02
2002, 2004 — 2005
Sauber
Debut and development seasons.
Felipe MassaF1 career history
Lost the 2008 championship 38 seconds after apparently winning it, in front of his home crowd.
- Titles
- 0
- Wins
- 11
- Poles
- 16
- Podiums
- 41
- Starts
- 269
- Teams
- 3
Career Chronology
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3 of 3 team stints shown · 2002 — 2017
Full career totals
2002 — 2017 · 15 seasons- Races
- 271
- Wins
- 11
- Podiums
- 41
- Poles
- 16
- Championships
- 0
Win rate 4.1%Podium rate 15.1%Points 1167Best season 2008 (6 wins, 10 podiums)
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06
2006 — 2013
Ferrari
11 wins; runner-up by one point in 2008.
- 11 wins
14
2014 — 2017
Williams
Podiums in the Mercedes-powered FW36 era.
The Long Version
Sauber gave him his debut in 2002; a year as Ferrari test driver followed.
He joined Ferrari in 2006 and won eleven races over five seasons.
The 2008 title slipped away at the final corner of the final lap in São Paulo.
A skull fracture at Hungary in 2009 nearly ended his career; he finished at Williams in 2017.