Rogue Profile of Giancarlo Fisichella

Overview

Name	Giancarlo Fisichella
Country	Italy
Active	1996 – 2009
Races	231
Wins	3
Poles	4
Championships	0
Fastest Laps	2

Rogue Points	95
All time ranking	30
Rogue Race Wins	1 wins 1999 – French Grand Prix
Rogue Championship Wins	0 wins

Rogue data for Giancarlo Fisichella

Who?	Points	Action	Lap
1996 – Monaco Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Minardi)	1 pts	Fisichella ran into his team-mate, Pedro Lamy in the run up to the first corner, Ste Devote. Both were eliminated and ended up having a sizable dressing down from their team principle, Giancarlo Minardi.
1998 – Australian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	In the morning race warm-up Fisichella spun is race car. This cracked the steering rack bulkhead on the B198. He was forced to race in the spare car.
1998 – Brazilian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella span his Benetton on what he believed could have been his fastest lap of the qualifying session. He sprinted back to the pits to take the spare for the balance of the session.
1998 – San Marino Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Fisichella was out of the race on lap eighteen. He was following Frentzen’s Williams too closely though Villeneuve Chicane and the wash from the FW20 unsettled the Benetton enough for Fisichella to loose control and spin the B198 into the concrete retaining wall. The rear of the car was seriously damaged in the impact, Fisichella was fine.
1998 – Spanish Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	After the first refuelling stops Irvine was slowing his pace to act as shotgun to Michael Schumacher. Fisichella was stuck behind Irvine and was becoming impatient. On lap twenty-nine Fisichella attempted to overtake Irvine around the outside of the first corner. The Ferrari and the Benetton collided and spun into the gravel, out of the race. Fisichella was all over Irvine as they climbed out of their cars, blaming Irvine. The stewards sided with Irvine and fined Fisichella $7500. Irvine was philosophical, “He just came down the outside and turned in on me, taking the racing line despite the fact I was there. What did he expect me to do? Press a button and go into helicopter mode?” Fisichella had different ideas, I am very disappointed. I had already passed Irvine with most of the car and he should have let me through but he kept on going and it resulted in a collision.” Earlier in the race when the roles had been in reverse Fisichella had back off to let Irvine have the line.
1998 – French Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Fisichella hit Alesi trying to get past him where there was no possibility of doing so. Both continued. “At one stage Fisichella hit the back of my car, but that just made me laugh because he was trying to pass where there was no opportunity to do so,” scoffed Alesi.
1998 – Austrian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	In the run up to the hairpin corner Alesi and Fisichella were side by side after Fisichella had made his first fuel stop. In the Remus Kurve the two drivers collided. Both were eliminated on the spot. ”I had a light fuel load and went for the outside as I braked for the corner,” Alesi explained. “But as I turned in he slid into me and we both spun. Because of the steep uphill gradient and the long first gear we were using I stalled the engine when I tried to restart.” Amazingly Giancarlo was as diplomatic, “I don’t want to complain about jean Alesi, usually he is a very fair driver, but this incident could have been avoided.”
1998 – Hungarian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Fisichella had to spend the majority of the qualifying session in the spare B198 after he had speared off the track in his race car on his first run.
1998 – Belgian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	On lap twenty-seven Fisichella misjudged the intensions of Nakano in the run through Balanchimont and hit the back of him. Nakano continued but Fisichella crashed heavily, destroying his B198 that was in flames went it came to rest. “You couldn’t see any thing and I destroyed my car. I don’t understand why they waited so long to bring the safety car out. Over my last ten laps the visibility was zero.”
1998 – Japanese Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella was fighting under steer in the fast corners and he lost control in qualifying and spun off.
1999 – Australian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	At the restart after the safety car Fisichella was fighting his fellow countryman Trulli for position when the two cars made contact. Trulli escaped undamaged but Fisichella had to pit to have a new nose-box fitted to his Benetton. After Fisichella rejoined he ran well for the remainder of the race.
1999 – Canadian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Fisichella has a brush with one of the guardrails in free practice. The impact slightly damaged his knee as well as costing him valuable set-up time.
1999 – French Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella spun off the track in the rain… and then back on… a full 360 degrees and resumed in a good position to carry on.
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella spun out of the race on lap forty-two. His B199 was stuck in the gravel and he was unable to continue.
1999 – German Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella slid off the track and out of the race on lap eight. His car had suffered suspension damage as a result of battling with his team mate Alexander Wurz. He had slid off the track and dropped to twentieth place, the suspension damage was likely to have been an artefact from the excursion.
1999 – Italian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	4 pts	Fisichella span out of fifteenth place and into retirement from the race on lap two. At the first turn he received a slight nudge from behind and was unable to prevent the spin. To add insult to injury the race officials left the car in situ and where the race was over it was left at the mercy of the looting tifosi. The damage that the B199 sustained was significant indeed.
1999 – European Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Irvine was pressuring Fisichella and the young Italian cracked. He slid off the track and let Irvine through before he rejoined the race.
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	After taking the lead when Coulthard went off, Fisichella made the same mistake as Coulthard and slid into the barriers on lap-forty nine.
1999 – Malaysian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Benetton)	1 pts	Hill was out of the race on lap one. In turn one he was punted from behind by the Benetton of Giancarlo Fisichella. Fisichella needed to pit at the end of the lap for a new nose cone.
2002 – Australian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	3 pts	Balking Montoya in qualifying. In qualifying Fisichella balked Juan-Pablo Montoya’s only flying lap of the session. Fisichella was dawdling around the track quite slowly and held Montoya up for two consecutive corners. ”I had only one run and I think I lost about six or eight tenths because Fisichella held me up,” Montoya explained. “That was a bit disappointing because there was a lot more to come in the car. But anyway, I feel well prepared for tomorrow. In the morning session we have found out quite a few useful things.”
Fisichella, Giancarlo	5 pts	Fisichella?s reluctance to hand his car to Sato in qualifying. Due to car problems Takuma Sato would have to use Fisichella’s chassis in qualifying. After Fisichella had completed his qualifying effort he sat in the car, seat belts still fastened refusing to leaver the car. This was bad form from Fisichella who new that Sato needed the use of the car to try and post a time to qualify for the race. Sato eventually was allowed into the Fisichella’s car but enough time had elapsed to prevent the mechanics switching the settings to Sato’s. “Today was a tough day,” Sato explained. “I did my best and what happened was nobody’s fault. Mechanical problems do happen. It was very difficult to drive Giancarlo’s car in the wet. It was his seating position and, for example, I had no heel rest so I was pushing the pedals with my feet in the air! Also the car had a dry set-up.”
2002 – Spanish Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	5 pts	Fisichella?s outburst about Bridgestone tailoring their tyres to Ferrari, at the expense of the other teams. There was a storm brewing in the pit-lane. It was nothing to do with the absence of Phoenix GP; it concerned new theories of favouritism toward Ferrari. Jordan had been struggling all weekend and earlier in the week Giancarlo Fisichella remarked Bridgestone, favoured the F2002 when it came to developing the 2002 compound tyres. Fisichella was of the opinion that the Bridgestone tyres were working well on the F2002 but as far as the EJ12 package was concerned, they left a lot to be desired. Bridgestone refuted the claims, suggesting that Ferrari tested for them more than any other team and as such Bridgestone rely on Ferrari’s data. “After the last race at Imola I have read many articles saying that certain types of our tyres have been specially made for Ferrari but that is not right,” Bridgestone’s technical manager Hisao Suganuma said. “Obviously Ferrari does a lot of our testing but if our tyres are good for them, then they should be good on other cars as well. Of course teams specify preferences but if a tyre works well on one car, it should also operate within a certain window on the others. You could see in Malaysia, where our performance was not so good, that Ferrari and the other cars suffered to the same degree.”
2002 – Austrian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	5 pts	Publicly admitting he wished he had not moved to the Jordan team in 2002. In the build up to the race weekend Jordan’s number one driver, Giancarlo Fisichella has publicly admitted he regrets moving to the team. Fisichella was turning into quite a rogue driver. He had previously been quite an affable chap but the adversity he had to cope with on a daily basis at Jordan was beginning to take its toll. “My one regret is that if I’d stayed at Renault, I’d be doing much better now. But in August, when I had to decide, they were still three seconds back. The season started badly and has got worse.”
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Spin into the gravel in Friday free practice. Fisichella lost the latter half of the Friday’s second free practice session when he spun into the gravel. His Jordan was beached in the gravel and he had to abandon his car.
2002 – Monaco Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	1 pts	Fisichella was backing off and as a result he fell behind his teammate Takuma Sato. On lap nineteen, Frentzen overtook Mika Salo for eighth place. Fisichella was following closely and had to back off and as a result he fell behind his teammate Takuma Sato. Sato was to later crash on the dusty part of the track in the tunnel, going off line to try to allow Fisichella back through, as ordered by the team.
2002 – Canadian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	3 pts	Cutting the hair-pin in qualifying, balking Button and Coulthard. Fisichella timed his best run in qualifying to perfection, to claim a strong sixth place on the grid, the highest placed Honda engine runner. The session was not perfect for him by any means. A loss of control saw him cut the grass in the hairpin, ruining serious qualifying attempts from Button and Coulthard.
2002 – European Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	1 pts	Spinning into Takuma Sato in the first corner of the race. At the start of the race Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher dived into the first corner side by side. Schumacher was able to best his teammate and exit the first turn in the lead of the race. Further down the field the two Jordans collided. Giancarlo Fisichella lost control of his car and spun into Takuma Sato. Both drivers had to pit at the end of the lap to have the damage to their cars repaired. Fisichella was forced to retire form the race on lap twenty-seven when he found his car to be undriveable after the earlier collision. “I’m not sure exactly what happened, but after the start I was braking into the first corner, and I think somebody pushed me out a little bit,” Giancarlo said. “I lost grip and went into Takuma’s car, which I’m very sorry about. Unfortunately there was so much damage to my car that it was undriveable and there was no possibility to be quick and continue racing. It is a disappointment to end my 100th Grand Prix this way, but I hope to forget it and I am looking forward to the next race.”
2002 – French Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Though the gravel in Friday Practice. Fisichella’s Friday programme generally ran to script bar an unscheduled trip through a gravel trap.
Fisichella, Giancarlo	1 pts	Crash in Staurday practice 3 for style and 4 for speed plus 5 points for the red flag. Fisichella crashed heavily on the exit of Estoril during the morning free practice session on Saturday morning. He was too hot on the exit of the corner on his out lap and put the front of the car over the kerb. This pulled the front wing off the car, which Fisichella ran over immediately. The wing lodged under the car lifting its four wheels, Fisichella was helpless. The Jordan skimmed over the surface of the gravel trap and torpedoed into the tyre barriers virtually head on. The red flags ensued . The Italian seemed a little shocked, but exited the car and stood unaided, and he was soon ushered back to the medical centre in the safety car. “Scan results showed no damage and Fisichella is expected to return to the circuit at approximately 1300hrs,” a statement from the team read. “However, on the advice of Professor Watkins, he will not participate in today’s qualifying session.”
2002 – German Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Across the gravel in FFP1. The floor on Fisichella’s car had to be replaced by the Jordan mechanics after he ran into the gravel during the first hour of Friday Free Practice. Still it was a good showing from Fisichella who was recovering from his big accident at the French Grand Prix the previous week.
2002 – Hungarian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Across the grass in SFP2. Fisichella narrowly avoided the barrier at turn two after he slid on to the grass in Saturday’s second practice session. He was able to regain control of his Jordan and return it to the track.
2002 – Belgian Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Spin in qualifying. On his third run in qualifying Fisichella ran into trouble. Pushing hard through the Fange Chicane, the Italian understeered to the outside of the corner under braking and his rear wheel brushed the grass. The sudden loss of traction sent the Jordan spinning into the gravel, where it became stuck despite Fisichella’s best efforts. Fisichella abandoned the car and was lifted back to the pits on a moped. "I am very disappointed. It was a difficult qualifying as we were not competitive today and our tyres offered no advantage," he said. " I may have been able to find another half a second but unfortunately I lost my race car during braking on the second outing. When you jump in the T-car it’s always difficult as you aren’t as confident, but I did quite a good lap on my last run. 14th is not very good, but considering the qualifying session I had, it’s okay. I’m usually more confident in the race as that is where we are competitive. I had a terrific race here last year and I haven’t given up on the hope of scoring points this weekend, particularly if the weather conditions are right."
Fisichella, Giancarlo	3 pts	Weaving. On lap six it was clear that Giancarlo Fisichella was going slowly as a train of cars was forming behind the Italian. Villeneuve was heading the pursuers and Fisichella weaved all over the track to keep the French Canadian behind. All came to nought when Villeneuve put an aggressive move on Fisichella, on the next lap Fisichella lost momentum after he rode a kerb too hard. "As the race turned out, we had a real chance of getting 6th today but I had a terrible start and then lost time behind McNish. It was a fair fight but that wasn’t the case with Fisichella," fumed Villeneuve. "I spent too much time stuck behind him and because of his strategy, we could have been fighting together until the end of the race if his engine hadn’t blown. Generally the car was working well and I pushed as hard as I could. Monza is going to be difficult for us I think. It’s a real power circuit so we’ve got some work to do in testing next week to find a way of making us more reliable."
2002 – Japanese Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Spin out of warm-up Giancarlo Fisichella was only able to manage seven laps in the pre-race warm up, only for the reason that he ran too deeply into Turn 1, got out wide onto the gravel and ran out of road to make the turn. He slid across the gravel and beached his car just centimetres shy of the barrier.
2002 – United States Grand Prix
Misc
Fisichella, Giancarlo	4 pts	Spin in FFP1 Fisichella spun and continued at turn six in Friday’s first practice session.
2003 – Malaysian Grand Prix
Race
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Jordan)	8 pts	Reversing on grid: causing a gearbox failure At the start of the parade lap Jacques Villeneuve failed to make a getaway form his eleventh position due to a gearbox failure. Fisichella has qualified in fourteen and on completion of the formation lap pulled into Villeneuve empty slot instead of his own. Fisichella looked like a bit of an idiot when he started to reverse back into his correct grid position but as he manoeuvred excess heat built up in his car’s gearbox that caused it to fail when the Italian initiated it’s launch control. "I had a problem with launch control. We don’t know what was wrong as we are still investigating," he said. "I have to look ahead to the next race." "The way the race turned out for us was quite disappointing because there were points to be had and in the end we didn’t get them. Giancarlo made a bit of a mistake at the start when he got in the wrong grid slot and had to do a bit of manoeuvring. After that the clutch got too hot and the launch control wouldn’t work correctly," added Gary Anderson, Jordan’s technical director.
2003 – Austrian Grand Prix
Race
Fisichella, Giancarlo (Jordan)	6 pts	Retired with fuel system failure.	61