DRIVER PROFILE · Italian

Piercarlo Ghinzani

1981–1989 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts76

Wins0

Podiums0

Poles0

Points2

Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	+0.37	Unavailable	10.33	0 / 3
low-downforce	Unavailable	+3.37	Unavailable	7.33	0 / 3
mixed	Unavailable	-0.8	Unavailable	11.5	0 / 14

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 10.7. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid5 / 13

DNF rate76.3%

Average grid → finish22 → 10.7

Positions gained / race11.15

First raceBelgian Grand Prix 1981 · 1981-05-17

Latest raceAustralian Grand Prix 1989 · 1989-11-05

TEAM HISTORYOsella Toleman Ligier Zakspeed

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Nicola Larini (1989, 2 rounds); Christian Danner (1986, 5 rounds); Alex Caffi (1986, 1 rounds); Allen Berg (1986, 9 rounds); Huub Rothengatter (1985, 0 rounds); Teo Fabi (1985, 7 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1981, 0 rounds); Miguel Ángel Guerra (1981, 0 rounds); Beppe Gabbiani (1981, 1 rounds).

58 non-finishes: 43 mechanical, 8 accident/collision, 2 disqualified, 5 other. Reliability exposure: 0 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1989 ↗	NC	3	—	0
1988 ↗	NC	9	Bernd SchneiderQ — · R 0–1	0
1987 ↗	NC	15	René ArnouxQ — · R 2–2	0
1986 ↗	NC	15	—	0
1985 ↗	NC	12	—	0
1984 ↗	19	14	Jo GartnerQ — · R 0–1	2
1983 ↗	NC	7	Corrado FabiQ — · R 0–1	0
1981 ↗	NC	1	—	0

H2H reads Ghinzani–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 79 RESULT ROWS

19893 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1989 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	18	Collision
1989 · ROUND 14Spanish	RET	Spanish Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	17	Gearbox
1989 · ROUND 10Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	20	Electrical

19889 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1988 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	26	69	Fuel system
1988 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	16	25	Engine
1988 · ROUND 11Belgian	RET	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	24	25	Oil leak
1988 · ROUND 9German	14	German Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	23	42	+2 Laps
1988 · ROUND 7French	D	French Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	PL	0	Excluded
1988 · ROUND 5Canadian	14	Canadian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	22	63	Engine
1988 · ROUND 4Mexican	15	Mexican Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	18	61	+6 Laps
1988 · ROUND 3Monaco	RET	Monaco Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	23	43	Gearbox
1988 · ROUND 2San Marino	RET	San Marino Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	25	36	Gearbox

198715 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1987 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	22	26	Ignition
1987 · ROUND 15Japanese	13	Japanese Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	24	48	+3 Laps
1987 · ROUND 14Mexican	RET	Mexican Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	21	43	Water leak
1987 · ROUND 13Spanish	RET	Spanish Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	23	24	Ignition
1987 · ROUND 12Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	23	24	Ignition
1987 · ROUND 11Italian	8	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	19	48	+2 Laps
1987 · ROUND 10Austrian	8	Austrian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	18	50	+2 Laps
1987 · ROUND 9Hungarian	12	Hungarian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	25	73	+3 Laps
1987 · ROUND 8German	RET	German Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	17	32	Engine
1987 · ROUND 7British	D	British Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	19	0	Excluded
1987 · ROUND 6French	RET	French Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	17	24	Engine
1987 · ROUND 5Detroit	RET	Detroit Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	23	51	Clutch
1987 · ROUND 4Monaco	12	Monaco Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	20	74	+4 Laps
1987 · ROUND 3Belgian	7	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	17	40	+3 Laps
1987 · ROUND 2San Marino	RET	San Marino Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	18	7	Handling

198615 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1986 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	2	Transmission
1986 · ROUND 15Mexican	RET	Mexican Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	8	Turbo
1986 · ROUND 14Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	8	Engine
1986 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	12	Suspension
1986 · ROUND 12Austrian	11	Austrian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	46	+6 Laps
1986 · ROUND 11Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	23	15	Suspension
1986 · ROUND 10German	RET	German Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	10	Clutch
1986 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	0	Collision
1986 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	3	Accident
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	RET	Detroit Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	14	Turbo
1986 · ROUND 6Canadian	RET	Canadian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	23	43	Gearbox
1986 · ROUND 5Belgian	RET	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	3	Engine
1986 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	52	Out of fuel
1986 · ROUND 2Spanish	RET	Spanish Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	10	Engine
1986 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	23	16	Engine

198512 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1985 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	21	28	Clutch
1985 · ROUND 15South African	RET	South African Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	13	4	Engine
1985 · ROUND 14European	RET	European Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	14	16	Engine
1985 · ROUND 13Belgian	RET	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	16	7	Accident
1985 · ROUND 12Italian	W	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	PL	0	Withdrew
1985 · ROUND 11Dutch	RET	Dutch Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	15	12	Engine
1985 · ROUND 10Austrian	W	Austrian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	19	0	Withdrew
1985 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	0	Accident
1985 · ROUND 7French	15	French Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	49	+4 Laps
1985 · ROUND 6Detroit	RET	Detroit Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	0	Accident
1985 · ROUND 5Canadian	RET	Canadian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	35	Engine
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	46	Not classified
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	9	Portuguese Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	61	+6 Laps
1985 · ROUND 1Brazilian	12	Brazilian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	57	+4 Laps

198414 starts · 0 wins2 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	60	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 15European	RET	European Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	20	0	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 14Italian	7	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	48	Out of fuel	0
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	RET	Dutch Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	8	Fuel pump	0
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	23	4	Gearbox	0
1984 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	14	Electrical	0
1984 · ROUND 10British	9	British Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	68	+3 Laps	0
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	5	Dallas Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	65	+2 Laps	2
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	RET	Detroit Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	3	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 7Canadian	RET	Canadian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	19	11	Gearbox	0
1984 · ROUND 6Monaco	7	Monaco Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	19	30	+1 Lap	0
1984 · ROUND 5French	12	French Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	74	+5 Laps	0
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	20	14	Transmission	0
1984 · ROUND 2South African	W	South African Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	PL	0	Withdrew	0
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	28	Gearbox	0

19837 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1983 · ROUND 15South African	RET	South African Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	1	Engine
1983 · ROUND 14European	RET	European Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	63	Throttle
1983 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	23	10	Gearbox
1983 · ROUND 11Austrian	11	Austrian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	25	49	+4 Laps
1983 · ROUND 10German	RET	German Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	34	Oil leak
1983 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26	46	Fuel system
1983 · ROUND 7Detroit	RET	Detroit Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	4	Overheating

19811 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1981 · ROUND 5Belgian	13	Belgian Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	24	50	+4 Laps	0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.