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Felipe Massa

  • 2002–2017
  • MAS
  • Born 25 April 1981 in São Paulo

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position8.4
  • Avg finish7.3
  • Retirement rate15%
  • Pole-to-win conversion50%
  • Positions gained+198
  • Points scored1,167
  • Longest winning streak2
  • Longest podium streak4
  • Longest points-scoring streak13
  • TeamsSauber (2002, 2004–2005) · Ferrari (2006–2013) · Williams (2014–2017)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

21 2002: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 2004: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 2005: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 2006: 18 starts, 7 podiums, 2 wins , championship P3 2007: 17 starts, 10 podiums, 3 wins , championship P4 2008: 18 starts, 10 podiums, 6 wins , championship P2 2009: 9 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 2010: 19 starts, 5 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2011: 19 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2012: 20 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 2013: 19 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 2014: 19 starts, 3 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 2015: 19 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2016: 21 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 2017: 19 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 20022004200620082010201220142016201721 2002: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 2004: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 2005: 18 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 2006: 18 starts, 7 podiums, 2 wins , championship P3 2007: 17 starts, 10 podiums, 3 wins , championship P4 2008: 18 starts, 10 podiums, 6 wins , championship P2 2009: 9 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 2010: 19 starts, 5 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2011: 19 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2012: 20 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 2013: 19 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 2014: 19 starts, 3 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 2015: 19 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P6 2016: 21 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 2017: 19 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 20022006201020142017
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
2002Sauber164P13
2004Sauber1812P12
2005Sauber1811P13
2006Ferrari182780P3
2007Ferrari1731094P4
2008Ferrari1861097P2
2009Ferrari9122P11
2010Ferrari195144P6
2011Ferrari19118P6
2012Ferrari202122P7
2013Ferrari191112P8
2014Williams193134P7
2015Williams192121P6
2016Williams2153P11
2017Williams1943P11

Every race

271 entries, 269 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 271 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
2002Australian Grand PrixSauber9DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixSauber14P61
Brazilian Grand PrixSauber12DNF
San Marino Grand PrixSauber11P8
Spanish Grand PrixSauber11P52
Austrian Grand PrixSauber7DNF
Monaco Grand PrixSauber13DNF
Canadian Grand PrixSauber12P9
European Grand PrixSauber11P61
British Grand PrixSauber11P9
French Grand PrixSauber12DNF
German Grand PrixSauber14P7
Hungarian Grand PrixSauber7P7
Belgian Grand PrixSauber17DNF
Italian Grand PrixSauber14DNF
Japanese Grand PrixSauber15DNF
2004Australian Grand PrixSauber11DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixSauber11P81
Bahrain Grand PrixSauber13P12
San Marino Grand PrixSauber12P10
Spanish Grand PrixSauber17P9
Monaco Grand PrixSauber16P54
European Grand PrixSauber16P9
Canadian Grand PrixSauber17DNF
United States Grand PrixSauber15DNF
French Grand PrixSauber16P13
British Grand PrixSauber10P9
German Grand PrixSauber16P13
Hungarian Grand PrixSauber20DNF
Belgian Grand PrixSauber8P45
Italian Grand PrixSauber16P12
Chinese Grand PrixSauber4P81
Japanese Grand PrixSauber19P9
Brazilian Grand PrixSauber4P81
2005Australian Grand PrixSauber18P10
Malaysian Grand PrixSauber14P10
Bahrain Grand PrixSauber12P72
San Marino Grand PrixSauber18P10
Spanish Grand PrixSauber10P11
Monaco Grand PrixSauber11P9
European Grand PrixSauber11P14
Canadian Grand PrixSauber11P45
United States Grand PrixSauber10DNS
French Grand PrixSauber9DNF
British Grand PrixSauber16P10
German Grand PrixSauber13P81
Hungarian Grand PrixSauber14P14
Turkish Grand PrixSauber8DNF
Italian Grand PrixSauber15P9
Belgian Grand PrixSauber7P10
Brazilian Grand PrixSauber8P11
Japanese Grand PrixSauber10P10
Chinese Grand PrixSauber11P63
2006Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari2P9
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari21P54
Australian Grand PrixFerrari15DNF
San Marino Grand PrixFerrari4P45
European Grand PrixFerrari3P36
Spanish Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari4P45
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari21P9
British Grand PrixFerrari4P54
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari10P54
United States Grand PrixFerrari2P28
French Grand PrixFerrari2P36
German Grand PrixFerrari3P28
Hungarian Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari2P72
Turkish Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P110
Italian Grand PrixFerrari4P9
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari20DNF
Japanese Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P28
Brazilian Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P110
2007Australian Grand PrixFerrari22P63
Malaysian Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P54
Bahrain Grand Prixpolefastest lapFerrari1P110
Spanish Grand Prixpolefastest lapFerrari1P110
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari3P36
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari5DSQ
United States Grand PrixFerrari3P36
French Grand Prixpolefastest lapFerrari1P28
British Grand PrixFerrari–P54
European Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari3P28
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari14P13
Turkish Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P110
Italian Grand PrixFerrari3DNF
Belgian Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari2P28
Japanese Grand PrixFerrari4P63
Chinese Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari3P36
Brazilian Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P28
2008Australian Grand PrixFerrari4DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixpoleFerrari1DNF
Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari2P110
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari3P28
Turkish Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P110
Monaco Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P36
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari6P54
French Grand PrixFerrari2P110
British Grand PrixFerrari9P13
German Grand PrixFerrari2P36
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari3P17
European Grand Prixpolefastest lapFerrari1P110
Belgian Grand PrixFerrari2P110
Italian Grand PrixFerrari6P63
Singapore Grand PrixpoleFerrari1P13
Japanese Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari5P72
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari3P28
Brazilian Grand Prixpolefastest lapFerrari1P110
2009Australian Grand PrixFerrari6DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari16P9
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari13DNF
Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari8P14
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari4P63
Monaco Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari5P45
Turkish Grand PrixFerrari7P63
British Grand PrixFerrari11P45
German Grand PrixFerrari8P36
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari–DNS
2010Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari2P218
Australian Grand PrixFerrari5P315
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari21P76
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari7P92
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari9P68
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari4P412
Turkish Grand PrixFerrari8P76
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari6P15
European Grand PrixFerrari5P11
British Grand PrixFerrari7P15
German Grand PrixFerrari3P218
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari4P412
Belgian Grand PrixFerrari6P412
Italian Grand PrixFerrari3P315
Singapore Grand PrixFerrari24P84
Japanese Grand PrixFerrari12DNF
Korean Grand PrixFerrari6P315
Brazilian Grand PrixFerrari9P15
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixFerrari6P101
2011Australian Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari8P76
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari7P510
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari6P68
Turkish Grand PrixFerrari10P11
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari8DNF
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari6DNF
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari3P68
European Grand PrixFerrari5P510
British Grand PrixFerrari4P510
German Grand PrixFerrari5P510
Hungarian Grand Prixfastest lapFerrari4P68
Belgian Grand PrixFerrari4P84
Italian Grand PrixFerrari6P68
Singapore Grand PrixFerrari6P92
Japanese Grand PrixFerrari4P76
Korean Grand PrixFerrari5P68
Indian Grand PrixFerrari6DNF
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixFerrari6P510
Brazilian Grand PrixFerrari7P510
2012Australian Grand PrixFerrari16DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari12P15
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari12P13
Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari14P92
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari16P15
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari7P68
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari6P101
European Grand PrixFerrari13P16
British Grand PrixFerrari5P412
German Grand PrixFerrari13P12
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari7P92
Belgian Grand PrixFerrari14P510
Italian Grand PrixFerrari3P412
Singapore Grand PrixFerrari13P84
Japanese Grand PrixFerrari10P218
Korean Grand PrixFerrari6P412
Indian Grand PrixFerrari6P68
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixFerrari8P76
United States Grand PrixFerrari11P412
Brazilian Grand PrixFerrari5P315
2013Australian Grand PrixFerrari4P412
Malaysian Grand PrixFerrari2P510
Chinese Grand PrixFerrari5P68
Bahrain Grand PrixFerrari4P15
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari9P315
Monaco Grand PrixFerrari21DNF
Canadian Grand PrixFerrari16P84
British Grand PrixFerrari11P68
German Grand PrixFerrari7DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixFerrari7P84
Belgian Grand PrixFerrari10P76
Italian Grand PrixFerrari4P412
Singapore Grand PrixFerrari6P68
Korean Grand PrixFerrari6P92
Japanese Grand PrixFerrari5P101
Indian Grand PrixFerrari5P412
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixFerrari7P84
United States Grand PrixFerrari13P12
Brazilian Grand PrixFerrari9P76
2014Australian Grand PrixWilliams9DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixWilliams13P76
Bahrain Grand PrixWilliams7P76
Chinese Grand PrixWilliams6P15
Spanish Grand PrixWilliams9P13
Monaco Grand PrixWilliams16P76
Canadian Grand Prixfastest lapWilliams5P12
Austrian Grand PrixpoleWilliams1P412
British Grand PrixWilliams15DNF
German Grand PrixWilliams3DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixWilliams6P510
Belgian Grand PrixWilliams9P13
Italian Grand PrixWilliams4P315
Singapore Grand PrixWilliams6P510
Japanese Grand PrixWilliams4P76
Russian Grand PrixWilliams18P11
United States Grand PrixWilliams4P412
Brazilian Grand PrixWilliams3P315
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixWilliams4P236
2015Australian Grand PrixWilliams3P412
Malaysian Grand PrixWilliams7P68
Chinese Grand PrixWilliams4P510
Bahrain Grand PrixWilliams6P101
Spanish Grand PrixWilliams9P68
Monaco Grand PrixWilliams12P15
Canadian Grand PrixWilliams15P68
Austrian Grand PrixWilliams4P315
British Grand PrixWilliams3P412
Hungarian Grand PrixWilliams8P12
Belgian Grand PrixWilliams6P68
Italian Grand PrixWilliams5P315
Singapore Grand PrixWilliams9DNF
Japanese Grand PrixWilliams5P17
Russian Grand PrixWilliams15P412
United States Grand PrixWilliams7DNF
Mexican Grand PrixWilliams7P68
Brazilian Grand PrixWilliams8DSQ
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixWilliams8P84
2016Australian Grand PrixWilliams6P510
Bahrain Grand PrixWilliams7P84
Chinese Grand PrixWilliams10P68
Russian Grand PrixWilliams4P510
Spanish Grand PrixWilliams18P84
Monaco Grand PrixWilliams14P101
Canadian Grand PrixWilliams8DNF
European Grand PrixWilliams5P101
Austrian Grand PrixWilliams–P20
British Grand PrixWilliams12P11
Hungarian Grand PrixWilliams18P18
German Grand PrixWilliams10DNF
Belgian Grand PrixWilliams10P101
Italian Grand PrixWilliams11P92
Singapore Grand PrixWilliams11P12
Malaysian Grand PrixWilliams10P13
Japanese Grand PrixWilliams12P92
United States Grand PrixWilliams9P76
Mexican Grand PrixWilliams9P92
Brazilian Grand PrixWilliams13DNF
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixWilliams10P92
2017Australian Grand PrixWilliams7P68
Chinese Grand PrixWilliams6P14
Bahrain Grand PrixWilliams8P68
Russian Grand PrixWilliams6P92
Spanish Grand PrixWilliams9P13
Monaco Grand PrixWilliams14P92
Canadian Grand PrixWilliams7DNF
Azerbaijan Grand PrixWilliams9DNF
Austrian Grand PrixWilliams17P92
British Grand PrixWilliams14P101
Belgian Grand PrixWilliams16P84
Italian Grand PrixWilliams7P84
Singapore Grand PrixWilliams17P11
Malaysian Grand PrixWilliams11P92
Japanese Grand PrixWilliams8P101
United States Grand PrixWilliams10P92
Mexican Grand PrixWilliams10P11
Brazilian Grand PrixWilliams9P76
Abu Dhabi Grand PrixWilliams10P101

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Fernando Alonso2010–20137:5818:57+0.36%496 : 1,029Compare
Valtteri Bottas2014–201623:2317:40+0.15%296 : 407Compare
Kimi Räikkönen2007–200917:1525:19−0.14%213 : 195Compare
Lance Stroll20179:417:2−0.95%43 : 40Compare
Michael Schumacher20064:114:13+0.29%80 : 121Compare
Giancarlo Fisichella20043:107:11+0.18%12 : 22Compare
Jacques Villeneuve200510:312:6−0.30%11 : 9Compare
Nick Heidfeld20024:45:11+0.27%4 : 7Compare

Green: Felipe Massa came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.