As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Giancarlo Fisichella · Ralph Firman
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.734s
Giancarlo Fisichella faster by the median gap over 14 sessions
2003
−0.734s
14
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
7
—
7
14 shared
Qualifying H2H
12
—
2
14 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P19
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 0
2003
P12
Teammate battle by season
7
7
2003
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralph Firman
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
19
0
Fastest laps
1
0
Career points
275
1
Starts
231
14
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralph Firman
Win rate
1.3%
0%
Podium rate
8.2%
0%
Pole rate
1.7%
0%
Points / start
1.2
0.1
Avg grid
P11.4
P17.0
Avg finish
P11.0
P14.2
Finish rate
71%
57.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralph Firman
Overtakes
1,809
124
Overtakes / race
8.2
9.5
Places lost
1,373
74
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
Ralph Firman
Mechanical retirements
37
3
Crash retirements
29
3
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
2003
2003 · aged 30
First win
—
1998
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P8
+0.4
Avg places gained
+2.8
Season points trajectory
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralph Firman
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ralph Firman |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
Team history
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
Ralph Firman
Jordan 2003
19962009
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).