Andrea Chiesa
Swiss racing driver (born 1964)
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Andrea Chiesa (born 6 May 1964) is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in ten Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1992.
| Born | 6 May 1964 Milan, Italy |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Active years | 1992 |
| Teams | Fondmetal |
| Entries | 10 (3 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1992 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1992 German Grand Prix |
Career
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
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
20th | 1 |
| 1989 | Roni Motorsport | SIL 11 |
VAL 2 |
PAU Ret |
JER Ret |
PER 1 |
BRH Ret |
BIR 13 |
SPA 17 |
BUG Ret |
DIJ Ret |
6th | 15 | |
| 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 |
7th | 18 |
| 1991 | Apomatox | VAL Ret |
PAU Ret |
JER 9 |
MUG DNQ |
PER Ret |
HOC 10 |
BRH 14 |
SPA 13 |
BUG | NOG | NC | 0 | |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
American Open Wheel
(key)
CART
| Year | Team | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Euromotorsport | 42 | SRF 26 |
PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | NHM | ROA | VAN | MDO | NZR | LS | 50th | 0 | [5] |
Source:[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Complete FIA GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Autorlando Sport | N-GT | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | MNZ | BRN 6 |
MAG | SIL | ZOL | HUN Ret |
JAR Ret |
EST | 14th | 13 | |||
| Freisinger Motorsport | SPA 2 |
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| Haberthur Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R | A1R Ret |
NÜR | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Seikel Motorsport | N-GT | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | CAT | MAG | PER | BRN | DON | SPA 2 |
AND | OSC | EST | MNZ | 18th | 14.5 | |
Complete Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Speedy Racing Team | GT2 | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8 L V8 | MNZ 7 |
VAL Ret |
NÜR 5 |
SPA 8 |
SIL 4 |
INT 7 |
8th | 14 |
| 2008 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah | GT2 | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0 L V8 | CAT Ret |
MNZ 4 |
SPA 4 |
NÜR Ret |
SIL 8 |
9th | 11 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Spyker Squadron |
 Andrea Belicchi Alex Caffi |
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | GT2 | 145 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | Speedy Racing Team |
Iradj Alexander Benjamin Leuenberger |
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | GT2 | 72 | DNF | DNF |
Complete International Superstars Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Swiss Team | Maserati Quattroporte | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
ALG 1 9 |
ALG 2 9 |
MUG 1 15 |
MUG 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
KYA 1 9 |
KYA 2 10 |
20th | 7 | ||||||
| 2010 | Swiss Team | Maserati Quattroporte | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 |
HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 12 |
CPR 1 |
CPR 2 |
VAL 1 19 |
VAL 2 20 |
KYA R1 |
KYA R2 |
34th | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Swiss Team | Maserati Quattroporte | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 3 |
VNC 1 |
VNC 2 |
ALG 1 9 |
ALG 2 6 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
13th | 20 |
