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🇩🇪 Giancarlo Fisichella

Racing driver from Germany. WEC, Iron Lynx. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Giancarlo Fisichella
Born
14 January 1973(b. 1973)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Iron Lynx
Series
WEC
Status
Retired
Championships
12012
Career wins
13
Career podiums
45
Career starts
321
Career DNFs
72
Racer Rating
4,577
Giancarlo Fisichella
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,577
Rank 1779 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Giancarlo Fisichella is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in WEC for Iron Lynx. Fisichella is a one-time champion (2012), with 13 wins and 45 podiums from 321 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,577 ranks Fisichella 1779th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
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2022-11-12BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT LMGTE AmWECP9−55
2022-09-30BarcelonaGT World Challenge EuropeP20+10
2022-09-11FUJI SPEEDWAY LMGTE AmWECP11−112
2022-07-10AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA LMGTE AmWECP4+67
2022-06-11LE MANS LMGTE AmWECP13−26
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+180Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2009Formula 1P2
+173Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2003Formula 1P1
+156Road Atlanta 2016IMSA WeatherTechP1
+145Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2005Formula 1P1
+139Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2001Formula 1P3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Silverstone Circuit14 starts+27
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT5 starts+19
Indianapolis Motor Speedway8 starts+19
LE MANS11 starts+18
Struggles
Bahrain International Circuit6 starts-32
Hungaroring13 starts-31
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT4 starts-30
SILVERSTONE4 starts-30
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022▸WECIron Lynx600000P13−2154,577
▸GT World Challenge EuropeIron Lynx100000P43+10
2021▸WECAF Corse601000P7+1274,783
2020▸WECAF Corse400000—−1074,807
▸GT World Challenge EuropeSky Tempesta Racing300000P41−41
2019▸WECAF Corse701000P9−3064,754
▸GT World Challenge EuropeTempesta Racing100000P38−111
2018▸WECSpirit of Race501000P5−4325,133
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechRisi Competizione705000P9+1365,531
▸WECRisi Competizione100100P20−144
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechRisi Competizione711000P6−1625,351
▸WECRisi Competizione101000P12+114
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechRisi Competizione1001000P21−1125,822
▸WECAF Corse101000P15+40
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechRisi Competizione1111010P17−6345,715
▸WECAF Corse111000P12+120
2013▸WECAF Corse825000P2+396,294
2012▸WECAF Corse846200P1−396,255
2009▸Formula 1Ferrari1701118P14+3216,294
2008▸Formula 1Force India1800700P18−1,0935,974
2007▸Formula 1Renault17003021P7−6387,067
2006▸Formula 1Renault18152172P4+5747,705
2005▸Formula 1Renault19136158P5+4127,131
2004▸Formula 1Sauber18001022P10+8196,719
2003▸Formula 1Jordan16119012P11−3625,899
2002▸Formula 1Jordan1700907P10−336,261
2001▸Formula 1Benetton1701608P9+446,294
2000▸Formula 1Benetton17035018P6−1246,250
1999▸Formula 1Benetton16016013P9−4266,374
1998▸Formula 1Benetton16025116P8+2636,800
1997▸Formula 1Jordan17024020P7+5786,537
1996▸Formula 1Minardi800500P17↑1,284−4415,959
1994▸Formula 3 MacauRC Motorsport111010—+1235,116
1993▸Formula 3 MacauRC Motorsport100000—+3,6444,994
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Fisichella finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇧🇷 Rubens BarrichelloFIA Platinum5,20923210213044%
🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli5,07221911510453%
🇬🇧 David Coulthard6,0782149312143%
🇩🇪 Ralf SchumacherFIA Gold6,385181899249%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher6,3311733214118%
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,656172779545%
🇩🇪 Nick HeidfeldFIA Platinum5,906168789046%
🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum6,4291575010732%
🇨🇦 Jacques VilleneuveFIA Platinum5,479157857254%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,6481403510525%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,63852104219%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,90070323846%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion6,88443142933%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,772🇺🇸 Spencer GallagherARCA Menards Series4,579
1,773🇦🇺 Tyler EveringhamSupercars Championship4,579
1,774🇩🇪 Andreas Weishaupt24H Series4,578
1,775🇩🇪 Jens PetersenLe Mans Cup4,578
1,776🇹🇷 Can ArtamGP2 Series4,577
1,777🇦🇺 Dale WoodSupercars Championship4,577
1,778🇳🇿 Dean FioreBathurst 12 Hour4,577
1,779🇩🇪 Giancarlo FisichellaWEC4,577
1,780🇯🇵 Lucas OrdóñezNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,575
1,781🇧🇬 Vlado ArabadjievGP2 Series4,575
1,782🇧🇷 Felipe GuimarãesStock Car Pro Series4,574
1,783🇺🇸 Bob WollekFIA GT Championship4,572
1,784🇷🇺 Sergey ZlobinWEC4,572
1,785🇩🇪 Stephan KöhlerNürburgring 24 Hours4,572
1,786🇳🇱 Dennis van de LaarFIA Formula 3 European4,571
1,787🇯🇵 Hideki NodaSuper GT4,570
1,788🇩🇪 Johannes StengelNürburgring 24 Hours4,569
1,789🇦🇺 Rick KellySupercars Championship4,569
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Fisichella was a professional single-seater and sportscar driver across 27 seasons from 1993 to 2022, achieving a Racer Rating of 4,657, which places him in the professional tier. This means he was a capable, consistent competitor at the top level of motorsport, though not among the elite; his record reflects a working driver rather than an innovator or dominant force. His FIA Platinum categorisation denotes him as a full professional in sportscar and endurance racing, the grade reserved for drivers competing at that discipline's highest standard.[1]

Fisichella's Formula 1 career spanned 14 seasons from 1996 to 2009, yielding 3 wins and 19 podiums across 231 starts. He competed predominantly for Ferrari, where he spent the bulk of his time in the sport. His head-to-head record against the drivers who defined that era tells the story of his standing: he repeatedly finished behind Michael Schumacher, losing their 102 shared races 10 to 92, and recorded losing records against contemporaries David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli. He did occasionally beat drivers of far greater stature, notably Nico Rosberg in 19 of their meetings and Sebastian Vettel in five, but these instances were sparse and did not alter the fundamental competitive picture. Fisichella's career in Formula 1 was that of a solid midfield professional who was outmatched by the strongest drivers in his era.[2]

After leaving Formula 1, Fisichella contested sportscar racing, primarily in the World Endurance Championship between 2012 and 2022 for Iron Lynx, where he recorded 7 wins and 17 podiums across 48 starts and claimed the 2012 championship. He also competed in IMSA WeatherTech, taking 1 win and 6 podiums in 14 starts, and briefly in GT World Challenge Europe without podium finishes. His average finishing position across all 300 career starts was P7.7, reflecting consistent competence rather than dominance. His final season, 2022 in the WEC, yielded no wins or podiums, and he has since retired from active racing.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
️ Giancarlo Fisichella: F1 Career, Achievements, and Exclusive Interview[1]
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Giancarlo Fisichella's triumph of chaos at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix[3]
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