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🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani

Racing driver from Italy. Formula 1, Osella.
Driver facts
Full name
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Born
16 January 1952(b. 1952)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
Osella
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
79
Career DNFs
59
Racer Rating
5,302
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,302
Rank 792 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Piercarlo Ghinzani is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Osella. Ghinzani has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 79 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,302 ranks Ghinzani 792th of 40,105 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
1989 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFHUNAUTITAPORESPMEXJPNAUSITAMONMEXCANFRAGERBELITAAUSHUNESPAUS
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1989-11-05Adelaide Street CircuitFormula 1DNF+63
1989-10-01Circuito de JerezFormula 1DNF−49
1989-08-13HungaroringFormula 1DNF−75
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+159Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1987Formula 1P7
+147Fair Park 1984Formula 1P5
+125Red Bull Ring 1987Formula 1P8
+124Hockenheimring 1987Formula 1DNF
+122Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1984Formula 1P7
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheimring5 starts+18
Red Bull Ring5 starts+16
Brands Hatch4 starts+10
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza6 starts+8
Struggles
Detroit Street Circuit5 starts-22
Paul Ricard4 starts-17
Autódromo do Estoril4 starts-3
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1989▸Formula 1Osella300300P17−615,302
1988▸Formula 1Zakspeed900600P14+385,363
1987▸Formula 1Ligier1500900P17+5495,325
1986▸Formula 1Osella15001400P14−2834,776
1985▸Formula 1Toleman14001100P15−3695,059
1984▸Formula 1Osella15001002P15−1245,428
1983▸Formula 1Osella700600P17−3595,552
1981▸Formula 1Osella100000P17+4,5615,911
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ghinzani finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Alain Prost6,80279106913%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum6,71179186123%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41779285135%
🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen6,04977136417%
🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto5,93877235430%
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell6,38975255033%
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5,52474324243%
🇬🇧 Derek Warwick6,03373225130%
🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna6,33270115916%
🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold5,18864184628%
🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated6,49160154525%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Piercarlo Ghinzani is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Osella. Ghinzani has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 79 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,302 ranks Ghinzani 792th of 40,105 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
The F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts without a podium finish[1]
Yahoo Sports
13 Feb 2026
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In memory of Osella: The car that thrust a 1980s F1 backmarker into the midfield battle[2]
Autosport
30 Sep 2025
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Piercarlo Ghinzani Favorite Racecar – Osella FA1F[3]
Supercars.net
28 Jan 2025
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