Ralph Firman vs Giancarlo Fisichella

2003·

Giancarlo Fisichella out-qualified Ralph Firman 12–2 at Jordan in 2003, but Ralph Firman won the races 7–6. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Ralph FirmanGiancarlo Fisichella

2Qualifying12

14 shared races

7Race day6

14 shared races, 1 tied

1Points12

in shared races, as awarded at the time

5Points (today’s rules)32

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/8
Best finish: P8/P1
Avg. grid: 17/14.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Ralph Firman and Giancarlo Fisichella
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Ralph Firman	Giancarlo Fisichella	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	17/13	Accident	Gearbox	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	20/14	P10	Electrical	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	16/8	Suspension	P1▲	0 / 10
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	19/17	Oil line	P15▼	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	15/17	P8	Engine	1 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	16/9	P11	Fuel system	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	16/12	P12	P10	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	19/16	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
9	9European Grand Prix	14/13	P11	P12	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	18/17	P15	Engine	0 / 0
11	11British Grand Prix	17/15	P13	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	18/13	Accident	P13	0 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	18/17	Spun off	P7	0 / 2
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	15/16	P14	Out of fuel	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.8	P9.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Ralph Firman / Giancarlo Fisichella.
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.

Ralph Firman’s career Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Jordan 2003 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.