Date of birth: |
14th January 1973 |
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Current age: |
31 years |
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Place of birth: |
Rome, Italy |
Resident: |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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Current Team: |
Sauber-Petronas |
Official Website: |
http://www.giancarlofisichella.it |
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Height: |
1,72 m |
Weight: |
70 kg |
Marital status: |
single, 1 daughter (Carlotta, 27th of April, 1999), 1 son (Christopher, 1st February 2003) |
Sports: |
tennis, football, fitness training |
Hobbies: |
skiing, fishing |
Favourite music: |
Disco music |
Favourite singer: |
Zucchero |
Favourite drink: |
orange juice |
Favourite food: |
pizza, Italian pasta dishes, steaks and fish |
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Start of racing career: |
Karting in 1984 |
First racing car: |
Alfa-Boxer |
First success: |
Italian Formula 3 in 1992, 8th place in Imola |
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Most memorable experience: |
The victory of the 1994 Italian F3 Championship and winning the F3 GP of Monaco |
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Career: |
1984-1988 |
Karting, pole position in World Championship (1988), 1984 Italian Mini-kart 60 Championship, 12 victories |
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1989 |
European Kart Championship, 2nd (Jnr 100) World Kart Championship, 4th (Jnr 100) Hong Kong Kart Grand Prix - winner |
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1990 |
Italian 100cc Kart Championship, 5th |
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1991 |
European Kart Championship, 2nd (Formula K) |
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1992 |
Italian Formula 3 Championship, 8th |
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1993 |
Italian Formula 3 Championship, 2nd, European Kart Championship, 3rd (Formula K) |
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1994 |
Italian Formula 3 Champion, Monaco Formula 3 Grand Prix winner, Macao F3 GP winner of one of the heats |
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1995 |
DTM/ITC Alfa Romeo official driver, F1 Test driver for Minardi Scuderia Italia |
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1996 |
F1 Minardi, ITC with Alfa Romeo |
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1997 |
F1 Jordan-Peugeot, 20 points, 8th |
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1998 |
F1 Mild Seven Benetton-Mecachrome, 16 points, 9th |
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1999 |
F1 Mild Seven Benetton-Playlife, 13 points, 9th |
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2000 |
F1 Mild Seven Benetton-Supertec, 18 points, 6th |
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2001 |
F1 Mild Seven Benetton-Renault, 8 points, 11th |
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2002 |
F1 Jordan Honda, 7 points, 11th |
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2003 |
F1 Jordan Ford, 12 points, 12th, 1 win |
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2004 |
F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas |