Norberto Fontana

Norberto Fontana ( born January 20, 1975 in Arrecife, Argentina ) is a racing driver who started a short time in Formula 1, except in other competitions.

Career

Fontana took a long time Kart 1992 he was in the Argentine Formula Renault champion. In 1993 he became champion in the Swiss Formula Ford In the same year he went already in the European Formula Ford and was in the overall ranking of third parties. In 1994 he competed in the German Formula 3 He finished the season in 6th place. In 1995 he became Formula 1 test driver for Sauber and German Formula 3 champion in 1996, he was on a test driver for Sauber and drove both races in Formula Nippon and the International Formula 3000 championship.

Fontana started at four Formula 1 races in the 1997 season for the Sauber team. His first race was the Grand Prix of France, in which it failed after a mistake. At the Grand Prix of Great Britain and the Grand Prix of Germany, he reached his best rankings with each ninth. After his fourth Grand Prix race at the European Grand Prix, he retired from Formula 1.

Then he went back in the 1997 and 1998 Formula Nippon. In 1999 he raced in the International Formula 3000 Championship, finishing at the end of the 15th rank. In 2000, he played a few races in the Champ Car World Series. In parallel, he drove a Toyota in the Argentine Touring Car Championship. In 2001 he took part in three races in the International Formula 3000 Championship.

From 2002 to 2004 he again drove in the Argentine Touring Car Championship. He was on a Toyota master of this series in 2002.

Statistics

Statistics in Formula 1

Individual results

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