Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
VS

Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
14
Qualifyingahead
7
11
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
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
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
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
MAS 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 FIS
Istanbul Park 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
MAS 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
MAS 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 FIS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
MAS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
MAS 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
MAS 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
MAS 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
MAS 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
MAS 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 FIS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
MAS 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
MAS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 FIS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
MAS 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
MAS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Nürburgring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
MAS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
MAS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
MAS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
MAS 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
MAS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P16
MAS 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P16 FIS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
MAS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
MAS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
MAS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
MAS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 FIS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
MAS 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Team history
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
19962017
Felipe Massa → 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).