About Andrea Chiesa
Born 1964. Andrea Chiesa is an Italian and Swiss engineer, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
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.
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.
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 VAL PAU SIL MNZ PER BRH BIR BUG ZOL DIJ 20th 1 1989 Roni Motorsport SIL VAL PAU JER PER BRH BIR SPA BUG DIJ 6th 15 1990 Paul Stewart Racing DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG 7th 18 1991 Apomatox VAL PAU JER MUG PER HOC BRH SPA BUG NOG NC 0
Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points Fondmetal F1 SpA Fondmetal GR01 Ford HB 3.5 L V8 RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN GBR HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC 0 Fondmetal GR02 FRA GER
American Open Wheel (key)
CART
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 IMO1 IMO2 ALG1 ALG2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 KYA1 KYA2 20th 7 2010 Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 CPR1 CPR2 VAL1 VAL2 KYAR1 KYAR2 34th 0 2011 Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte MNZ1 MNZ2 VNC1 VNC2 ALG1 ALG2 DON1 DON2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 VAL1 VAL2 13th 20
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Andrea Chiesa?
racecar driver
When was Andrea Chiesa born?
Andrea Chiesa was born on 6 May 1964 in Milan.
What is Andrea Chiesa's occupation?
Andrea Chiesa is an engineer, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
What nationality is Andrea Chiesa?
Andrea Chiesa is Italian and Swiss.
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