- Starts9597 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P17
Career numbers
- Avg grid position17.1
- Avg finish10.9
- Retirement rate65%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+240
- Points scored5
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsVenturi (1992) · Tyrrell (1993–1996) · Minardi (1997)
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
Season by season
Every race
97 entries, 95 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySouth African Grand Prix 1992P12 · Venturi
- Last startEuropean Grand Prix 1997P17 · Minardi
All 97 races, season by season
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Salo | 1995–1996 | 0:6 | 9:23 | +0.30% | 0 : 10 | Compare |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1993 | 1:1 | 7:9 | +0.13% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mark Blundell | 1994 | 2:0 | 11:5 | −0.15% | 5 : 8 | Compare |
| Bertrand Gachot | 1992 | 1:1 | 4:10 | +0.79% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Tarso Marques | 1997 | 1:1 | 7:2 | −0.70% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jarno Trulli | 1997 | 0:1 | 1:5 | +0.29% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Ukyo Katayama 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Carlos Pace | 6 | 10.3 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 6 | 8 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 6 | 17 | ||
| Magny-Cours | 6 | 11 | ||
| Silverstone | 6 | 9.5 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 6 | 7 | ||
| Hungaroring | 6 | 9 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 6 | 13.5 | ||
| Monza | 6 | 10.8 | ||
| Suzuka | 6 | 11 | ||
| Estoril | 5 | 12 | ||
| Catalunya | 5 | – | ||
| Monaco | 5 | 10 | ||
| Adelaide | 4 | – | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 3 | 8 | ||
| Kyalami | 2 | 12 | ||
| Aida | 2 | 14 | ||
| Jerez | 2 | 12 | ||
| Albert Park | 2 | 11 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | – |