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Cristiano da Matta in Formula 1
From 2003 to 2004, Cristiano da Matta lined up for 28 Formula 1 races and gathered no wins and 0 podiums. Every season appears in the table with team, wins and points.
Cristiano da Matta season by season
| Year | Team | Races | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Toyota | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| 2004 | Toyota | 12 | 0 | 3 |
Career totals
| Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
On and off the track
Da Matta joined Toyota in 2003 as the reigning CART champion, having dominated the 2002 season with Newman/Haas with seven wins and seven poles. His F1 stint lasted until mid 2004, with a best finish of fifth, before he returned to American racing. In August 2006 he suffered a serious accident while testing at Road America, colliding with a deer that crossed the track, and spent weeks in the hospital with a head injury. He recovered, returned to race in American sports car events from 2008, and today lives a quiet life away from the spotlight.
Cristiano da Matta's milestones
Between the 2003 Australian Grand Prix, held at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, and the 2004 German Grand Prix, Cristiano da Matta (Brazil) built the whole career. The on-track high point was a P6 finish at the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix. It added up to 28 starts spread over 17 circuits in 15 countries, at 0.5 points per start. The most worn colours were those of Toyota, for 28 races.
The points peak came in 2003, with 10. From the debut in 2003 to the last season in 2004, every year in the table above has its own page; the titles of the period sit with the Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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