Biography
Norberto Fontana was born on 20 January 1975 in Arrecifes, Argentina, and began racing at the age of eight. In 1992 he moved into car racing in Formula Renault Argentina, and in 1993 he moved on to European series. He won the German Formula Three title in 1995, and in that year and 1996 he worked as a test driver for Sauber.
In 1997 he started four Formula One races for Sauber when regular driver Gianni Morbidelli was sidelined by injury. He made his debut at the French Grand Prix and finished ninth in both Britain and Germany, though he scored no championship points. He later raced in Formula Nippon and the Japanese GT Championship. In Argentina he won the Turismo Carretera title in 2006 and the TC2000 title in 2002 and 2010. He also took part in the 2011 Dakar Rally in a buggy.
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Teammate battle 1997
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