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🇮🇹 Giorgio Pantano

Racing driver from Italy. IndyCar, Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Giorgio Pantano
Born
4 February 1979(b. 1979)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Championships
22002, 2008
Career wins
15
Career podiums
35
Career starts
114
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
6,189
Giorgio Pantano
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,189
Rank 121 of 38,983 indexed, -289 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Giorgio Pantano is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in IndyCar for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Pantano is a two-time champion (2002, 2008), with 15 wins and 35 podiums from 114 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,189 ranks Pantano 121th 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
2012 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2012-08-05Honda Indy 200 at Mid-OhioIndyCarP14−33
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+161Nurburgring 2005GP2 SeriesP2
+151Monza 2001International Formula 3000P1
+139Hockenheim 2005GP2 SeriesP2
+135Barcelona 2002International Formula 3000P1
+125Hockenheim 2002International Formula 3000P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Magny-Cours10 starts+34
Hockenheim8 starts+27
Monza10 starts+13
Istanbul6 starts+4
Struggles
Monaco4 starts-36
Imola4 starts-26
Nurburgring7 starts-26
Catalunya7 starts-24
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2012▸IndyCar100000P23−336,478
2011▸IndyCar300000P26−3166,510
2008▸GP2 SeriesRacing Engineering1447040P1+16,826
2007▸GP2 SeriesCampos Grand Prix1426010P4+1146,825
2006▸GP2 SeriesPetrol Ofisi FMS International1234000P6+4086,711
2005▸GP2 SeriesSuper Nova International2006010P6+7776,303
▸IndyCarTarget Chip Ganassi Racing200000P19+42
2004▸Formula 1Jordan1400800P17−6195,484
2003▸International Formula 3000Durango1024320P3−2206,103
2002▸International Formula 3000Coloni F30001237210P1+6926,323
2001▸International Formula 3000Team Astromega1211100P10+4,2815,631
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Pantano finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner5,44841281368%
🇺🇸 Adam CarrollFIA Gold4,34136211558%
🇧🇷 Ricardo Sperafico5,27934191556%
🇮🇹 Gianmaria BruniFIA Platinum4,19133231070%
🇦🇹 Patrick Friesacher5,56932181456%
🇫🇷 Alexandre Negrão5,4033227584%
🇪🇸 Javier VillaFIA Silver4,7723226681%
🇧🇷 Lucas di GrassiFIA Platinum5,26130171357%
🇧🇷 Antonio PizzoniaFIA Gold4,62830151550%
🇷🇺 Vitaly PetrovFIA Platinum5,2352822679%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,638125742%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,9002041620%
🇦🇺 Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1× champion6,5372681831%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Giorgio Pantano is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in IndyCar for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Pantano is a two-time champion (2002, 2008), with 15 wins and 35 podiums from 114 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,189 ranks Pantano 121th 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
Results[1]
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20 Sep 2025
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