Gastón Mazzacane is a racing driver from Argentina who last raced in Formula 1 for Prost. Mazzacane has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 21 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,558 ranks Mazzacane 664th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2001-04-15 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | DNF | −59 |
| 2001-04-01 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | DNF | −1 |
| 2001-03-18 | Sepang International Circuit | P12 | +28 |
| 2001-03-04 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | DNF | −119 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ▸Formula 1 | Prost | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −151 | 4,558 |
| 2000 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −91 | 4,709 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen | 5,831 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher | 5,595 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 David Coulthard | 5,070 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Jenson Button | 5,826 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇧🇷 Rubens Barrichello | 5,502 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Alexander Wurz | 5,150 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika Salo | 5,050 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Fisichella | 4,617 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli | 3,983 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher | 5,398 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
Gastón Mazzacane is a retired Argentine racing driver whose Formula 1 career spanned two seasons from 2000 to 2001, during which he started 21 Grands Prix without recording a win or podium finish. He raced for Prost, competing in a field that included multiple world champions and future champions. His typical finishing position was twelfth, and his head-to-head record against established front-runners was consistently difficult; he never finished ahead of either Michael Schumacher or Mika Häkkinen across their shared races, and appeared behind David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello in every encounter. The strength of the grid at that time meant that survival in the sport required consistent competitiveness against drivers of the highest calibre.[1]
Mazzacane showed occasional flashes of competitive performance against rising talent and established professionals outside the championship-leading teams. He finished ahead of Jenson Button twice in ten shared races, and recorded single results ahead of both Fernando Alonso and Ralf Schumacher, as well as two finishes ahead of Nick Heidfeld. These instances were isolated rather than patterns of dominance, reflecting the rarity of a driver at his level matching stronger competitors in the same race. The majority of his starts came at Minardi, a team that fielded a broad roster of drivers across its history but operated without race wins during Mazzacane's tenure.[2]