ANTONIO PIZZONIA  #10

Birth Date September 11, 1980 Birth Place Manaus, Brazil Height 6-0 Weight 197 lbs Rookie Year 2003

Team Name Rocketsports Racing Racing Series Champ Car Engine Cosworth Chassis Panoz DP01 Tires Bridgestone

Antonio Pizzonia started racing go karts when he was 10 and after winning the local championships he began to commute to Sao Paulo on the weekends to race in more competitive Sao Paulo championships. By the time he was 15, he had won the Brazilian national title. This led to the decision to go to the United States to compete in the Barber Dodge series and then in 1997 he moved to Britain to race in Formula Vauxhall Junior. He was the champion in 1998 and moved up to Formula Renault and won the title in 1999. This led to a test with the Williams F1 team. He raced in Formula 3 the following year, winning the title during his rookie season and earning another F1 test with the Benetton team. In 2001 he signed a long-term deal with Williams becoming a member of the Petrobras Junior Team in Formula 3000 and in 2002 his responsibility with the team expanded making him also a test driver in the Williams F1 machines. In 2003 he ran part of the F1 season, under a new squad, Jaguar, before returning to Williams in 2004 as a test driver and replacement in some of the races for Ralf Schumacher. He retained his duties for the team in 2005. In 2006 - 2008 he has been racing Champ Cars for the Rocketsports Racing Champ Car team. He started racing part time in 2006 at various races. In 2007 and 2008 he ran the entire season. His best showing was a third place at Montreal (2007).