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