Tonio's Career Highlights

1991: Commenced Karting career

1993: Won the Italian Karting Championship

1994: CRG Factory Junior Team - 2nd place Italian Karting Championship

1995: Victory in prestigious Lonato Winter Cup
2nd place World Karting Championship
2nd place Italian Karting Championship
5th place European Karting Championship

1996: Graduated to Junior Intercontinental A category with Factory CRG Team
Victory Lonato Winter Cup - 2nd place Margutti Trophy, Parma
Victory Italian Karting Championship

1997: Entered senior Formula A category
Victory Brazilian Karting Prix, Sao Paulo
2nd place Italian Karting Championship
7th place Karting World Championship

1998: Formula Super A (Karting's F1 equivalent)
3rd Overall European Karting Championship
7th place Karting World Championship (started 28th – due to mechanical problems)

1999: Victory at Val D’Argenton, second Round European Karting Championship
Victory Ayrton Senna Memorial Trophy (Suzuka)
Formula Palmer Audi Test Drive – Outright Fastest Lap of test

2000: 6th place Karting World Championship in Braga, Portugal
2nd place Karting World Cup (Montegi)
3rd place 125cc World Championship (Mariembourg)
Formula 3 test drive with the Dutch Team Van Amersfoort

2001: FIA-CIK Karting World Champion (conducted over five events)
2nd place German Formula Renault Championship – first car season

2002: 9th place German Formula 3 Championship
Victory San Marino International Formula 3 race
Three pole positions
Test Formula 3000 – Coloni Motorsport
Tested Formula 1 - BMW Williams F1 Team

2003: FIA F3000 International Championship – Coloni Motorsport
Second place in fifth F3000 International race
Qualifying:- Pole in Hungary by 0.47 seconds, Hockenheim - 2nd, six other times in top five
Finished 4th in Championship, highest placed rookie

2004: FIA F3000 International Champion – Arden International
Seven wins from ten races - all time F3000 record
Nine pole positions
Tested Formula 1 - Sauber Petronas

2005: Formula 1 World Championship
Third driver with Red Bull Racing
Debut at San Marino Grand Prix, One Point on Debut.
24th place in the Drivers Championship

2006: Formula 1 World Championship
First driver with Scuderia Toro Rosso
8th place United States Grand Prix 1 point
19th place in the Drivers Championship

2007: Formula 1 World Championship
First driver with Scuderia Toro Rosso