Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
VS

Adrian Sutil
German · 2007–2014
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
19
11
Qualifyingahead
16
14
Giancarlo Fisichella · Adrian Sutil
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.061s
Giancarlo Fisichella faster by the median gap over 29 sessions
2008 −0.082s 17
2009 −0.020s 12
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
37 — 15
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
32 — 20
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P9
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
2007 P8 2008 P19 2009 P15
Teammate battle by season
11
7
2008
8
4
2009
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
19
0
Fastest laps
1
1
Career points
275
124
Starts
231
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
Win rate
1.3%
0%
Podium rate
8.2%
0%
Pole rate
1.7%
0%
Points / start
1.2
1.0
Avg grid
P11.4
P14.8
Avg finish
P11.0
P14.5
Finish rate
71%
69.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
Overtakes
1,809
1,075
Overtakes / race
8.2
8.8
Places lost
1,373
898
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
Mechanical retirements
37
18
Crash retirements
29
21
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
2007
2003 · aged 30
First win
—
1998
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.4
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014
Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Giancarlo Fisichella Adrian Sutil
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
FIS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 SUT
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 SUT
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 SUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
FIS 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 SUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 SUT
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 SUT
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 SUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 SUT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 SUT
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 SUT
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 SUT
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 SUT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P17
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P17 SUT
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P15
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P15 SUT
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12
FIS 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12 SUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 SUT
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13 SUT
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P8
FIS 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P8 SUT
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P8
FIS 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P8 SUT
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6
FIS 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6 SUT
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 SUT
Team history
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
Adrian Sutil
FOR
Spyker 2007Force India 2008–2011Force India 2013Sauber 2014
19962014
Giancarlo Fisichella → Adrian Sutil → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).