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Career Details
| 2006 | Dominates the first half of the season with Renault, taking six wins from nine races, then fights off strong challenge from Michael Schumacher and Ferrari to successfully defend his drivers' title. |
| 2005 | Scores seven victories en route to becoming sport's youngest ever champion, aged just 24. Mature and measured performances in later races brings him the crown with two rounds to spare, seeing off Kimi Raikkonen in quicker McLaren. |
| 2004 | Strong, if ultimately disappointing season. Dominates team mate Trulli to finish fourth in the standings. Pole at Magny-Cours and four podium placings, including second in France. |
| 2003 | In Renault race seat quickly hailed as the next Michael Schumacher. Becomes youngest ever pole sitter in Malaysia. Takes pole and victory in Hungary, lapping Schumacher in the process. Sixth in the driver standings. |
| 2002 | Official test driver for Renault. Puts in thousands of test kilometers. |
| 2001 | Makes debut with Minardi. Best finish is a tenth place in Germany. |
| 2000 | Moves to Formula 3000 with the Astromega team and scores a victory at the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Finishes the Championship in fourth place. |
| 1999 | Dominant performance in the Euro-Open Movistar Nissan single-seater series with nine poles and six wins on his way to Championship victory. |
| 1998 | Runner-up in the European Kart Championship. |