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Simona De Silvestro

nationality Swiss age 30 years old hometown Thun

Racing highlights

2009	3rd	IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship

Racing career summary

Races entered	224
Wins	5
Podiums	16
Pole positions	4
Fastest laps	4
Race win percentage	2.2%
Podium percentage	7.1%

Karting highlights

2003	2nd	33° Torneo Industrie - ICA

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Driver comparisons

The latest Head-to-Head comparisons generated for Simona De Silvestro.

Simona De Silvestro vs. Grant Johnson | Simona De Silvestro vs. Richie Stanaway | Simona De Silvestro vs. Carmen Jordá | Simona De Silvestro vs. Danica Patrick

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

2019	Racing	13 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2018	Racing	31 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2017	Racing	31 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2016	Racing	11 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2015	Racing	6 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2014	Racing	0 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2013	Racing	19 races	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2012	Racing	14 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2011	Racing	15 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2010	Racing	17 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2009	Racing	12 races	4 wins	9 podiums	4 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2008	Racing	11 races	1 win	1 podium	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2007	Racing	13 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2006	Racing	14 races	0 wins	5 podiums	0 pole position	2 fastest race laps
2005	Racing	17 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2004	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2003	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2002	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
1999	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.

Career details – the racing career of Simona De Silvestro


Position	Points	Team
44th	19	Meyer Shank Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
#57 Acura NSX GT3		Honda 3.5 turbo		Continental

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
1	2019-01-27	Daytona	12


Position	Points	Team
20th	547	Kelly Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Nissan Altima L33		Nissan 5.0		Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2019-03-02	Adelaide	15
2	2019-03-03	Adelaide	16
3	2019-03-15	Albert Park	18
4	2019-03-16	Albert Park	19
5	2019-03-16	Albert Park	17
6	2019-03-17	Albert Park	21
7	2019-04-06	Symmons Plains	21
8	2019-04-07	Symmons Plains	21
9	2019-04-13	Phillip Island	16
10	2019-04-14	Phillip Island	18
11	2019-05-03	Barbagallo	12
12	2019-05-04	Barbagallo	12


Position	Points	Team
23rd	1323	Nissan Motorsport Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
31	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Nissan Altima L33		Nissan 5.0		Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2018-03-03	Adelaide	18
2	2018-03-04	Adelaide	18
3	2018-03-23	Albert Park	DNF
4	2018-03-24	Albert Park	23
5	2018-03-24	Albert Park	23
6	2018-03-25	Albert Park	16
7	2018-04-07	Symmons Plains	23
8	2018-04-08	Symmons Plains	21
9	2018-04-21	Phillip Island	24
10	2018-04-22	Phillip Island	22
11	2018-05-05	Barbagallo	15
12	2018-05-06	Barbagallo	12
13	2018-05-19	Winton	18
14	2018-05-20	Winton	23
15	2018-06-16	Hidden Valley	22
16	2018-06-17	Hidden Valley	17
17	2018-07-07	Townsville	25
18	2018-07-08	Townsville	22
19	2018-07-21	Queensland Raceway	19
20	2018-07-22	Queensland Raceway	20
21	2018-08-04	Sydney Motorsport Park	14
22	2018-08-25	The Bend	23
23	2018-08-26	The Bend	23
25	2018-09-15	Sandown	22
26	2018-09-16	Sandown	DNF
27	2018-10-07	Mount Panorama	14
28	2018-10-20	Surfers Paradise	18
30	2018-11-03	Pukekohe	21
31	2018-11-04	Pukekohe	18
32	2018-11-24	Newcastle	10
33	2018-11-25	Newcastle	24


Position	Points	Team
24th	1131	Nissan Motorsport Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
27	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Nissan Altima L33		Nissan 5.0		Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2017-03-04	Adelaide	20
2	2017-03-05	Adelaide	23
3	2017-04-08	Symmons Plains	15
4	2017-04-09	Symmons Plains	15
5	2017-04-22	Phillip Island	13
6	2017-04-23	Phillip Island	13
7	2017-05-06	Barbagallo	23
8	2017-05-07	Barbagallo	24
9	2017-05-20	Winton	23
10	2017-05-21	Winton	20
11	2017-06-17	Hidden Valley	20
12	2017-06-18	Hidden Valley	28
13	2017-07-08	Townsville	18
14	2017-07-09	Townsville	23
15	2017-07-29	Queensland Raceway	27
16	2017-07-30	Queensland Raceway	19
17	2017-08-19	Sydney Motorsport Park	19
18	2017-08-20	Sydney Motorsport Park	23
20	2017-09-16	Sandown	22
21	2017-09-17	Sandown	18
22	2017-10-08	Mount Panorama	DNF
23	2017-10-21	Surfers Paradise	16
24	2017-10-22	Surfers Paradise	23
25	2017-11-04	Pukekohe	18
26	2017-11-05	Pukekohe	17
27	2017-11-25	Newcastle	20
28	2017-11-26	Newcastle	17


Position	Points	Team
20th	86	Nissan Motorsport Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Nissan Altima L33		Nissan 5.0		Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2017-03-24	Albert Park	13
2	2017-03-24	Albert Park	DNF
3	2017-03-25	Albert Park	18
4	2017-03-26	Albert Park	16


Position	Points	Team
18th	4	Andretti Formula E Team
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
10	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Andretti ATEC-01				Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2015-10-24	Beijing	DNF
2	2015-11-07	Putrajaya	13
3	2015-12-19	Punta del Este	11
4	2016-02-06	Buenos Aires	14
5	2016-03-12	Mexico City	14
6	2016-04-02	Long Beach	9
7	2016-04-23	Paris	15
8	2016-05-21	Berlin	9
9	2016-07-02	London	14
10	2016-07-03	London	DNF


Position	Points	Team
53rd	126	Nissan Motorsport Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Nissan Altima L33				Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
23	2016-10-09	Mount Panorama	14


Position	Points	Team
30th	66	Andretti Autosport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda 2.2L Turbo		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2015-03-29	St. Petersburg	18
2	2015-04-12	NOLA	4
6	2015-05-24	Indianapolis	19


Position	Points	Team
	0	Andretti Autosport Formula E Team
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Spark-Renault SRT 01E

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
10	2015-06-27	London	11
11	2015-06-28	London	12


Position	Points	Team
54th	84	Prodrive Racing Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Ford FG X Falcon				Dunlop

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
27	2015-10-11	Mount Panorama	21


Position	Points	Team
	0	Sauber F1 Team
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
0	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
13th	362	KV Racing Technology
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
19	0	1	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12 (Chevrolet)

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2013-03-24	St. Petersburg	6
2	2013-04-07	Barber	18
3	2013-04-21	Long Beach	9
4	2013-05-05	Sao Paulo Street Circuit	8
5	2013-05-26	Indianapolis	17
6	2013-06-01	Belle Isle	16
7	2013-06-02	Belle Isle	DNF
8	2013-06-08	Texas	16
9	2013-06-15	Milwaukee	DNF
10	2013-06-23	Iowa	21
11	2013-07-07	Pocono	11
12	2013-07-13	Toronto	10
13	2013-07-14	Toronto	14
14	2013-08-04	Mid-Ohio	11
15	2013-08-25	Sonoma	9
16	2013-08-31	Baltimore	5
17	2013-10-05	Houston	2
18	2013-10-06	Houston	10
19	2013-10-19	Auto Club Speedway	8


Position	Points	Team
24th	182	Lotus HVM Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12 (Lotus)

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2012-03-25	St. Petersburg	DNF
2	2012-04-01	Barber	20
3	2012-04-15	Long Beach	DNF
4	2012-04-29	Sao Paulo Street Circuit	24
5	2012-05-27	Indianapolis	DNF
6	2012-06-03	Belle Isle	14
7	2012-06-09	Texas	DNS
8	2012-06-16	Milwaukee	DNF
9	2012-06-23	Iowa	14
10	2012-07-08	Toronto	DNF
11	2012-07-22	Edmonton, AB	23
12	2012-08-05	Mid-Ohio	23
13	2012-08-26	Sonoma	17
14	2012-09-02	Baltimore	DNF
15	2012-09-15	Auto Club Speedway	DNF


Position	Points	Team
20th	225	HVM Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
15	0	0	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara IR4 (Honda)

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2011-03-27	St. Petersburg	4
2	2011-04-10	Barber	9
3	2011-04-17	Long Beach	20
4	2011-05-02	Sao Paulo Street Circuit	20
5	2011-05-29	Indianapolis	DNF
6	2011-06-11	Texas	26
7	2011-06-11	Texas	27
8	2011-06-19	Milwaukee	DNF
10	2011-07-10	Toronto	10
11	2011-07-24	Edmonton	DNF
12	2011-08-07	Mid-Ohio	12
13	2011-08-14	New Hampshire	16
15	2011-09-04	Baltimore	12
16	2011-09-18	Motegi	14
17	2011-10-02	Kentucky	DNF


Position	Points	Team
19th	242	Team Stargate / HVM Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara IR4 (Honda)

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2010-03-14	Sao Paulo Street Circuit	16
2	2010-03-29	St. Petersburg	16
3	2010-04-11	Barber	21
4	2010-04-18	Long Beach	17
5	2010-05-01	Kansas	21
6	2010-05-30	Indianapolis	14
7	2010-06-05	Texas	DNF
8	2010-06-20	Iowa	DNF
9	2010-07-04	Watkins Glen	DNF
10	2010-07-18	Toronto	9
11	2010-07-25	Edmonton	DNF
12	2010-08-08	Mid-Ohio	8
13	2010-08-22	Sonoma	13
14	2010-08-28	Chicagoland	DNF
15	2010-09-04	Kentucky	DNF
16	2010-09-19	Motegi	DNF
17	2010-10-02	Homestead-Miami	23


Position	Points	Team
3rd	176	Team Stargate Worlds
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	4	9	4	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Swift 016.a (Mazda-Cosworth)

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Position	Points	Team
8th	167	Newman/Wachs Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
11	1	1	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Swift 016.a (Mazda-Cosworth)

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Position	Points	Team
19th	69	Walker Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Swift 016.a (Mazda-Cosworth)

Click to show race results for Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda 2007.


Position	Points	Team
51st	0	Hooverspeed
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Mazda MX-5		2.0L I4 NA		Kumho


Position	Points	Team
4th	113	EuroInternational
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	0	5	0	2
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Mygale FB02 (BMW K1200RS)

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Position	Points	Team
20th	16	Cram Competition
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Tatuus FR2000 (Renault)

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2004 Grand Prix Karting FFSA - Elite
	Position	Points	Team
	15th	102


Position	Points	Team
19th	0	Intrepid Kart Technology
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Intrepid (TM)		Vega


Position	Points	Team
19th	22	Cegga Karts
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Intrepid (Maxter)

2003 Italian Open Masters ICA Junior
	Position	Points	Team
	29th	4


Position	Points	Team
31st	0	Intrepid Srl.
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Intrepid (Maxter)

2003 South Garda Winter Cup ICA Junior
	Position	Points	Team
	5th	0

2003 33° Torneo Industrie - ICA
	Position	Points	Team
	2nd	87

2003 Grand Prix Karting FFSA - Junior
	Position	Points	Team
	44th	18


Position	Points	Team
23rd	0	Intrepid Kart Technology
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Intrepid	TM


Position	Points	Team
13th	0
Kart	Engine	Tyres
Swiss Hutless (Vortex)

1999 Swiss Championship - Mini 90
	Position	Points	Team
	8th	57

1999 KIA Cup - Mini 90
	Position	Points	Team
	11th	0

DriverDB Rating graph

The following graph shows the change in the DriverDB Rating of Simona De Silvestro over time since January 1st 2013. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days.

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2009-03-20	Sebring	5
2	2009-05-17	Miller	1
3	2009-06-13	New Jersey	2
4	2009-06-14	New Jersey	1
5	2009-07-18	Lime Rock	1
6	2009-07-25	Autobahn	3
7	2009-07-26	Autobahn	2
8	2009-08-08	Mid-Ohio	2
9	2009-08-16	Trois-Riviéres	1
10	2009-08-30	Mosport	DNF
11	2009-09-27	Atlanta	2
12	2009-10-11	Laguna Seca	DNF

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2008-04-20	Long Beach	1
2	2008-05-18	Laguna Seca	10
3	2008-06-29	Mont Tremblant	9
4	2008-07-25	Edmonton, AB	8
5	2008-07-26	Edmonton, AB	DNF
6	2008-08-09	Road America	9
7	2008-08-10	Road America	18
8	2008-08-17	Trois-Riviéres	4
9	2008-09-14	New Jersey	11
10	2008-09-21	Miller	5
11	2008-10-04	Road Atlanta	4

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2006-05-20	Mid-Ohio	4
2	2006-05-21	Mid-Ohio	DNF
3	2006-05-27	Lime Rock	2
4	2006-05-29	Lime Rock	DQ
5	2006-06-24	Montreal	4
6	2006-06-25	Montreal	3
7	2006-07-01	Indianapolis	3
8	2006-07-02	Indianapolis	3
9	2006-07-29	San José, CA	4
10	2006-07-30	San José, CA	4
11	2006-08-12	Denver	DNF
12	2006-08-13	Denver	6
13	2006-09-02	Mosport	2
14	2006-09-03	Mosport	10

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2005-04-10	Vallelunga	9
2	2005-04-10	Vallelunga	20
3	2005-05-15	Imola	DNF
4	2005-05-15	Imola	DNF
5	2005-06-11	Spa-Francorchamps	19
6	2005-06-12	Spa-Francorchamps	17
7	2005-06-25	Monza	14
8	2005-06-26	Monza	5
9	2005-06-26	Monza	9
10	2005-07-10	Mugello	14
11	2005-07-10	Mugello	DNF
12	2005-09-03	Misano	17
13	2005-09-04	Misano	9
14	2005-09-04	Misano	DNF
15	2005-09-25	Vairano	19
16	2005-10-22	Monza	16
17	2005-10-23	Monza	11

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2007-04-08	Las Vegas	DNF
2	2007-04-15	Long Beach	DNF
3	2007-04-22	Houston	15
4	2007-06-09	Portland	16
5	2007-06-10	Portland	16
6	2007-06-24	Cleveland	11
7	2007-07-01	Mont Tremblant	7
8	2007-07-08	Toronto	DNF
9	2007-07-21	Edmonton	13
10	2007-07-22	Edmonton	DNF
11	2007-07-29	San José, CA	10
12	2007-08-12	Road America	22

Simona De Silvestro

nationality Swiss age 30 years old hometown Thun

Racing highlights

Racing career summary

Karting highlights

Driver comparisons

Career overview – years in numbers

Career details – the racing career of Simona De Silvestro

2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GT Daytona class

2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge

2015-16 FIA Formula E Championship

2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

2015 Verizon IndyCar Series

2014-15 FIA Formula E Championship

2015 International V8 Supercars Championship

2014 Formula 1 - Test driver

2013 IZOD IndyCar Series

2012 IZOD IndyCar Series

2011 IZOD IndyCar Series

2010 IZOD IndyCar Series

2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship

2008 Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda

2007 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda

2007 SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup

2006 Formula BMW USA

2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy

2004 Grand Prix Karting FFSA - Elite

2003 CIK-FIA European Junior Championship

2003 Swiss Championship - Junior

2003 Italian Open Masters ICA Junior

2003 Andrea Margutti Trophy - ICA Junior

2003 South Garda Winter Cup ICA Junior

2003 33° Torneo Industrie - ICA

2003 Grand Prix Karting FFSA - Junior

2003 European Championship - Western Region Qualification - ICA Junior

2002 Monaco Kart Cup - ICA Junior

1999 Swiss Championship - Mini 90

1999 KIA Cup - Mini 90

DriverDB Rating graph