	19	Engine	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	18	P6	1
Malaysian Grand Prix	Benetton	16	Fuel pressure	0
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	17	P13	0

200017 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 2000
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Malaysian Grand Prix	Benetton	13	P9	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	12	P14	0
United States Grand Prix	Benetton	15	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P11	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Benetton	11	Electrical	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	Brakes	0
German Grand Prix	Benetton	3	Collision	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Benetton	8	Collision	0
French Grand Prix	Benetton	14	P9	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	10	P3	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P3	4
European Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P5	2
Spanish Grand Prix	Benetton	13	P9	0
British Grand Prix	Benetton	12	P7	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	19	P11	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	5	P2	6
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P5	2

199916 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 1999
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	14	P14	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Benetton	11	P11	0
European Grand Prix	Benetton	6	Spun off	0
Italian Grand Prix	Benetton	17	Spun off	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Benetton	13	P11	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Benetton	4	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Benetton	10	Suspension	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Benetton	12	P12	0
British Grand Prix	Benetton	17	P7	0
French Grand Prix	Benetton	7	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P2	6
Spanish Grand Prix	Benetton	13	P9	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P5	2
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	16	P5	2
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	5	Clutch	0
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P4	3

199816 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 1998
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	10	P8	0
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Benetton	4	P6	1
Italian Grand Prix	Benetton	11	P8	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	Collision	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P8	0
German Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P7	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Benetton	1	Collision	0
British Grand Prix	Benetton	10	P5	2
French Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P9	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	4	P2	6
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	3	P2	6
Spanish Grand Prix	Benetton	4	Collision	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	10	Spun off	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Benetton	10	P7	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P6	1
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	Broken wing	0

199717 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 1997
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
European Grand Prix	Jordan	17	P11	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Jordan	9	P7	0
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Jordan	4	Collision	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	P4	3
Italian Grand Prix	Jordan	3	P4	3
Belgian Grand Prix	Jordan	4	P2	6
Hungarian Grand Prix	Jordan	13	Spun off	0
German Grand Prix	Jordan	2	P11	0
British Grand Prix	Jordan	10	P7	0
French Grand Prix	Jordan	11	P9	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Jordan	6	P3	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Jordan	8	P9	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	4	P6	1
San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	6	P4	3
Argentine Grand Prix	Jordan	9	Collision	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jordan	7	P8	0
Australian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	Spun off	0

19968 races▾

Giancarlo Fisichella race results in 1996
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
British Grand Prix	Minardi	18	P11
French Grand Prix	Minardi	17	Fuel pump
Canadian Grand Prix	Minardi	16	P8
Spanish Grand Prix	Minardi	19	Collision
Monaco Grand Prix	Minardi	18	Collision
San Marino Grand Prix	Minardi	19	Engine
European Grand Prix	Minardi	18	P13
Australian Grand Prix	Minardi	16	Clutch