Giancarlo Fisichella

Italian · 1996–2009
VS

Felipe Massa

Brazilian · 2002–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
14
4
Qualifyingahead
11
7
Giancarlo Fisichella · Felipe Massa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.135s
Giancarlo Fisichella faster by the median gap over 12 sessions
2004 −0.135s 12
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
53 63
116 shared
Qualifying H2H
46 68
114 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 4
2002 P11 2004 P11 2005 P5 2006 P3 2007 P4 2008 P2 2009 P11
Teammate battle by season
14
4
2004
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
11
Poles
4
16
Podiums
19
41
Fastest laps
1
15
Career points
275
1,167
Starts
231
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa
Win rate
1.3%
4.1%
Podium rate
8.2%
15.1%
Pole rate
1.7%
5.9%
Points / start
1.2
4.3
Avg grid
P11.4
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.0
P9.0
Finish rate
71%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa
Overtakes
1,809
2,481
Overtakes / race
8.2
9.5
Places lost
1,373
2,359
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 Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
37
16
Crash retirements
29
20
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
2002
2003 · aged 30
First win
2006 · aged 25
1998
First pole
2006
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
FIS 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 MAS
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1 MAS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
FIS 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 MAS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
FIS 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3 MAS
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P2
FIS 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P2 MAS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Team history
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
19962017
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).