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Piercarlo Ghinzani is an Italian former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Osella-Ford in 1989.
He was born on January 16th 1952 in Riviera d Adda. He debuted for Osella-Ford during the 1981 Grand Prix of Belgium. Ghinzani was active for 8 seasons between 1981 and 1989. In those years he scored 2 points in 79 races. During his career Ghinzani wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on January 16th 1952 in Riviera d Adda. He debuted for Osella-Ford during the 1981 Grand Prix of Belgium. Ghinzani was active for 8 seasons between 1981 and 1989. In those years he scored 2 points in 79 races. During his career Ghinzani wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Birthday: | January 16th 1952 (60) |
| Birthplace: | Riviera d Adda | Races: | 79 races |
| Total points: | 2 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 53 retirements |
| First race: |  1981 Belgium |
| Last race: |  1989 Australia |
Piercarlo Ghinzani by year
| All years | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1983 | 1981 |
Overall stats: Piercarlo Ghinzani
| #1 | Best Finish | Piercarlo Ghinzani |  | 5 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1984 | 9 | Dallas | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 5 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 15 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1988 | 4 | Mexico City | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 15 |
| 1985 | 7 | Paul Ricard | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 15 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1989 Osella Squadra Corse 1988 West Zakspeed Racing 1987 Ligier Loto 1986 Osella Squadra Corse 1985 Osella Squadra Corse 1985 Toleman Group Motorsport 1984 Osella-Alfa Romeo 1983 Osella-Ford 1983 Osella-Alfa Romeo 1981 Osella-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Piercarlo Ghinzani
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #296 | Average race points | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 0.1 points | |
| #241 | Most points finishes | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 1 finishes | |
| #214 | Average race result | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 10.7 place | |
| #224 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 0.15 retirements | |
| #82 | Most avoidable retirements | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 8 retirements | |
| #114 | Most race laps | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 2204 laps | |
| #189 | Oldest driver | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 37 years, 9 months, 20 days | |
| #78 | Most races | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 79 races | |
| #417 | Youngest driver | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 29 years, 4 months, 1 day | |
| #84 | Biggest gain in race | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 17 places gained | |
| #208 | Start from P1 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 0 starts | |
| #40 | Most retirements | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 53 retirements | |
| #264 | Most points | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 2 points | |
| #217 | Most wins | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 0 wins | |
| #280 | Most podiums | Piercarlo Ghinzani | | 0 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 294 | Shinji Nakano | 0.11 |
| 294 | Jan Magnussen | 0.11 |
| 296 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0.1 |
| 297 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0.09 |
| 297 | Chico Serra | 0.09 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Julian Bailey | 1 |
| 228 | Luis Perez-Sala | 1 |
| 228 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 1 |
| 228 | Manfred Winkelhock | 1 |
| 228 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 212 | Nicola Larini | 10.81 |
| 213 | Pedro Lamy | 10.74 |
| 214 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 10.7 |
| 215 | Gabriele Tarquini | 10.69 |
| 216 | Eric van de Poele | 10.67 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 222 | Jonathan Palmer | 0.16 |
| 223 | Keke Rosberg | 0.16 |
| 224 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0.15 |
| 225 | Erik Comas | 0.15 |
| 226 | Denny Hulme | 0.15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 76 | Stefano Modena | 8 |
| 76 | Emanuele Pirro | 8 |
| 76 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 8 |
| 76 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 76 | Keke Rosberg | 8 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 112 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2261 |
| 113 | Derek Daly | 2231 |
| 114 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 2204 |
| 115 | Christijan Albers | 2193 |
| 116 | Mike Hailwood | 2182 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 187 | Keke Rosberg | 37 years, 10 months, 20 days |
| 188 | Josef Peters | 37 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 189 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 37 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| 190 | Olivier Gendebien | 37 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 191 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 37 years, 8 months, 22 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 76 | Maurice Trintignant | 81 |
| 77 | Stefan Johansson | 79 |
| 77 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 79 |
| 79 | Alessandro Nannini | 77 |
| 80 | Robert Kubica | 76 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 415 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 29 years, 3 months, 23 days |
| 416 | Philippe Streiff | 29 years, 3 months, 25 days |
| 417 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 29 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 418 | Arturo Merzario | 29 years, 4 months, 4 days |
| 419 | Vic Wilson | 29 years, 4 months, 21 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 73 | Yannick Dalmas | 17 |
| 73 | Rene Arnoux | 17 |
| 73 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 17 |
| 73 | Pascal Fabre | 17 |
| 73 | Mauro Baldi | 17 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| 92 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
| 92 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 |
| 92 | Volker Weidler | 0 |
| 92 | Pierre Henri Raphanel | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 38 | Michael Schumacher | 54 |
| 39 | Alain Prost | 53 |
| 39 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 53 |
| 41 | Keke Rosberg | 51 |
| 42 | Ayrton Senna | 50 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 261 | Shinji Nakano | 2 |
| 261 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 2 |
| 261 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 2 |
| 261 | Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| 261 | Danny Sullivan | 2 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| 101 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
| 101 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 |
| 101 | Volker Weidler | 0 |
| 101 | Pierre Henri Raphanel | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 192 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
| 192 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 |
| 192 | Volker Weidler | 0 |
| 192 | Pierre Henri Raphanel | 0 |
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