Andrea Chiesa

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Andrea Chiesa
Born (1964-05-06) 6 May 1964 (age 61)
Milan, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Active years 1992
Teams Fondmetal
Entries10 (3 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1992 South African Grand Prix
Last entry 1992 German Grand Prix

Andrea Chiesa (born 6 May 1964) is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1992.

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Career

Chiesa during the Thursday practice session for the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix. 1992 Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal.jpg
Chiesa during the Thursday practice session for the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix.

Chiesa began racing in 1980 with karts, and continued to cars in 1985, competing in Italian Formula 3 and Formula 3000. In 1992, he progressed to Formula One and raced with the Fondmetal team. However, he qualified for only three grands prix out of ten, and scored no championship points after retiring from each race. After the German GP, the team replaced him with Eric van de Poele. After Formula One, Chiesa returned to kart racing and touring cars for several years.

Chiesa currently drives GT cars. In 2007, he raced for Speedy Racing in a Spyker C8 GT2 car in LeMans Series. In April 2009, racing squad Swiss Team announced they would be fielding a Maserati Quattroporte in the Italian Superstars touring car series with Chiesa as a driver. [1]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1985 Italian Formula Three Championship Trivellato Racing1100000NC
1986 Italian Formula Three Championship Trivellato Racing1300121210th
1987 Italian Formula Three Championship Euroracing Junior Team123316482nd
1988 International Formula 3000 CoBRa Motorsports90000120th
1989 International Formula 3000 Roni Motorsport101001156th
1990 International Formula 3000 Paul Stewart Racing 110002187th
1991 International Formula 3000 Apomatox700000NC
1992 Formula One Fondmetal F1 SpA 300000NC
1993 PPG Indy Car World Series Euromotorsport 10000050th
1996 BPR Global GT Series - GT2 Callaway Schweiz 200003158th
1997 IMSA GT Championship - WSC Target 24 Racing 100001467th
1998 International Sports Racing Series Target 24 Racing 60002465th
2000 Belgian Procar 10000283rd
SportsRacing World Cup - SR1 R&M 10000436th
2001 FIA GT Championship - NGT Autorlando Sport 300001314th
Haberthur Racing 10000
Freisinger Motorsport 10001
2003 FIA GT Championship - NGT Seikel Motorsport 1000114.521st
American Le Mans Series - GT 100011928th
Grand Am Series - GT 100000NC
2004 Italian GT Championship - N-GT Kessel Racing 16470132341st
2005 Italian GT Championship - GT1 Kessel Racing 120002827th
2006 Italian GT Championship - GT1 Kessel Racing 1310081636th
2007 Le Mans Series - LMGT2 Speedy Racing Team 60000177th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 Spyker Squadron 10000N/ADNF
2008 Le Mans Series - LMGT2 Speedy Racing Team 500001110th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 10000N/ADNF
2009 Superstars Series Swiss Team80000718th
2010 Superstars Series Swiss Team70000042nd
2011 Superstars Series Swiss Team300012013th

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1988 CoBRa Motorsports JER
DNQ
VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
SIL
15
MNZ
6
PER
10
BRH
8
BIR
Ret
BUG
DNQ
ZOL
13
DIJ
DNS
20th1
1989 Roni Motorsport SIL
11
VAL
2
PAU
Ret
JER
Ret
PER
1
BRH
Ret
BIR
13
SPA
17
BUG
Ret
DIJ
Ret
6th15
1990 Paul Stewart Racing DON
2
SIL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
5
MNZ
7
PER
Ret
HOC
Ret
BRH
5
BIR
2
BUG
5
NOG
Ret
7th18
1991 Apomatox VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
9
MUG
DNQ
PER
Ret
HOC
10
BRH
14
SPA
13
BUG NOG NC0
Sources: [2] [3]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1992 Fondmetal F1 SpA Fondmetal GR01 Ford HB 3.5 L V8 RSA
DNQ
MEX
Ret
BRA
DNQ
ESP
Ret
SMR
DNQ
MON
DNQ
CAN
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC0
Fondmetal GR02 FRA
Ret
GER
DNQ
Sources: [2] [4]

American Open Wheel

(key)

CART

YearTeamNo.12345678910111213141516RankPointsRef
1993 Euromotorsport 42SRF
26
PHXLBH INDY MILDETPORCLETORMISNHMROAVANMDONZRLS50th0 [5]
Source: [3]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Spyker Squadron Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi
Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-RGT2145DNFDNF
2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Speedy Racing Team Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Iradj Alexander
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Leuenberger
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-RGT272DNFDNF
Sources: [2] [6]

References

  1. AutoBlog Swiss Team takes Maserati Quattroporte to the track in Superstar Series. 13 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrea Chiesa Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Andrea Chiesa". Motor Sport . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. Small, Steve (2000). "Chiesa, Andrea". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 131. ISBN   978-1-902007-46-5 via Internet Archive.
  5. "Andrea Chiesa – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. "Andrea Chiesa". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 10 June 2023.