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