Formula 1 driver · 1981–1989

Piercarlo Ghinzani

NationalityItaly ItalyCodeGHNNumber18Last teamOsella
Starts75
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points2
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinish

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=64 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
27-37
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=22 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
8-14
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.429

Positions Gained

Medium
n=19 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
11.053
expectation adjusted
0.13

Finishing

High
n=75 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
25.3%
teammate classification rate
26.3%
retirements
56

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
2.942

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=3 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
2
team points
4
points per start
0.027

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Osella19890–20–0
Zakspeed19881–31–2
Tyrrell, Ligier1984–19871–124–3
Osella19864–10–0
Osella19869–01–3
Osella19861–00–0
Tyrrell, Toleman1984–19851–50–1
Tyrrell, Toleman1984–19850–60–1
Toleman19852–50–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1989Australian Grand PrixOsella—21DNF
1989Japanese Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989Spanish Grand PrixOsella—25DNF
1989Portuguese Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989Italian Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989Belgian Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989Hungarian Grand PrixOsella—22DNF
1989German Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989British Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989French Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989Canadian Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified
1989United States Grand PrixOsella——not_prequalified

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1989Osella3000043rd
1988Zakspeed9000033rd
1987Ligier15000024th
1986Osella15000027th
1985Osella, Toleman12000027th
1984Osella, Tyrrell13000219th
1983Osella7000028th
1981Osella1000031st