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Birth date : 14 January 1973
Birthplace : Roma
Marital status : Engaged, 1 child
Height : 172 cm
Weight : 67 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 1
Points scored : 116
Number of GP : 141
Pole Position : 1
Podiums : 10
First GP : 1996 (Melbourne)



Best result : 1
2004 championship position : 11
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : RENAULT





Giancarlo was runner up in karts before joining his first car racing team,
Formula Alfa Boxer, in 1991. He then competed for three seasons in the
Italian Formula Three series, racing for RC Motorsport. He was runner up in
1993, but he clinched the title in 94, the same year he won the Monaco
Formula Three race, as well as one of the two heats of the international
invitation race at Macau.

Switching to the International Touring Car Championship as a driver for Alfa
Romeo in 95 and 96 didn't mean that his love for open wheelers had
diminished, and he made his Formula One debut in 1996, with Minardi, until he
was replaced with Giovanni Lavaggi. Giancarlo thrived when he moved to Jordan
in 1997, taking a second place in the Belgian Grand Prix, even leading the
German Grand Prix before retiring with mechanical problems. Finishing the 97
season, 8th place overall, he moved to the Benetton team for 1998, where he
still remains. Here he achieved the first pole position of his career, as
well as two second places, finishing the season 9th overall, with 16 points.

The Italian appeared to be one of Formula Ones rising new stars, but the 99
season didn't turn out the way the young driver had hoped. Finishing the
season in ninth with only thirteen points, he was hoping for a turn around in
2000, something that failed to eventuate. 2001 saw him partnered with Jenson
Button after his long-term partner, Alexander Wurz was dropped from the team.
Team boss Flavio Briatore announced late in 2000 that Giancarlo wouldn't be
starting 2002 with the team when it made the switch to Renault and he was
true to his word.

After a dismal year the Italian driver switched places with Jarno Trulli at
Jordan where he started 2002 alongside Japanese rising star, Takuma Sato. It
wasn't the season he was hoping for and when the Japanese GP came to a close
in October, Giancarlo had just seven points to his name, courtesy of three
fifth placed finishes and a sixth. Now with Ford power behind the EJ13, the
Italian driver is hoping for a much better 2003.

But the 2003 was one of the Italian's most difficult season, even if he won
his first GP in Brazil. His motivation suffered, having to drive a Jordan
that didn't shine in the performance or reliability departments. A fresh new
challenge awaited Giancarlo in 2004 at Sauber.

11th position with Sauber in the championship may not have been a dream
result for Fisichella in 2004, but nine points paying positions is nothing to
be sniffed at.

The downfall of Giancarlo's season was the teams inability to get the
Bridgestone shod C23 to work well in qualifying conditions. As a result,
Fisichella often started further back in the field opting to run a heavy fuel
load and gain places in the later stages of the race. It wasn't exciting, but
it worked well for Giancarlo Fisichella as he returns to Renault and Flavio
Briatore for 2005.


84/88   Karting
1989   Karting, Europe, 2° / Karting, International, 4°
1990   Karting 100cc, Italia, 5°
1991   F. Alfa Boxer
1992   F3, Italia, 8°
1993   F3, Italia, 2°
1994   F3, Italia, 1°
1995   DTM, 15°
1996   F1 (Minardi), 17°, 0 points
1997   F1 (Jordan), 9°, 20 points
1998   F1 (Benetton), 8°, 16 points
1999   F1 (Benetton), 9°, 13 points
2000   F1 (Benetton), 6°, 18 points
2001   F1 (Benetton), 11°, 8 points
2002   F1 (Jordan), 11°, 7 points
2003   F1 (Jordan), 12°, 12 points
2004   F1 (Sauber), 11°, 22 points