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Pedro Diniz

  • 1995–2000
  • DIN
  • Born 22 May 1970 in São Paulo
  • Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position17.2
  • Avg finish9.4
  • Retirement rate60%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+297
  • Points scored10
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsForti (1995) · Ligier (1996) · Arrows (1997–1998) · Sauber (1999–2000)

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

17 1995: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1996: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P16 1998: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1999: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 2000: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 19951996199719981999200017 1995: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1996: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P16 1998: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1999: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 2000: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 1995199719992000
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1995Forti170–
1996Ligier162P15
1997Arrows172P16
1998Arrows163P14
1999Sauber163P14
2000Sauber160P18

Every race

99 entries, 98 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 99 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1995Brazilian Grand PrixForti25P10
Argentine Grand PrixForti25NC
San Marino Grand PrixForti26NC
Spanish Grand PrixForti26DNF
Monaco Grand PrixForti22P10
Canadian Grand PrixForti24DNF
French Grand PrixForti23DNF
British Grand PrixForti20DNF
German Grand PrixForti21DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixForti23DNF
Belgian Grand PrixForti24P13
Italian Grand PrixForti23P9
Portuguese Grand PrixForti22P16
European Grand PrixForti22P13
Pacific Grand PrixForti21P17
Japanese Grand PrixForti20DNF
Australian Grand PrixForti21P7
1996Australian Grand PrixLigier20P10
Brazilian Grand PrixLigier22P8
Argentine Grand PrixLigier18DNF
European Grand PrixLigier17P10
San Marino Grand PrixLigier17P7
Monaco Grand PrixLigier17DNF
Spanish Grand PrixLigier17P61
Canadian Grand PrixLigier18DNF
French Grand PrixLigier11DNF
British Grand PrixLigier17DNF
German Grand PrixLigier11DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixLigier15DNF
Belgian Grand PrixLigier15DNF
Italian Grand PrixLigier14P61
Portuguese Grand PrixLigier18DNF
Japanese Grand PrixLigier16DNF
1997Australian Grand PrixArrows22P10
Brazilian Grand PrixArrows16DNF
Argentine Grand PrixArrows22DNF
San Marino Grand PrixArrows17DNF
Monaco Grand PrixArrows16DNF
Spanish Grand PrixArrows21DNF
Canadian Grand PrixArrows16P8
French Grand PrixArrows16DNF
British Grand PrixArrows16DNF
German Grand PrixArrows16DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixArrows19DNF
Belgian Grand PrixArrows8P7
Italian Grand PrixArrows17DNF
Austrian Grand PrixArrows17P13
Luxembourg Grand PrixArrows15P52
Japanese Grand PrixArrows16P13
European Grand PrixArrows13DNF
1998Australian Grand PrixArrows20DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixArrows22DNF
Argentine Grand PrixArrows18DNF
San Marino Grand PrixArrows18DNF
Spanish Grand PrixArrows15DNF
Monaco Grand PrixArrows12P61
Canadian Grand PrixArrows19P9
French Grand PrixArrows17P14
British Grand PrixArrows12DNF
Austrian Grand PrixArrows13DNF
German Grand PrixArrows18DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixArrows12P11
Belgian Grand PrixArrows16P52
Italian Grand PrixArrows20DNF
Luxembourg Grand PrixArrows17DNF
Japanese Grand PrixArrows18DNF
1999Australian Grand PrixSauber14DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixSauber15DNF
San Marino Grand PrixSauber15DNF
Monaco Grand PrixSauber15DNF
Spanish Grand PrixSauber12DNF
Canadian Grand PrixSauber18P61
French Grand PrixSauber11DNF
British Grand PrixSauber12P61
Austrian Grand PrixSauber16P61
German Grand PrixSauber16DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixSauber12DNF
Belgian Grand PrixSauber18DNF
Italian Grand PrixSauber16DNF
European Grand PrixSauber13DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixSauber17DNF
Japanese Grand PrixSauber17P11
2000Australian Grand PrixSauber19DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixSauber–DNS
San Marino Grand PrixSauber10P8
British Grand PrixSauber13P11
Spanish Grand PrixSauber15DNF
European Grand PrixSauber15P7
Monaco Grand PrixSauber19DNF
Canadian Grand PrixSauber19P10
French Grand PrixSauber15P11
Austrian Grand PrixSauber11P9
German Grand PrixSauber19DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixSauber13DNF
Belgian Grand PrixSauber15P11
Italian Grand PrixSauber16P8
United States Grand PrixSauber9P8
Japanese Grand PrixSauber20P11
Malaysian Grand PrixSauber20DNF

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
Mika Salo1998–20000:99:22+0.26%1 : 9Compare
Damon Hill19973:23:13+0.68%2 : 7Compare
Roberto Moreno19952:18:8+0.27%0 : 0Compare
Olivier Panis19960:21:15+1.01%2 : 13Compare
Jean Alesi19991:14:12+0.45%3 : 2Compare

Green: Pedro Diniz 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.