Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa (Born in April 25, 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by Scuderia Ferrari team. He finished second in the 2008 Drivers’ World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the 2010 season. Massa, a Brazilian whose grandfather came to Brazil from the city of Cerignola, Italy, began karting when he was 8 years old, finishing fourth in his first season. He continued in national and international championships for 7 years, and in 1998 he moved into Formula Chevrolet, finishing the Brazilian championship in fifth.

In the next season, he won 3 of the 10 races and took the championship. In 2000, he moved to Europe to compete in the Italian Formula Renault series, winning both the Italian and the European Formula Renault championship in the same year. Whilst having the opportunity to move into Formula 3, he opted instead for the Formula 3000 Euro-Series, and was dominant, winning 6 of the 8 races to take the championship. He was offered an F1 test with the Sauber team, who promptly signed him for 2002. In the meantime he drove for Alfa Romeo in the European Touring Car Championship as a guest driver.

Formula One World Championship career:

2008 team		Ferrari
2008 car #		2
2009 team		Ferrari
2009 car #		4
Races			106 (105 starts)
Championships		0
Wins			11
Podiums			27
Career points		298
Pole positions		15
Fastest laps		11
First race		2002 Australian Grand Prix
First win		2006 Turkish Grand Prix
Last win		2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last race		2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position		2nd (97 pts)