Career Summary
Born: Padua, Italy - 17th April 1954
1965 - Begins racing karts
1972 - Campione Italiano 1 Cat.
1973 - European Team Karting Champions
1974 - World Karting Champion
1975 - Formula Italia (2nd)
1976 - European & Italian F3 Champion
1977 - European F2 (4th)
1977 - Italian F2 Champion
22nd May 1977 - Debut in Formula 1
23rd October 1977: Japanese GP - First F1 World Championship point
6th November 1977: Suzuka, Japan - First F2 victory
1977 Macau GP Winner
4th March 1978 - Leads a Grand Prix for the first time
17th June 1978 Swedish GP - first podium position
1978 Macau GP Winner
1978 Giro d'Italia Winner
3rd June 1979 - Entered first sportscar event with Lancia
23/24th June 1979 - First pole & victory with Lancia
28th June 1979: Imola - Pole position in debut touring car event
18th November 1979 - Macau GP (2nd)
28th September 1980: Canadian GP - 50th Grand Prix
1980 - Four race wins with Lancia
November 1980 - Giro d'Italia Winner
14th March 1981: USA (West) GP - first pole position
12th July 1981: Watkins Glen - victory with Lancia
1981 - Two podium positions with Arrows in F1
1982 - A unique triple:
16th May: Silverstone - WEC win with Lancia
23rd May: Monaco - first GP victory
30th May: Nurburgring - WEC win with Lancia
1982 - Five WEC victories & runner-up in drivers championship
10th September 1983: Italy - second F1 pole position
15th October 1983: South Africa - second GP victory
6th May 1984: San Marino GP - 100th Grand Prix
12th May 1984: Silverstone - WEC pole position with Lancia
9th September 1984: Italian GP - 3rd place with Euroracing Alfa-Romeo
3rd November 1984: Kyalami - WEC victory with Lancia
1985 - Grand Prix racing with Euroracing Alfa Romeo
1985 - four pole positions and one win with Lancia in WEC
1986 - Grand Prix racing with Brabham
5th July 1987: French GP - 150th Grand Prix
18th October 1987: Mexican GP - Finished 3rd
15th November 1987: Australian GP - debut for Williams
1988 - Italian Superturismo Championship: Magione - pole & victory with Alfa Romeo
1988 - Giro d'Italia Winner
1988 - Grand Prix racing with Williams
26th March 1989: Brazilian GP - broke Graham Hill's record of GP starts
12th August 1989: Hungarian GP: pole position
1989 - Third in F1 World Championship
13th May 1990: San Marino GP: first F1 win with Williams
15th July 1990: British GP - 200th Grand Prix
16th June 1991: Mexican GP Winner
22nd September 1991: Portugese GP Winner
1991 - Third in F1 World Championship (8 podiums & 4 poles)
25th October 1992: Japanese GP Winner
1992 - Second in F1 World Championship (9 podiums & 1 pole)
1993 - Grand Prix racing with Benetton
25th July 1993: German GP - 250th Grand Prix
15th August 1993: Hungarian GP - second position
7th November 1993: Australian GP - final Grand Prix
1995 - German SuperTouring Championship with Ford
14th & 15th June 1997: Le Mans 24hrs
13 November 2005 - Returns to racing in GP Masters