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🇦🇹 Patrick Friesacher

Racing driver from Austria. Formula 1, Minardi.
Driver facts
Full name
Patrick Friesacher
Born
26 September 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
Austria
Current team
Minardi
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
2
Career podiums
7
Career starts
55
Career DNFs
15
Racer Rating
5,569
Patrick Friesacher
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,569
Rank 547 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Patrick Friesacher is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in Formula 1 for Minardi. Friesacher has recorded 2 wins and 7 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,569 ranks Friesacher 547th 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
2005 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFAUSMYSBHRITAESPMONGERCANUSAFRAGBR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2005-07-10Silverstone CircuitFormula 1P19−73
2005-07-03Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursFormula 1DNF−60
2005-06-19Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayFormula 1P6+134
2005-06-12Circuit Gilles VilleneuveFormula 1DNF−23
2005-05-29NürburgringFormula 1P18−56
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+157Hungaroring 2003International Formula 3000P1
+134Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2005Formula 1P6
+133Imola 2003International Formula 3000P2
+128Monaco 2002International Formula 3000P2
+123Hungaroring 2004International Formula 3000P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hungaroring4 starts+48
Imola4 starts+32
Magny-Cours4 starts+17
Struggles
Monza4 starts-45
Nurburgring4 starts-32
Barcelona4 starts-8
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2005▸Formula 1Minardi1100603P19−4125,569
2004▸International Formula 3000Coloni Motorsport912200P5+1345,981
2003▸International Formula 3000Red Bull Junior Team F3000814200P5+3145,847
2002▸International Formula 3000Red Bull Junior Team1201200P9+785,533
2001▸International Formula 3000Red Bull Junior Team1200300P12↑751+555,455
2000▸Formula 3 MacauOpel Team BSR300000—+3,2994,649
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Friesacher finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Enrico ToccaceloFIA Silver5,07136201656%
🇮🇹 Giorgio Pantano6,18932141844%
🇧🇷 Ricardo Sperafico5,27932131941%
🇹🇭 Tomas EngeFIA Gold5,0283292328%
🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner5,4482820871%
🇩🇪 Tony Schmidt5,3342719870%
🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold3,42126101638%
🇧🇷 Mario Haberfeld5,35624121250%
🇫🇷 Sebastien BourdaisFIA Platinum4,9692451921%
🇧🇷 Antonio PizzoniaFIA Gold4,6282471729%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,648112918%
🇦🇺 Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1× champion6,5372361726%
🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,429111109%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Patrick Friesacher is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in Formula 1 for Minardi. Friesacher has recorded 2 wins and 7 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,569 ranks Friesacher 547th 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
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