F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Born
1973-01-14 (Italy)
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Top
172
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Weight
66
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Racing
229
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Race
1996, Australian GP, “Minardi
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Wins
3
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Pole positions
4
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Finest laps
2
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Debut
1996, Australian GP, Minardi
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella Finest outcomes
4th place, 2006 PILOT
F1 Driver – Giancarlo Fisichella
After an amazing efficiency within the 1990 European Karting Championship, Giancarlo competed within the System Alfa Boxer after which drove for 3 seasons within the Italian F-3 Championship.
In 1993 he confirmed excellent outcomes and the next 12 months he turned champion with the RC Motorsport crew. In the identical 12 months he gained a race in Monaco and one of many races in Macau.
In 1995 and 1996 Fisichella competed within the Worldwide Touring Automobile Championship and was additionally a co-driver for the F-1 crew Minardi. In 1996, he had his first style of Grand Prix racing in Australia.
1997, Group Jordan. Finest outcome: 2nd place in Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps ring. On the finish of the championship, eighth place amongst drivers.
Fisichella moved to Benetton and in 1998 he completed 2nd in Monaco and Canada, and in Austria, on the A-1 circuit, he began from pole place.
An awesome begin to the 1999 season, with Giancarlo ending within the factors in 4 of the six races and 2nd in Canada. Nonetheless, the tip of the season was not so profitable and Fisichella completed the championship with 13 factors, in ninth place.
efficiency within the 2000 season. Giancarlo completed the championship in sixth place with 18 factors, and Benetton was fourth within the constructors’ standings.
In 2001, Benetton’s automobiles have been powered by the brand new Renault engines and had a really tough season. Giancarlo and his teammate Jenson Button usually struggled with solely Minardi, however two glorious performances at Spa (third place) and Germany (4th place) did little to lighten Giancarlo’s temper.
In 2002, Giancarlo returned to the Jordan crew and raced alongside younger Japanese Takuma Sato. Regardless of the poor Jordan-Honda technical base, Fisico managed to attain 7 factors.
Fisichella stayed with Jordan in 2003, however the Ford-powered automobiles have been neither quick nor dependable. However, Giancarlo managed to attain the primary win of his profession! This was throughout a wet and crash-filled Brazilian GP.
In 2004 Giancarlo represented Sauber, which had acquired a brand new wind tunnel, a Ferrari engine of the identical specification, and labored carefully with the Italian crew. Fisichella would go on to attain 22 factors.
In 2005 Giancarlo returned to Renault, however misplaced two years in a row to his youthful teammate Alonso, who went on to win the championship.
In 2007 Fisichella was the ultimate disappointment for Renault. Though he was nonetheless higher than fellow debutant Heikki Kovalainen initially of the season, by the center of the 12 months the latter had taken the initiative and overtook the veteran. The Finn scored 30 factors, whereas the Italian had solely 21. He completed eighth within the championship.
Fisichella then spent two years with Pressure India earlier than switching to the legendary Ferrari on the finish of the 2009 season, changing the injured Massa.