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Cristiano da Matta is a 38 year old Brazilian former F1 driver who last drove for Toyota in 2004.
He was born on September 19th 1973 in Belo Horizonte. He debuted for Toyota during the 2003 Grand Prix of Australia. Matta was active for two years: 2003 and 2004. He scored 13 points in 28 races. During his career Matta wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 2004 Grand Prix of Germany.
He was born on September 19th 1973 in Belo Horizonte. He debuted for Toyota during the 2003 Grand Prix of Australia. Matta was active for two years: 2003 and 2004. He scored 13 points in 28 races. During his career Matta wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 2004 Grand Prix of Germany.
| Name: | Cristiano da Matta |
| Nationality: |  Brazilian |
| Birthday: | September 19th 1973 (38) |
| Birthplace: | Belo Horizonte | Races: | 28 races |
| Total points: | 13 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 7 retirements |
| First race: |  2003 Australia |
| Last race: |  2004 Germany |
Cristiano da Matta by year
| All years | 2004 | 2003 |
Overall stats: Cristiano da Matta
| #1 | Best Finish | Cristiano da Matta |  | 6 (3x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Cristiano da Matta | | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Cristiano da Matta | | 10 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Cristiano da Matta | | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Cristiano da Matta | | 5 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Cristiano da Matta | | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Cristiano da Matta | | 3 (1x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 6 | Monte Carlo | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 6 |
| 2003 | 12 | Hockenheim | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | Catalunya | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 6 |
Best qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 2003 | 16 | Suzuka | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 3 |
Best practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 10 | Magny-Cours | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 10 |
Best practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 10 | Magny-Cours | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1 |
Best practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2003 | 2 | Sepang | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 5 |
Best friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2004 | 10 | Magny-Cours | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Friday practice 2 | 1 |
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2003 | 16 | Suzuka | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Saturday qualifying | 3 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Cristiano da Matta | | 14 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Cristiano da Matta | | 20 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Cristiano da Matta | | 20 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Cristiano da Matta | | 19 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Cristiano da Matta | | 19 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Cristiano da Matta | | 20 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Cristiano da Matta | | 19 (2x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 10 | Magny-Cours | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 14 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 2003 | 13 | Hungaroring | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 20 |
Worst practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 3 | Bahrain | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 20 |
Worst practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 2 | Sepang | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 19 |
Worst practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2003 | 6 | A1-Ring | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 19 |
| 2003 | 8 | Montreal | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 19 |
Worst friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2004 | 3 | Bahrain | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Friday practice 1 | 20 |
| 2003 | 13 | Hungaroring | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Friday qualifying | 20 |
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2003 | 6 | A1-Ring | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Saturday practice 1 | 19 |
| 2003 | 8 | Montreal | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | Saturday practice 2 | 19 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 2004 Panasonic Toyota Racing 2003 Panasonic Toyota Racing | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Cristiano da Matta
| #28 | Average practice result | Cristiano da Matta |  | 12.25 place | |
| #34 | Average qualifying result | Cristiano da Matta | | 11.88 place | |
| #211 | Average race points | Cristiano da Matta | | 0.65 points | |
| #135 | Most points finishes | Cristiano da Matta | | 5 finishes | |
| #274 | Average race result | Cristiano da Matta | | 9.85 place | |
| #14 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Cristiano da Matta | | 0.57 retirements | |
| #144 | Most avoidable retirements | Cristiano da Matta | | 4 retirements | |
| #153 | Most race laps | Cristiano da Matta | | 1484 laps | |
| #471 | Oldest driver | Cristiano da Matta | | 30 years, 10 months, 6 days | |
| #172 | Most races | Cristiano da Matta | | 28 races | |
| #421 | Youngest driver | Cristiano da Matta | | 29 years, 5 months, 18 days | |
| #412 | Biggest gain in race | Cristiano da Matta | | 9 places gained | |
| #126 | Start from P1 | Cristiano da Matta | | 0 starts | |
| #231 | Most retirements | Cristiano da Matta | | 7 retirements | |
| #152 | Most points | Cristiano da Matta | | 13 points | |
| #137 | Most wins | Cristiano da Matta | | 0 wins | |
| #219 | Most podiums | Cristiano da Matta | | 0 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 26 | Jarno Trulli | 11.92 |
| 27 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12.12 |
| 28 | Cristiano da Matta | 12.25 |
| 29 | Heikki Kovalainen | 12.67 |
| 30 | Nick Heidfeld | 12.88 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 32 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11.51 |
| 33 | Martin Brundle | 11.71 |
| 34 | Cristiano da Matta | 11.88 |
| 35 | Olivier Panis | 11.97 |
| 36 | Alexander Wurz | 12.29 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 208 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 0.67 |
| 208 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 0.67 |
| 211 | Cristiano da Matta | 0.65 |
| 212 | Duane Carter | 0.64 |
| 213 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 0.63 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 133 | Kazuki Nakajima | 5 |
| 133 | Nelsinho Piquet | 5 |
| 133 | Cristiano da Matta | 5 |
| 133 | Aguri Suzuki | 5 |
| 133 | Gianni Morbidelli | 5 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 272 | Jan Magnussen | 9.89 |
| 273 | Danny Sullivan | 9.86 |
| 274 | Cristiano da Matta | 9.85 |
| 275 | Henri Pescarolo | 9.84 |
| 276 | Martin Donnelly | 9.83 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 8 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 0.6 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | 0.58 |
| 14 | Cristiano da Matta | 0.57 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | 0.57 |
| 16 | Alexander Wurz | 0.55 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 141 | Kamui Kobayashi | 4 |
| 141 | Kazuki Nakajima | 4 |
| 141 | Cristiano da Matta | 4 |
| 141 | Giorgio Pantano | 4 |
| 141 | Zsolt Baumgartner | 4 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 151 | Mauro Baldi | 1489 |
| 152 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1487 |
| 153 | Cristiano da Matta | 1484 |
| 154 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 1439 |
| 155 | Tim Schenken | 1426 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 469 | Michael Andretti | 30 years, 11 months, 7 days |
| 470 | Alex Ribeiro | 30 years, 11 months |
| 471 | Cristiano da Matta | 30 years, 10 months, 6 days |
| 472 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 30 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| 473 | Roberto Mieres | 30 years, 9 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 170 | Nelsinho Piquet | 28 |
| 170 | Scott Speed | 28 |
| 170 | Cristiano da Matta | 28 |
| 170 | Enrique Bernoldi | 28 |
| 170 | Mike Beuttler | 28 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 419 | Vic Wilson | 29 years, 4 months, 21 days |
| 420 | Eric van de Poele | 29 years, 5 months, 8 days |
| 421 | Cristiano da Matta | 29 years, 5 months, 18 days |
| 422 | Luigi Musso | 29 years, 5 months, 20 days |
| 423 | Alan Rees | 29 years, 6 months, 3 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 407 | Christian Klien | 9 |
| 407 | Yuji Ide | 9 |
| 407 | Cristiano da Matta | 9 |
| 407 | Antonio Pizzonia | 9 |
| 407 | Richard Robarts | 9 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Narain Karthikeyan | 0 |
| 92 | Patrick Friesacher | 0 |
| 92 | Cristiano da Matta | 0 |
| 92 | Olivier Panis | 0 |
| 92 | Bjorn Wirdheim | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 227 | Sebastien Bourdais | 7 |
| 227 | Tiago Monteiro | 7 |
| 227 | Cristiano da Matta | 7 |
| 227 | Michael Andretti | 7 |
| 227 | Martin Donnelly | 7 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 143 | Rodger Ward | 14 |
| 143 | Felice Bonetto | 14 |
| 152 | Cristiano da Matta | 13 |
| 152 | Hector Rebaque | 13 |
| 152 | Jackie Oliver | 13 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Narain Karthikeyan | 0 |
| 101 | Patrick Friesacher | 0 |
| 101 | Cristiano da Matta | 0 |
| 101 | Bjorn Wirdheim | 0 |
| 101 | Giorgio Pantano | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Narain Karthikeyan | 0 |
| 192 | Patrick Friesacher | 0 |
| 192 | Cristiano da Matta | 0 |
| 192 | Bjorn Wirdheim | 0 |
| 192 | Giorgio Pantano | 0 |
Cristiano da Matta versus teammates
Qualifying duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 2004 | Cristiano da Matta | 5 | 7 | Olivier Panis |
| 2003 | Cristiano da Matta | 3 | 13 | Olivier Panis |
| Overall | Cristiano da Matta | 8 | 20 | All Teammates |
Points duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 2004 | Cristiano da Matta | 3 | 5 | Olivier Panis |
| 2003 | Cristiano da Matta | 10 | 6 | Olivier Panis |
| Overall | Cristiano da Matta | 13 | 11 | All Teammates |
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