Paolo Barilla is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Minardi. Barilla has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,360 ranks Barilla 738th of 40,700 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.
| 1990-08-26 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −107 |
| 1990-08-12 | Hungaroring | P15 | +26 |
| 1990-07-15 | Silverstone | P12 | +67 |
| 1990-06-24 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | P14 | +48 |
| 1990-05-27 | Circuit de Monaco | DNF | +97 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +136 | Brands Hatch 1988 | International Formula 3000 | P4 |
| +99 | Dijon 1988 | International Formula 3000 | P7 |
| +96 | Circuit de Monaco 1990 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| +93 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1990 | Formula 1 | P11 |
| +83 | Mediterraneo 1987 | International Formula 3000 | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +279 | 5,360 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −89 | 5,081 |
| 1988 | ▸International Formula 3000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −178 | 5,171 | |
| 1987 | ▸International Formula 3000 | Luciano Pavesi Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +3,998 | 5,348 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Pierluigi Martini | 5,652 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🇫🇷 Olivier Grouillard | 5,111 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% |
| 🇧🇷 Roberto Moreno | 2,221 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% |
| 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | 5,842 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% |
| 🇨🇭 Gregor Foitek | 5,283 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Alesi | 6,063 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% |
| 🇫🇷 Pierre-Henri Raphanel | 5,983 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% |
| 🇯🇵 Marco ApicellaFIA Silver | 5,695 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% |
| 🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin | 5,536 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% |
| 🇬🇧 Mark Blundell | 3,349 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 4× champion | 6,802 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,711 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated | 6,491 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 728 | 🇺🇸 Cole Custer | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,367 |
| 729 | 🇬🇧 Jake Hughes | European Le Mans Series | 5,367 |
| 730 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Milner | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,367 |
| 731 | 🇯🇵 Nobuharu Matsushita | Super Formula | 5,366 |
| 732 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Livio | FIA GT Championship | 5,366 |
| 733 | 🇫🇷 Théophile Naël | Formula 3 | 5,366 |
| 734 | 🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti | Formula 3 | 5,365 |
| 735 | 🇧🇪 Yves Olivier | International Formula 3000 | 5,363 |
| 736 | 🇬🇧 Sandy Mitchell | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,362 |
| 737 | 🇯🇵 Ukyo Katayama | Formula 1 | 5,362 |
| 738 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Barilla | Formula 1 | 5,360 |
| 739 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Vasser | IndyCar | 5,359 |
| 740 | 🇳🇴 Dennis Hauger | IndyCar | 5,358 |
| 741 | 🇯🇵 Ritomo Miyata | Formula 2 | 5,358 |
| 742 | 🇧🇷 Mario Haberfeld | International Formula 3000 | 5,356 |
| 743 | 🇫🇷 Franck Lagorce | FIA GT Championship | 5,354 |
| 744 | 🇬🇧 Perry McCarthy | FIA GT Championship | 5,354 |
| 745 | 🇦🇹 Karl Wendlinger | FIA GT Championship | 5,353 |
| 746 | 🇮🇹 Enrico Bertaggia | International Formula 3000 | 5,352 |
| 747 | 🇬🇧 Kenny Acheson | International Formula 3000 | 5,350 |
| 748 | 🇺🇸 Robbie Groff | IndyCar | 5,350 |
Paolo Barilla was an established professional racing driver competing in single-seater championships. He raced in International Formula 3000 from 1987 to 1988 with Luciano Pavesi Team, then moved to Formula 1 with Minardi in 1989 and 1990, taking 9 starts across two seasons.[1]
Barilla accumulated 27 starts across his indexed career. In Formula 3000 he made 18 starts for Pavesi's team, which fielded five drivers across the index without recording a race win. His Formula 1 campaign was brief; over two seasons he started nine times and finished 15th in the 1990 championship standings. His most notable results came against established professionals: he finished ahead of Gerhard Berger twice and beat Nigel Mansell, the 1992 Formula 1 champion, on one occasion.[2]
He raced regularly against Pierluigi Martini and Olivier Grouillard, both established professionals with considerably longer Formula 1 careers; Barilla usually finished behind Martini but was closely matched with Grouillard across their meetings. The Formula 1 grid of the period ran from semi-professional entrants to graded professionals in the same field, placing him among competitors of varied experience rather than an elite-level grid.