Antônio Pizzonia

Antônio Pizzonia
Antônio Pizzonia
Born	September 11, 1980 (age 46); Manaus, Brazil
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Formula One driver for Jaguar and Williams; Champ Car World Series competitor

Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born 11 September 1980) is a Brazilian racing professional who has competed in both Formula One and the Champ Car World Series. Originating from Manaus, he launched his motorsport journey in 1997 within the Formula Vauxhall Junior category, where he claimed victory at the Winter Festival that same year. Progressing through various junior levels, he earned championships in Formula Vauxhall Junior and the Formula Renault Winter Festival in 1998, followed by winning the Formula Renault 2.0 UK title in 1999, and securing the British Formula 3 Championship crown in 2000.

During 2001 and 2002, Pizzonia competed in International Formula 3000, with his top result being sixth place in 2001. He was signed by the Jaguar Formula One team for the 2003 season but was dismissed midway due to unsatisfactory performance. In 2004, he stepped in for the injured Ralf Schumacher at Williams, where he achieved his initial Formula One points. The following year, Pizzonia substituted for Nick Heidfeld at Williams but was released after the season concluded. Thereafter, he participated in several racing series including Champ Car, Superleague Formula, Stock Car Brasil, and the FIA GT1 World Championship.

Pre-Formula One

Between 1991 and 1996, Pizzonia honed his skills in karting before relocating to the United Kingdom in 1997 to compete in Formula Vauxhall Junior. He finished as runner-up overall while also winning the Winter Festival that year. In 1998, he secured both the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship and triumphed again at the Formula Renault Winter Festival.

His momentum continued into 1999 with a championship victory in Formula Renault 2.0 UK and a second-place finish in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup. The year 2000 saw him claim five wins en route to capturing the British Formula 3 Championship. Advancing to International Formula 3000 in 2001, Pizzonia recorded one race win and ended the season sixth in the standings.

Formula One

In 2002, while competing in F3000 and finishing eighth overall, Pizzonia also served as a test driver for Williams. After impressive test performances, he secured a race seat with Jaguar for the 2003 season alongside Mark Webber, taking over from Pedro de la Rosa. However, due to insufficient results, he was replaced late that year by Justin Wilson.

Pizzonia returned to Williams in 2004 as their test driver and took over from Marc Gené at the German Grand Prix. There, he earned his first Formula One points by finishing seventh. He matched this result at Hungary and briefly led during the Belgian Grand Prix before retiring with a gearbox malfunction while running third. Additional points were scored in Italy, where he also set a then-record top speed of 369.9 km/h; yet Ralf Schumacher replaced him for the rest of the season.

For the 2005 campaign, Pizzonia vied with Nick Heidfeld for Williams’ second race seat alongside Webber. Despite his prior experience and Petrobras sponsorship, Heidfeld won the spot. Pizzonia stayed on as Williams’ test driver but raced when Heidfeld was sidelined due to a concussion sustained at Monza, finishing seventh and scoring points. He also competed in Belgium—where he incurred a fine following contact with Juan Pablo Montoya—and Brazil, where a first-corner collision involving teammate Mark Webber ended his race prematurely.

Although there was speculation that GP2 champion Nico Rosberg might replace him late in the season, Pizzonia completed the year with Williams. He retired early during the Japanese Grand Prix and was classified as a finisher despite suffering a puncture in China. With Rosberg taking over his seat for 2006 and no other opportunities available, Pizzonia’s tenure in Formula One came to an end.

Post-Formula One

In 2006, Pizzonia took part in the Champ Car World Series' Long Beach Grand Prix driving for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team and made a subsequent return later that year when Tõnis Kasemets faced sponsorship challenges.

The following year, 2007, he competed in the GP2 series with Fisichella Motor Sport but was replaced by Adam Carroll after earning only one point across five events. Midway through the season, he went back to Brazil to join Stock Car Brasil from July onward, a championship he has consistently contested each year since. Additionally, Pizzonia participated in Superleague Formula representing SC Corinthians and also raced in the FIA GT1 World Championship.

In 2012, he appeared as a guest driver for Ombra Racing in the Auto GP World Series at Curitiba, where he won both races and elevated himself to ninth place in the overall standings.

Pizzonia returned to Auto GP competition during the 2014 and 2015 seasons with Zele Racing.

In 2023, he made a comeback to open-wheel racing with HS Engineering in the BOSS GP series, piloting a Gibson-powered Dallara T12. He secured victories in both races at the Paul Ricard season opener and has since claimed every race in his category, ultimately clinching the Open class championship at TT Circuit Assen.

Career summary

Stock Car Brasil RS Competições 8 0 0 0 0 1 40th Stock Car Brasil Cimed Racing 10 0 0 0 0 6 31st Champ Car World Series Rocketsports Racing 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC Superleague Formula SC Corinthians 15 0 3 3 3 264 8th GT Brasil CRT Brasil 14 0 0 1 2 90 16th Brasileiro de Marcas Amir Nasr Racing 2 0 0 0 0 17 28th GT Brasil CRT Brasil 2 0 0 1 0 7 23rd Superleague Formula Team Brazil 5 0 0 1 2 102 8th Campeonato Brasileiro de GT Mottin Racing 1 00 00 00 NC American Le Mans Series - LMP2 Conquest Endurance 1 00 00 01 NC Auto GP World Series Ombra Racing 4 2 00 02 45 9th Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Michael Shank Racing 5 00 00 00 102 22nd Auto GP World Series Zele Racing 2 00 01 01 25 14th Brasileiro de Marcas Amir Nasr Racing 1 00 01 00 NC Auto GP World Series Zele Racing 4 2 01 02 79 style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st Brasileiro de Marcas C2 Team 1 00 00 00 NC Porsche Endurance Series - Cup ? 1 00 00 00 40 37th

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1996	Formula Vauxhall Junior Winter Series	?	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1997	Formula Vauxhall Junior	John Village Automotive	16	4	?	?	4	142	2nd
1997	Formula Vauxhall Junior Winter Series	Lewis Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	0	1st
1998	Formula Vauxhall Junior	Lewis Motorsport	16	8	?	?	8	186	1st
1998	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series	Manor Motorsport	4	4	?	3	4	120	1st
1999	Eurocup Formula Renault	Manor Motorsport	9	4	?	?	?	196	2nd
1999	Formula Renault 2.0 UK	Manor Motorsport	13	11	12	?	11	402	1st
2000	British Formula Three Championship	Manor Motorsport	14	5	3	5	11	200	1st
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	20th
	2001	International Formula3000 Championship	Petrobras Junior Team	12	1	1	2	2	22	6th
2002	International Formula3000 Championship	Petrobras Junior Team	12	0	0	0	1	17	8th
2002	Formula One (Test Driver)	BMW WilliamsF1 Team colspan=7 Test Driver
2003	Formula One	HSBC Jaguar Racing	12	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2004	Formula One	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	4	0	0	0	0	6	15th
2005	Formula One	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	5	0	0	0	0	2	22nd
2006 Champ Car World Series Rocketsports Racing 4 0 0 0 0 43 18th
rowspan=2 2007 GP2 Series FMS International 5 0 0 0 0 1 27th
rowspan=3 2008 Superleague Formula SC Corinthians 10 0 0 1 1 264 9th
rowspan=2 2009 Stock Car Brasil Amir Nasr Racing 6 0 0 0 1 51 15th
rowspan=2 2010 Stock Car Brasil Hot Car Competições 11 0 0 1 1 31 23rd
rowspan=4 2011 Stock Car Brasil Amir Nasr Racing 2 0 0 1 0 6 26th
rowspan=4 2012 Stock Car Brasil Comprafácil Nascar JF 12 00 00 00 83 15th
rowspan=2 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Delta-ADR 2 1 1 00 01 25 15th
rowspan=3 2014 Stock Car Brasil Prati-Donaduzzi 20 2 00 01 02 158.5 9th
rowspan=2 2015 Stock Car Brasil Prati-Donaduzzi 21 00 00 00 95 18th
rowspan=3 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Manor Motorsport 1 00 00 00 10 27th
2017 Stock Car Brasil Prati-Donaduzzi 22 00 00 00 01 124 13th
2018 Stock Car Brasil Prati-Donaduzzi 22 00 00 01 00 44 21st
2021 Porsche Endurance Series ? 1 1 00 01 116 7th
2023 BOSS GP - Open Class HS Engineering 14 14 7 14 14 352 style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st
2024 BOSS GP - Open Class HS Engineering 10 8 5 9 9 257 style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st

Full British Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Power Unit	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Total Points
2000	Manor Motorsport	Dallara F399	Mugen-Honda	Championship	THR 1	CRO 1	OUL 2	DON 11	DON 2	SIL 2	BRH 1	DON 1	DON 3	CRO Ret	SIL 2	SNE 1	SPA 2	SIL 9	1st	200

Full International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Events in bold indicate pole position) (Events in italics highlight fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Total Points
2001	Petrobras Junior Team	INT 9	IMO 4	CAT 6	A1R 4	MON Ret	NÜR 6	MAG 10	SIL 3	HOC 1	HUN Ret	SPA 8	MNZ Ret	6th	22
2002	Petrobras Junior Team	INT 4	IMO 4	CAT 10	A1R 7	MON 4	NÜR 3	SIL 5	MAG 4	HOC Ret	HUN Ret	SPA Ret	MNZ < br / > DSQ !8th !18

Full Formula One Results

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Year	Team	Car Model	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Championship Position	Points
Template:F1	Jaguar Racing F1 Team	Jaguar R4	Cosworth V10	AUS 13^†	MAL Ret	BRA Ret	SMR 14	ESP Ret	AUT 9	MON Ret	CAN 10^†	EUR 10	FRA 10	GBR Ret	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	JPN				21st	0
Template:F1	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW26	BMW P84 3.0 V10	AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER 7	HUN 7	BEL Ret	ITA 7	CHN	JPN	BRA		15th	6
Template:F1	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW27	BMW P84/5 3.0 V10	AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA 7	style="background:#CFCFFF;"	2005 Belgian Grand Prix (BEL) 15^†	style="background:#EFCFFF;"	2005 Brazilian Grand Prix (BRA) Template:Small Ret	style="background:#EFCFFF;"	(JPN) Template:Small Ret	style="background:#CFCFFF;"	(CHN) 13^†	22nd	2
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† Indicates the driver did not complete the race but was classified after covering more than 90% of the total distance.

American Open Wheel Racing

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Full Champ Car Performance

Year	Team	Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Earned
2006	Rocketsports	8	LBH 10th	HOU	MTY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN					18th place	43 points
2006	Rocketsports	18th											MTL 11th	ROA	SRF 10th	MXC 12th	18th place	43 points

IndyCar Series

Season	Team Name	Chassis Model	Car Number	Engine Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Overall Rank	Championship Points
2008	Rocketsports	Panoz DP01	9	Cosworth	HMS	STP	MOT¹	LBH¹ 16th	KAN	IND	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	EDM	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	SRF²	45th	0

¹ Events held on the same day
² Exhibition race without points awarded

Complete GP2 Series Results

(legend) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Race 12	Race 13	Race 14	Race 15	Race 16	Race 17	Race18	Race19	Race20	Race21	Final Standing	Points Total

|- |2007 GP2 Series

! nowrap |Coloni Motorsport (Petrol Ofisi FMS International) 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHR FEA
16th 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |BHR SPR
Retired 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |CAT FEA
Retired 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |CAT SPR
8th 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MON FEA
8th 
|FRA FEA 
|FRA SPR 
|GBR FEA 
|GBR SPR 
|EUR FEA 
|EUR SPR 
|HUN FEA 
|HUN SPR 
|TUR FEA 
|TUR SPR 
|ITA FEA 
|ITA SPR 
|BEL FEA 
|BEL SPR 
|VAL FEA 
|VAL SPR  
!27th  
!1

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2008–2009

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Operator	1		2		3		4		5		6		Final Standing	Total Points
2008	SC Corinthians	EuroInternational	DON		NÜR		ZOL		EST		VAL		JER		9th place	264 points
2008		EuroInternational	2009	Alan Docking Racing	MAG		ZOL		DON		EST		MOZ		9th place	264 points	JAR		8th place	264 points

2009 Super Final Results

The outcomes of the 2009 Super Final did not affect the championship point totals.

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6
2009	SC Corinthians Alan Docking Racing	MAG 3rd	ZOL N/A	DON 4th	EST 5th	MOZ N/A	JAR DNQ

2011

(key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Operator	Round 1			Round 2			Final Ranking	Points Accumulated
2011	Brazil	Alan Docking Racing	HOL			BEL			8th place	102 points
2011	Brazil	Alan Docking Racing	8th	3rd	2nd	9th	12th	X	8th place	102 points

Stock Car Brasil

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Team

Vehicle

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Final Position

Points

2007

RS Competições

Volkswagen Bora

style="background:#cfcfff;" |33

style="background:#dfffdf;" |15

style="background:#ffcfcf;" |DNQ

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#000000; color:white"|DSQ

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#cfcfff;" |18

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40th

1

2008

K-Med Racing

Peugeot 307

style="background:#dfffdf;" |15

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#000000; color:white"|DSQ

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#dfffdf;" |14

style="background:#cfcfff;" |24

style="background:#cfcfff;" |16

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#cfcfff;" |18

style="background:#dfffdf;" |11

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31st

8

2009

Amir Nasr Racing

Peugeot 307

style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3

style="background:#dfffdf;" |4

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#dfffdf;" |4

style="background:#dfffdf;" |9

style="background:#cfcfff;" |20

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15th

51

2010

Bardahl Hot Car

Chevrolet Vectra

style="background:#cfcfff;" |16

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |14

style="background:#cfcfff;" |18

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |12

style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

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23rd

31

2011

Amir Nasr Racing

rowspan=2 Peugeot 408

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^† Not eligible to earn championship points.

Full Auto GP Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2012	Ombra Racing	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	ALG 1	ALG 2	CUR 1 1	CUR 2 1					9th place	45 points
2012	Zele Racing													SON 1 Ret	SON 2 12†			9th place	45 points
2014	Zele Racing	MAR 1	MAR 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	EST 1 4	EST 2 3	Finished 14th overall	Earned 25 points
2015	Zele Racing	HUN 1 Finished 2nd	HUN 2 Winner	SIL 1 Winner	SIL 2 Third place													Champion‡ !	Points leader‡ !

^‡ Standing at the time of the season's cancellation.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Position	Total Points
2013	Delta-ADR	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8	SIL 1	SPA Ret	LMS	SÃO	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR		15th	26
2016	Manor	LMP2	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8			style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| NÜR 5						27th	10
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Full BOSS GP Series Results

(key) (Races in bold denote pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap points awarded to top ten finishers)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Championship Position	Points Total
2023	HS Engineering	Dallara T12	Open Class	HOC 1 1	HOC 2 1	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	RBR 1 2	RBR 2 1	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 1	ASS 1 2	ASS 2 1	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 1	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 1	1st	352