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Debut Australia 1996 GP's started 194 Wins 3 Poles 3 Fastest laps 2 Points 267 2007 pos 8th
Giancarlo joins Force India for its debut F1 season, bringing extensive Formula One know-how to the team. A veteran of 12 FIA Formula One World Championship seasons, with three victories and almost 300 points to his credit, his experience will help the team achieve its long-term aims.
Giancarlo, from Rome, Italy, started his motorsport career in karting in 1984. Following success on an international level, he moved to single-seaters in the early 90s – and success soon followed. In 1994 he secured the Italian Formula 3 championship title, which led to a drive with the Alfa Romeo team in the prestigious International Touring Car championship in 1995.
Giancarlo's form in the championship soon caught the attention of F1 bosses and in 1996 he combined a programme in the ITC with a shortened race season with Minardi in Formula 1. 1997 marked the young Italian's first full F1 season with Force India’s predecessors, Jordan. After an exceptional year, he moved to Benetton the following year, where he stayed for three seasons. A return to Jordan in 2002 saw Giancarlo record his first F1 victory in Brazil, 2003, but for the 2004 season he joined Sauber.
In 2005 Giancarlo returned to Renault, a move that gave the Roman his most successful period yet in the sport. With 5th place in the championship in 2005 and 4th in 2006, he marked himself out as one of the most consistent drivers in F1, a talent that will be of great benefit to the fledgling Force India team.
| 2007 |
8th, F1 with Renault (21 points) |
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| 2006 |
4th, F1 with Renault (72 points, one win) |
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| 2005 |
5th, F1 with Renault (58 points, one win) |
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| 2004 |
11th, F1 with Sauber Petronas (22 points) |
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| 2003 |
12th, F1 with Jordan (12 points, one win) |
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| 2002 |
11th, F1 with Jordan (7 points) |
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| 2001 |
11th, F1 with Benetton (8 points) |
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| 2000 |
6th, F1 with Benetton (18 points) |
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| 2001 |
11th, F1 with Benetton (8 points) |
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| 2000 |
6th, F1 with Benetton (18 points) |
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| 1999 |
9th, F1 with Benetton (13 points) |
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| 1998 |
9th, F1 with Benetton (16 points) |
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| 1997 |
8th, F1 with Jordan (20 points) |
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| 1996 |
F1 with Minardi (eight races)
6th, ITC with Alfa Romeo Junior Team
Ferrari test driver |
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| 1995 |
International Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo Junior Team
Minardi test driver |
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| 1994 |
Champion, Italian Formula 3, 10 wins |
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| 1993 |
2nd, Italian Formula 3 |
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| 1992 |
8th, Italian Formula 3, one win |
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| 1991 |
2nd, European Karting Championship |
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| 1990 |
2nd, Karting World Championship |
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| 1989 |
2nd, European Karting Championship |
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| 1988 |
Karting International Class (100cc) |
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| 1987 |
Italian Cadets Championship (100cc) |
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| 1986 |
Italian Cadets Championship (100cc) |
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| 1985 |
Italian Cadets Championship (100cc) |
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| 1984 |
Italian Minikart championship (60cc) |
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