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Career Details
| 2006 | Scores just one race win to team mate Fernando Alonso's seven, but nevertheless key in Renault's successful title defence. Finishes fourth in drivers' championship. |
| 2005 | Dream start to season with pole and victory for Renault in Melbourne, but then dogged by mix of poor luck and inability to match team mate Alonso. Further five podiums prove vital to Renault's constructors' championship. Fifth in the driver standings. |
| 2004 | Highly consistent season with Sauber. Takes points on nine occasions and retires just once to finish 11th in the standings. |
| 2003 | Post-race enquiry into timing mix-up in Brazil sees him awarded his maiden Grand Prix victory with Jordan. Car is uncompetitive elsewhere, prompting him to sign an early deal with Sauber for 2004. |
| 2002 | Moves back to the Jordan team. Finishes the Drivers' Championship in 11th position. |
| 2001 | Third place in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is the highlight of his final season with Benetton. |
| 2000 | Best year with Benetton - sixth in the Drivers' Championship. |
| 1999 | Still with Benetton. Finishes second in the Canadian Grand Prix. Ninth in the Drivers' Championship. |
| 1998 | Moves to Benetton, takes two second places and his first career pole. Ninth in the Drivers' Championship. |
| 1997 | Finishes eighth in his first full season and takes second place in the Belgian Grand Prix. |
| 1996 | After testing with Ferrari he makes debut with Minardi, competing in eight races. Strong performances are enough to win him a contract with Jordan. |
| 1995 | Test driver with Minardi. |
| 1994 | Italian Formula 3 Champion. |