Norberto Fontana

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Nationality Argentine
Date of Birth 20 January, 1975
Teams Sauber (1997)
Races Entered 4
DNQ/DNPQ -
Best Result 9th
Britain/Germany, 1997

This much-hyped Argentine wunderkind, who soundly defeated big name rivals on his way to the 1995 German F3 title, floundered in difficult circumstances at a seemingly unsupportive Sauber. After brief flirts with F3000 and CART, he has carved out his niche in the tin-top competitions of his homeland.

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Career Summary
Before F1
1983 • Began competing in the Summer Night Championship in Lujan, Arrecifes.
1989 • Buenos Aires Province karting, youth championship senior category, 2nd overall.
1990 • Buenos Aires Province karting, standard championship, 4th overall.
1991 • Buenos Aires Province karting, standard championship, 1st overall.
• Buenos Aires Province karting, free championship, 1st overall.
• Argentine Karting Championship, senior category, 1st overall.
1992 • Argentine Formula Renault, ten starts in a Crespi.
1993 • Swiss Formula Ford 1600, 1st overall, 6 wins.
• European Formula Ford 1800, 3rd overall.
• Also competed in German Formula Ford 1600 and 1800.
• Also competed in Formula Opel Lotus, including at the Nations Cup event.
1994 • German F3, 6th overall, 118 points, 3 wins in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 394.
• Swiss F3, 1 start, 1 win in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 394.
• Monaco F3 event, retired in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 394.
• Zandvoort F3 Masters, 5th place in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 394.
• Competed in the Macau F3 Grand Prix in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 394.
1995 • German F3, 1st overall, 256 points, 10 wins in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 395.
• Monaco F3 event, 8th place in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 395.
• Zandvoort F3 Masters, 1st place in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 395.
• Macau F3 Grand Prix, 5th place in a Kaufmann Motorsport Dallara Opel 395.
• Porsche Supercup, 1 start.
1996 • Formula Nippon, 5th overall, 22 points, 1 win in a Nova Engineering Lola T96/51 Mugen.
• Porsche Supercup, 1 start.
• International F3000, 1 start in an Edenbridge Racing Lola T96/50 Zytek.
1997 • Formula Nippon, 9 starts, 3rd overall, 21 points, 1 win in a Le Mans Reynard 97D Mugen.
Formula One
1995 • Official test driver for the Sauber Ford team.
1996 • Official test driver for the Sauber Ford team.
1997 • Sauber Petronas C16, 4 starts.
1999 • Tested for the Minardi Ford team.
After F1
1998 • Formula Nippon, =4th overall, 21 points, 1 win in a Le Mans Reynard 97D Mugen.
• Japanese GT championship, 7th overall, 33 points in a TOM'S Toyota Supra with Sekiya.
1999 • International F3000, =13th overall, 4 points in a Fortec Lola B99/50 Zytek.
2000 • CART FedEx Champ Car series, 8 starts, 28th overall, 2 points in a Della Penna Reynard 2KI Toyota.
2001 • Argentine TC2000, 7th overall, 54 points, 2 wins in a Toyota Team Argentina Corolla.
• International F3000, 3 starts in a Prost Junior Lola B99/50 Zytek.
2002 • Argentine TC2000, 1st overall, 114 points, 4 wins in a Toyota Team Argentina Corolla.
2003 • Argentine TC2000, 3rd overall, 100 points, 2 wins in a Toyota Team Argentina Corolla.
• Argentine Turismo Carretera, 13 starts, 22nd overall, 71.5 points, 4 heat wins in a Dodge Cherokee.
2004 • Argentine TC2000, 5th overall, 103 points, 2 wins in a Toyota Team Argentina Corolla.
• Argentine Turismo Carretera, 3rd overall, 167 points, 6 heat wins, 3 final wins in a Dodge Cherokee.

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