Giancarlo Fisichella vs Takuma Sato

2002·

Giancarlo Fisichella and Takuma Sato finished level 8–8 on race day at Jordan in 2002. Giancarlo Fisichella took qualifying 12–4. Giancarlo Fisichella scored 7 points to 2.

Giancarlo FisichellaTakuma Sato

12Qualifying4

16 shared races

8Race day8

16 shared races

7Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

54Points (today’s rules)20

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 8/6
Best finish: P5/P5
Avg. grid: 11.2/15.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Giancarlo Fisichella and Takuma Sato
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Giancarlo Fisichella	Takuma Sato	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	8/22	Collision	Electrical	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	9/15	P13▼	P9	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	14/19	Engine	P9	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	15/14	Hydraulics	Gearbox	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	12/18	Hydraulics	Spun off	0 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	15/18	P5	Collision	2 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	11/16	P5	Spun off	2 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	6/15	P5	P10	2 / 0
9	9European Grand Prix	18/14	Accident	P16▼	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	17/14	P7	Engine	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	6/12	Engine	P8	0 / 0
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	5/14	P6	P10	1 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	14/16	Engine	P11	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	12/18	P8	P12	0 / 0
16	16United States Grand Prix	9/15	P7	P11	0 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	8/7	Engine	P5▲	0 / 2
	Average finish		P7.0	P10.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Giancarlo Fisichella / Takuma Sato.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Takuma Sato’s career Jordan 2002 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.