Adrian Sutil
German · 2007–2014
VS

Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
19
Qualifyingahead
14
16
Adrian Sutil · Giancarlo Fisichella
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
15 — 37
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
20 — 32
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P9
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
2007 P8 2008 P19 2009 P15
Teammate battle by season
7
11
2008
4
8
2009
Career totals
Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
4
Podiums
0
19
Fastest laps
1
1
Career points
124
275
Starts
128
231
Rate-adjusted · per start
Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
Win rate
0%
1.3%
Podium rate
0%
8.2%
Pole rate
0%
1.7%
Points / start
1.0
1.2
Avg grid
P14.8
P11.4
Avg finish
P14.5
P11.0
Finish rate
69.5%
71%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
Overtakes
1,075
1,809
Overtakes / race
8.8
8.2
Places lost
898
1,373
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
Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
Mechanical retirements
18
37
Crash retirements
21
29
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1996
—
First win
2003 · aged 30
—
First pole
1998
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014
Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Adrian Sutil Giancarlo Fisichella
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
SUT 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 FIS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
SUT 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
SUT 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 4 · P2
SUT 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 4 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
SUT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
SUT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2
SUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
SUT 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
SUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
SUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P3
SUT 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
SUT 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
SUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
SUT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P6
SUT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4
SUT 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8
SUT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8 FIS
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
SUT 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
SUT 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13
SUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13 FIS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P16
SUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P16 FIS
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12
SUT 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12 FIS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
SUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Team history
Adrian Sutil
FOR
Spyker 2007Force India 2008–2011Force India 2013Sauber 2014
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
19962014
Adrian Sutil → Giancarlo Fisichella → 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).