Giancarlo Fisichella vs Adrian Sutil

2009·

Giancarlo Fisichella edged Adrian Sutil 8–4 in the races and 7–5 in qualifying at Force India in 2009. Giancarlo Fisichella scored 8 points to 0.

Giancarlo FisichellaAdrian Sutil

7Qualifying5

12 shared races

8Race day4

12 shared races

8Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

21Points (today’s rules)3

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 1/2
Best finish: P2/P9
Avg. grid: 15.8/15.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Giancarlo Fisichella	Adrian Sutil	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	15/16	P11	P9▲	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	18/19	P18▼	P17	0 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	20/18	P14	P17	0 / 0
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	17/19	P15	P16	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	20/19	P14	Collision	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	13/15	P9	P14	0 / 0
7	7Turkish Grand Prix	19/15	Brakes	P17	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	16/20	P10	P17	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	18/7	P11	P15	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	16/17	P14	Overheating	0 / 0
11	11European Grand Prix	16/12	P12	P10▲	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	1/11	P2▲	P11	8 / 0
	Average finish		P11.8	P14.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Giancarlo Fisichella / Adrian Sutil.
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 and Adrian Sutil in other seasons

Other seasons in which Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2008	Force India	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Adrian Sutil	9–9	11–7	0–0

Other Force India battles in 2009

Other Force India teammate battles in 2009
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Vitantonio Liuzzi vs Adrian Sutil	1–4	3–2	0–5

Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Adrian Sutil’s career Force India 2009 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.