Antonio Giovinazzi, an Italian racing driver, entered F1 during the 2017 season when he made his first competitive debut with Sauber at the Australian Grand Prix.
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | Antonio Maria Giovinazzi 14 December 1993 Martina Franca, Province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy |
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Born on 14 December 1993, Giovinazzi’s racing career has seen several strong performances while climbing the open-seater ranks, including second place in the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Following that season’s success, he continued to demonstrate promise in the 2016 GP2 Series, competing with the Prema team. His efforts in the GP2 Series were rewarded with second place again. This season was particularly impressive for Giovinazzi, as he took home five wins and secured eight podium finishes overall.
Giovinazzi’s Formula One journey began in 2017 when he made his competitive debut with Sauber at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix. He was called up to replace Pascal Wehrlein, who was injured at the time. His stint as a replacement continued at the following 2017 Chinese Grand Prix, where he stepped in for Wehrlein again.
In 2019, Giovinazzi secured a full-time race seat in Formula 1 with Alfa Romeo Racing, partnering with 2007 Champion, Kimi Raikkonen. He competed for the team in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons filling the seat previously held by Marcus Ericsson, who became the team’s reserve driver.
Giovinazzi experienced a challenging start to the 2019 season, not scoring any points during the first eight races. His breakthrough came at the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix, where he finished in 10th place, his first points in the 2019 Drivers’ Championship. This result was notable as it was the first time an Italian driver had scored points in Formula One since Vitantonio Liuzzi’s sixth-place finish at the 2010 Korean Grand Prix.
At the end of the 2021 season, Antonio Giovinazzi parted ways with Alfa Romeo and assumed the role of reserve driver for Ferrari, sharing these responsibilities with Mick Schumacher. His reserve role also saw him serve as a reserve driver for Ferrari’s customer teams, which included both Alfa Romeo and Haas.
In September 2022, Antonio Giovinazzi was actively involved in a test at the Fiorano circuit. He drove the Ferrari SF21, alongside the Russian-Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman. This testing session was aimed at preparing both drivers for their drives in free practice sessions throughout the 2022 F1 season.
During the same year, Giovinazzi also served as a test driver for Haas. He took part in free practice sessions for the team at both the Italian and United States Grand Prix.
Giovinazzi also participated in a test session with the Alpine team at the Hungaroring towards the end of September 2022. In this session, he was joined by drivers Nyck de Vries and Jack Doohan.
During the 2023 season, Giovinazzi maintained his role as a reserve driver with Ferrari, while also focusing on his primary commitment in the World Endurance Championship with the Ferrari AF Corse team. He achieved a remarkable win at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he teamed up with James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
Antonio Giovinazzi Formula One World Championship career
| F1 Career | 2017, 2019–2021 |
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| Teams | Sauber, Alfa Romeo Racing |
| Entries | 62 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 21 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2017 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Antonio Giovinazzi Teammates
| 9 Teammates | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Ericsson | 8 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | 2017 | |
| Romain Grosjean | 7 | 2017 | |
| Kevin Magnussen | 9 | 2017 | 2022 |
| Charles Leclerc | 6 | 2018 | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 59 | 2019 | 2021 |
| Robert Kubica | 10 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Mick Schumacher | 3 | 2020 | 2022 |
| Callum Ilott | 2 | 2021 |
Complete Formula One Results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C36 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | AUS 12 | CHN Ret | BHR | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | AZE | AUT | 22nd | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Haas F1 Team | Haas VF-17 | Ferrari 062 1.6 V6 t | GBR TD | HUN TD | BEL | ITA | SIN TD | MAL TD | JPN | USA | MEX TD | BRA TD | ABU TD | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C37 | Ferrari 062 EVO 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER TD | HUN TD | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS TD | JPN | USA | MEX TD | BRA TD | ABU TD | – | – | |
| 2019 | Alfa Romeo Racing | Alfa Romeo Racing C38 | Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t | AUS 15 | BHR 11 | CHN 15 | AZE 12 | ESP 16 | MON 19 | CAN 13 | FRA 16 | AUT 10 | GBR Ret | GER 13 | HUN 18 | BEL 18 † | ITA 9 | SIN 10 | RUS 15 | JPN 14 | MEX 14 | USA 14 | BRA 5 | ABU 16 | 17th | 14 | |
| 2020 | Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN | Alfa Romeo Racing C39 | Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t | AUT 9 | STY 14 | HUN 17 | GBR 14 | 70A 17 | ESP 16 | BEL Ret | ITA 16 | TUS Ret | RUS 11 | EIF 10 | POR 15 | EMI 10 | TUR Ret | BHR 16 | SKH 13 | ABU 16 | 17th | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN | Alfa Romeo Racing C41 | Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t | BHR 12 | EMI 14 | POR 12 | ESP 15 | MON 10 | AZE 11 | FRA 15 | STY 15 | AUT 14 | GBR 13 | HUN 13 | BEL 13 | NED 14 | ITA 13 | RUS 16 | TUR 11 | USA 11 | MXC 11 | SAP 14 | QAT 15 | SAU 9 | ABU Ret | 18th | 3 |
| 2022 | Haas F1 Team | Haas VF-22 | Ferrari 066/7 V6 t | BHR | SAU | AUS | EMI | MIA | ESP | MON | AZE | CAN | GBR | AUT | FRA | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA TD | SIN | JPN | USA TD | MXC | SAP | ABU | – | – |
Sources: Wikipedia.com and statsf1.com
