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Nationality  Argentinian |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
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| Active years | 1997 |
| Teams | Sauber |
| Races | 4 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1997 French Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1997 European Grand Prix |
Norberto Edgardo Fontana (born January 20, 1975 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine racing driver. He participated in 4 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 29, 1997. His opportunity to race came as a result of two separate injuries sustained by regular Sauber driver Gianni Morbidelli during the 1997 season. He scored no championship points.
After F1, Fontana raced in Formula 3000, and he also made 8 CART starts in 2000 with a best finish of 11th at Cleveland. He subsequently moved into TC 2000, a national touring car racing series, in his native Argentina.
During the world championship-deciding 1997 European Grand Prix in Jerez, Fontana appeared to block Jacques Villeneuve, who was the direct rival of Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher at the time. ITV commentator Martin Brundle dryly pointed out that the Sauber team used Ferrari engines at the time.
In 2006, in the Argentinian Magazine Olé, Fontana claimed that Jean Todt visited the Sauber motorhome during the weekend, and told Peter Sauber that the Saubers must block if they were in a position to do so in order to help Michael Schumacher win the World Championship. This was subsequently denied by both Sauber and Todt. Peter Sauber told Swiss newspaper Blick: "In the nine years that we co-operated, Ferrari never expressed the desire that we should obstruct an opponent of Schumacher's on the track."
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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| 1997 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas V10 | AUS |
BRA |
ARG |
SMR |
MON |
ESP |
CAN |
FRA Ret |
GBR 9 |
GER 9 |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
AUT |
LUX |
JPN |
EUR 14 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Gareth Rees |
Formula Three Masters winner 1995 |
Succeeded by Kurt Mollekens |
| Preceded by Jörg Müller |
German Formula Three champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Jarno Trulli |
| Preceded by Gabriel Ponce de León |
TC2000 champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Ponce de León |
| Preceded by Juan Manuel Silva |
Turismo Carretera champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Christian Ledesma |
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