Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
VS

Ralf Schumacher
German · 1997–2007
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
5
Qualifyingahead
10
7
Giancarlo Fisichella · Ralf Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.028s
Ralf Schumacher faster by the median gap over 10 sessions
1997 +0.028s 10
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
88 — 92
180 shared
Qualifying H2H
72 — 107
179 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 6
1997 P8 1998 P9 1999 P6 2000 P5 2001 P4 2002 P4 2003 P5 2004 P9 2005 P5 2006 P4 2007 P8
Teammate battle by season
12
5
1997
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella Ralf Schumacher
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
6
Poles
4
6
Podiums
19
27
Fastest laps
1
1
Career points
275
329
Starts
231
180
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella Ralf Schumacher
Win rate
1.3%
3.3%
Podium rate
8.2%
15%
Pole rate
1.7%
3.3%
Points / start
1.2
1.8
Avg grid
P11.4
P7.8
Avg finish
P11.0
P9.9
Finish rate
71%
68.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella Ralf Schumacher
Overtakes
1,809
1,301
Overtakes / race
8.2
7.5
Places lost
1,373
1,072
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 Ralf Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
37
28
Crash retirements
29
27
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
1997
2003 · aged 30
First win
2001 · aged 25
1998
First pole
2001
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Giancarlo Fisichella Ralf Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Giancarlo Fisichella Ralf Schumacher
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P16
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
JOR
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
Ralf Schumacher
JOR
WIL
TOY
Jordan 1997–1998Williams 1999–2004Toyota 2005–2007
19962009
Giancarlo Fisichella → Ralf Schumacher → 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).