Norberto Fontana

Norberto Fontana
Norberto Fontana
Born 20 January 1975 (1975-01-20) (age 36)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Argentina Argentinian
Active years 1997
Teams Sauber
Races 4
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1997 French Grand Prix
Last race 1997 European Grand Prix

Norberto Edgardo Fontana (born January 20, 1975 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine racing driver. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 29, 1997. His opportunity to race came as a result of two separate injuries sustained by regular Sauber driver Gianni Morbidelli during the 1997 season. He scored no championship points.

Fontana raced in the German Formula Three Championship series in 1994 and 1995, winning the 1995 title as well as that year's Marlboro Masters event at Zandvoort circuit.[1] He claimed the title ahead of drivers including Ralf Schumacher, Alexander Wurz, Jarno Trulli and Jan Magnussen.[citation needed]

Norberto Fontana driving a Toyota Corolla touring car during a TC 2000 race at the Curitiba circuit in 2006.

After, and during F1, Fontana raced in Formula Nippon, Formula 3000, and he also made 8 CART starts in 2000 with a best finish of 11th at Cleveland.

He subsequently moved into Argentine touring car racing, driving in the Turismo Carretera,. TC2000 and Top Race V6. In the TC2000 he was 7th in 2001, champion in 2002, 3rd in 2003, 7th in 2006, 8th in 2008, 4th in 2009 and champion in 2010. Until 2009 he drove for Toyota, givben the relationship he had with the brand when he raced in Japan. Since 2010 he drives a works Ford. Fontana also competed at the 2011 Dakar Rally in a buggy.

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Controversy

During the world championship-deciding 1997 European Grand Prix in Jerez, Fontana appeared to block Jacques Villeneuve, who was the direct rival of Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher at the time. ITV commentator Martin Brundle dryly pointed out that the Sauber team used Ferrari engines at the time.

In 2006, in the Argentinian Magazine Olé, Fontana claimed that Jean Todt visited the Sauber motorhome during the weekend, and told Peter Sauber that the Saubers must block if they were in a position to do so in order to help Michael Schumacher win the World Championship. This was subsequently denied by both Sauber and Todt. Peter Sauber told Swiss newspaper Blick: "In the nine years that we co-operated, Ferrari never expressed the desire that we should obstruct an opponent of Schumacher's on the track."


Racing record

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 12 DC Points
1996 Edenbridge Racing NÜR
PAU
PER
HOC
SIL
SPA
MAG
EST
Ret
MUG
HOC
NC 0
1999 Fortec Motorsport IMO
Ret
MON
5
CAT
Ret
MAG
Ret
SIL
5
A1R
8
HOC
Ret
HUN
Ret
SPA
14
NÜR
10
15th 4
2001 F3000 Prost Junior Team INT
IMO
CAT
A1R
MON
NÜR
MAG
SIL
HOC
HUN
14
SPA
Ret
MNZ
Ret
32nd 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 17 WDC Points
1997 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas V10 AUS
BRA
ARG
SMR
MON
ESP
CAN
FRA
Ret
GBR
9
GER
9
HUN
BEL
ITA
AUT
LUX
JPN
EUR
14
NC 0

American Open Wheel

(key)

CART

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
2000 Della Penna United States
MIA
15
United States
LBH
Ret
Brazil
RIO
Ret
Japan
MOT
DNS
United States
NZR
Ret
United States
MIL
Wth
United States
DET
Ret
United States
POR
Ret
United States
CLE
11
Canada
TOR
Ret
United States
MIS
United States
CHI
United States
MDO
United States
ROA
Canada
VAN
United States
LS
United States
STL
United States
HOU
Australia
SRF
United States
FON
28th 2

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Gareth Rees
Formula Three Masters
Winner

1995
Succeeded by
Kurt Mollekens
Preceded by
Jörg Müller
German Formula Three champion
1995
Succeeded by
Jarno Trulli
Preceded by
Gabriel Ponce de León
TC2000 champion
2002
Succeeded by
Gabriel Ponce de León
Preceded by
Juan Manuel Silva
Turismo Carretera champion
2006
Succeeded by
Christian Ledesma
Preceded by
José María López
Anthony Reid
Winner of the 200 km de Buenos Aires
2009
(with Ricardo Mauricio)
Succeeded by
Bernardo Llaver
Mauro Gialombardo
Preceded by
José María López
TC 2000 Championship
Champion

2010
Succeeded by
Incumbent



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