Quick Facts
Biography
Antonio Giovinazzi (born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver. He was the 2015 FIA European Formula 3 Championship runner-up and raced with Prema in the 2016 International GP2 Series, finishing in second place with five wins and eight overall podiums. Giovinazzi has been chosen by Scuderia Ferrari as their FIA Formula 1 third and reserve driver for the 2017 season. He made his Formula One Grand Prix debut for Sauber at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix, replacing Pascal Wehrlein. He also replaced Wehrlein at the following Chinese Grand Prix as Wehrlein continued his recovery.
Career
Karting
He raced in karting from 2006 to 2012 and became the champion in the Italian National Trophy 60cc and Euro Trophy 60, both in 2006.
Formula Pilota China
Giovinazzi began his single seater career by competing in Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished as the overall champion in his debut season with a total of six wins. He also raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza. Despite winning two races and finishing in second place in one, he did not receive any points since he was a guest driver.
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
In 2013, he participated in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with the Double R Racing team. He scored his first points at Brands Hatch after finishing 11th and 9th in two out of three races. In 2014, he signed with Carlin to compete in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season.
British Formula 3 Championship
He also competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 season alongside Sean Gelael. He claimed his maiden win in F3 at Silverstone.
Masters of Formula 3
He made his debut in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 on 7 July 2013, finishing in the 10th position.
GP2 Series
Giovinazzi joined the series with Prema Powerteam for the 2016 season alongside Red Bull Junior and 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 runner-up Pierre Gasly.
After a poor start by finishing outside the points and losing reverse grid pole in the first two rounds, Giovinazzi scored victories in both the feature and sprint races in Baku, becoming the first driver to do 'the double' since Davide Valsecchi in 2012.
Formula One
In September 2016, it was announced that Giovinazzi would perform simulator work for Scuderia Ferrari. In December, Giovinazzi was confirmed as Ferrari's third driver. He participated in pre-season testing for the 2017 season with Sauber. During the Australian Grand Prix, Giovinazzi substituted Pascal Wehrlein who did not feel fit enough for a complete race distance due to his training deficit, due to a crash at the 2017 Race of Champions, and finished 12th on debut. Sauber announced Wehrlein would again be replaced by Giovinazzi for the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix, but crashed out during the race.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Formula Abarth | BVM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0† | NC† |
| Formula Pilota China | Eurasia Motorsport | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 229 | 1st | |
| 2013 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Double R Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17th |
| British Formula 3 Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 135 | 2nd | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | ||
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 238 | 6th |
| 2015 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 412.5 | 2nd |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
| 2015–16 | Asian Le Mans Series | Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 3rd |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Prema Racing | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 211 | 2nd |
| European Le Mans Series | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th | |
| World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 20th | |
| 2017 | Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari | Reserve Driver | ||||||
| Sauber F1 Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 17th* | ||
† As Giovinazzi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Double R Racing | Mercedes | MNZ 1 22† | MNZ 2 12 | MNZ 3 13 | SIL 1 DSQ | SIL 2 DNS | SIL 3 11 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 24 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 16 | BRH 3 9 | RBR 1 15 | RBR 2 23 | RBR 3 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 23 | NOR 3 Ret | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 16 | NÜR 3 10 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 11 | VAL 1 9 | VAL 2 7 | VAL 3 13 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 6 | 17th | 31 | |||
| 2014 | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 12 | SIL 2 8 | SIL 3 5 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 5 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 4 | PAU 3 10 | HUN 1 23† | HUN 2 6 | HUN 3 5 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 9 | SPA 3 11 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 9 | NOR 3 7 | MSC 1 13 | MSC 2 16 | MSC 3 10 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 16 | RBR 3 1 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 1 | NÜR 3 Ret | IMO 1 5 | IMO 2 3 | IMO 3 Ret | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 5 | 6th | 238 |
| 2015 | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 3 | SIL 3 2 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 3 | PAU 1 2 | PAU 2 3 | PAU 3 1 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 4 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 9 | SPA 3 15 | NOR 1 2 | NOR 2 22 | NOR 3 1 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 2 | ZAN 3 2 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 2 | RBR 3 1 | ALG 1 9 | ALG 2 8 | ALG 3 8 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 2 | NÜR 3 13 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 3 | 2nd | 412.5 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete DTM results
(key) (races in bold indicate pole position) (races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SPL 1 | SPL 2 | MSC 1 19 | MSC 2 21 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 25th | 0 |
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 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Prema Racing | CAT FEA 18 | CAT SPR Ret | MON FEA 11 | MON SPR 18 | BAK FEA 1 | BAK SPR 1 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR 5 | SIL FEA 2 | SIL SPR 4 | HUN FEA 2 | HUN SPR 17 | HOC FEA 8 | HOC SPR Ret | SPA FEA 6 | SPA SPR 1 | MNZ FEA 1 | MNZ SPR 3 | SEP FEA 1 | SEP SPR 4 | YMC FEA 5 | YMC SPR 6 | 2nd | 211 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 5 | IMO | RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | 24th | 10 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ 4 | SHA 2 | BHR | 20th | 30 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 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 | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | MAL | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | 17th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
