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Antônio Pizzonia
Antônio Pizzonia | |
Superleague Formula | |
Nationality | Template:Country flagicon Brazilian |
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Years active | 2008 |
Team(s) | Corinthians |
Starts | 10 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 9th in 2008 |
Championship titles | |
Awards | |
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Formula One World Championship Career | |
Active years | 2003–2005 |
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Team(s) | Jaguar, Williams |
Grands Prix | 20 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 0 |
Career Points | 8 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First Grand Prix | 2003 Australian Grand Prix |
First win | |
Last win | |
Last Grand Prix | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix |
Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born September 11, 1980 in Manaus) is a Brazilian racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series.
He is nicknamed "Jungle Boy", a reference to his native Amazonas. He is currently a resident of Manaus, a city in the northern part of Brazil and capital of Amazonas State.
Racing career
Pre-Formula One
From 1991 to 1996 he competed in various karting series. In 1997 he moved to Britain and competed in Formula Vauxhall Junior; Pizzonia placed second, and won the Winter Festival. In 1998, in addition to taking the Championship in F-Vauxhall Junior, he won the Formula Renault Winter Festival. His 1999 season was even more successful, winning the British F-Renault series and finishing second in its European counterpart. In 2000, Pizzonia took 5 wins on his way to winning the British Formula Three Championship.
For 2001, Pizzonia switched to the Formula 3000 series, winning one race and finishing sixth in the championship.
Formula One
In 2002, Pizzonia was hired as test driver for Williams, but also continued in F3000, placing 8th. After impressive testing performances, he was signed by the Jaguar team to partner Mark Webber for 2003. However, following a string of poor results, he was dropped midway through the season and replaced by Minardi's Justin Wilson.
Whilst driving for Jaguar F1 he was driving Steve Sutcliffe, a journalist for Autocar magazine, around the Jerez racing circuit in a Jaguar S-Type R when he lost control into the first corner, rolling the car and hitting the tyre barrier. Apparently he accidentally braked at the braking point he had been using in his F1 car and just went off. The video is readily available on Youtube.
In 2004 he returned to Williams as test driver. Before the German Grand Prix, it was announced that Pizzonia would take over from Marc Gené, who had been filling in for the injured Ralf Schumacher. At the German Grand Prix, he finished 7th to take his first 2 career points; he repeated the feat at the Hungarian Grand Prix. In Belgium, he briefly led an F1 race for the first time, but failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems. He claimed a further 2 points in Italy (during which he achieved the fastest ever recorded top speed in a F1 race, 369.9 km/h), but with the announcement of Ralf Schumacher's return for the Chinese Grand Prix, Pizzonia's racing was over for the year.
Prior to the 2005 season, Pizzonia was in a virtual shoot-out with German Nick Heidfeld for the second race seat at Williams alongside Webber. Despite Pizzonia's experience with the team and financial support from Petrobras, Heidfeld was given the seat.
Pizzonia was still employed at Williams as a test driver, and when Heidfeld complained of headaches after being concussed in a crash during the Friday Practice Session at Monza, Pizzonia gained the chance to race. Having not entered an F1 race since the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, the Brazilian qualified 16th, coming through the field to emulate his 2004 race result — picking up 7th place and 2 points. He then raced in the Belgian Grand Prix. where he incurred a fine for taking out 2nd placed Juan Pablo Montoya just a few laps from the end. Pizzonia also took the drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but his race was over before the first corner after taking out his own teammate Mark Webber resulting from a collision with David Coulthard.
Despite some speculation that GP2 champion Nico Rosberg would be given an opportunity in the last two races of the season, Pizzonia completed the season for Williams. He retired from the Japanese Grand Prix early after spinning off, and retired from (but was classified as a finisher in) the Chinese Grand Prix after a puncture. Having been replaced by Nico Rosberg for 2006, Pizzonia's Formula One career was over.
Post-Formula One
In 2006, he drove for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team in the Champ Car World Series' Long Beach Grand Prix and returned to the team towards the end of the season for races where Tõnis Kasemets did not have sponsorship to race.
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Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Petrobras Junior Team | INT 9 |
IMO 4 |
CAT 6 |
A1R 4 |
MON Ret |
NUR 6 |
MAG 10 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HUN Ret |
SPA 8 |
MNZ Ret |
6th | 22 |
2002 | Petrobras Junior Team | INT 4 |
IMO 4 |
CAT 10 |
A1R 7 |
MON 4 |
NUR 3 |
SIL 5 |
MAG 4 |
HOC Ret |
HUN Ret |
SPA Ret |
MNZ DSQ |
8th | 18 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Jaguar Racing F1 Team | Jaguar R4 | Cosworth V10 | AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
BRA Ret |
SMR 14 |
ESP Ret |
AUT 9 |
MON Ret |
CAN 10 |
EUR 10 |
FRA 10 |
GBR Ret |
GER |
HUN |
ITA |
USA |
JPN |
21st | 0 | |||
2004 | BMW WilliamsF1 Team | Williams FW26 | BMW P84 3.0 V10 | AUS |
MAL |
BHR |
SMR |
ESP |
MON |
EUR |
CAN |
USA |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 7 |
HUN 7 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 7 |
CHN |
JPN |
BRA |
15th | 6 | |
2005 | BMW WilliamsF1 Team | Williams FW27 | BMW P84/5 3.0 V10 | AUS |
MAL |
BHR |
SMR |
ESP |
MON |
EUR |
CAN |
USA |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
TUR |
ITA 7 |
BEL 15 |
BRA Ret |
JPN Ret |
CHN 13 |
22nd | 2 |
American Open Wheel Racing
Complete Champ Car results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Rocketsports | LBH 10 |
HOU DNP |
MTY DNP |
MIL DNP |
POR DNP |
CLE DNP |
TOR DNP |
EDM DNP |
SJO DNP |
DEN DNP |
MTL 13 |
ROA DNP |
SRF 10 |
MXC 12 |
18th | 43 |
IndyCar
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Rocketsports | HMS DNP |
STP DNP |
MOT1 DNP |
LBH1 16 |
KAN DNP |
IND DNP |
MIL DNP |
TXS DNP |
IOW DNP |
RIR DNP |
WGL DNP |
NSH DNP |
MDO DNP |
EDM DNP |
KTY DNP |
SNM DNP |
DET DNP |
CHI DNP |
SRF SRF2 |
- | 0 |
¹ Run on the same day
² Non-points race
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | FMS International | BHR FEA 16 |
BHR SPR Ret |
ESP FEA Ret |
ESP SPR 8 |
MON FEA 8 |
FRA FEA |
FRA SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
EUR FEA |
EUR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
27th | 1 |
Superleague Formula
2008-2009
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | SC Corinthians | EuroInternational | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 9th | 264 | ||||||
7 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
2009 | Alan Docking Racing | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 8th | 264 | |||||||
4 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
2009 Super Final Results
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | SC Corinthians Alan Docking Racing |
MAG 3 |
ZOL N/A |
DON 4 |
EST 5 |
MOZ N/A |
JAR DNQ |
Brazilian competitions
Stock Car Brasil
Year | # | Team | Car | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 70 | K-Med Racing | Peugeot 307 | G | SAO 15 |
BSB Ret |
CTB DSQ |
SCZ Ret |
CGD 14 |
SAO 24 |
RIO 16 |
LON Ret |
CTB DNP¹ |
BSB 18 |
TAR DNP |
SAO 11 |
31st | 8 |
2009 | 1 | Amir Nasr Racing | Peugeot 307 | G | SAO 3 |
CTB 4 |
BSB Ret |
SCZ 4 |
SAO 9 |
SAL 20 |
RIO DNP |
CGD DNP |
CTB DNP |
BSB DNP |
TAR DNP |
SAO DNP |
16th | 51 |
2010 | 1 | Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | G | SAO 16 |
CTB 28 |
VEL NL |
RIO |
RBP |
SAL |
SAO |
CGD |
LON |
SCS |
BSB |
CTB |
28th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress
See also
Template:Superleague Formula Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Template:British F3 champions Template:Autosport National Driver of the Year
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Preceded by: Laurent Aïello |
Autosport National Racing Driver of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by: Takuma Sato |
Preceded by: Aluizio Coelho |
British Formula Renault UK series champion 1999 |
Succeeded by: Kimi Räikkönen |
Preceded by: Marc Hynes |
British Formula Three Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by: Takuma Sato |
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