Patrick Friesacher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Patrick Friesacher
Occupation	Formula One Driver
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1980(1980-09-26)
Age	44
Birthplace	Wolfsberg
Country	Austria
Birth City	Carinthia
Horoscope	Virgo

Patrick Friesacher Biography

Patrick Friesacher is one of the most popular and richest Formula One Driver who was born on September 26, 1980 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. Patrick Friesacher (born 26 September 1980 located in Wolfsberg) is an Austrian racing driver who competed in the Minardi Formula One team during the beginning of the 2005 season.

The 2005 United States Grand Prix he earned the three Formula One Championship points despite finishing last. This is due to the fact that he finished sixth out of six drivers competing in the race, with seven teams pulling out due to safety concerns for tyres.

In 2006, Friesacher joined the A1 Grand Prix of nations racing for his home country, Austria for the Mexican Grand Prix, clinching 18th in his first A1GP qualifying session. He then went on to finish tenth and ninth, scoring a total of three points for the team. He has also been a test driver of the new A1 GP chassis scheduled for introduction in the 2008–09 season. During a test session at the Magny-Cours circuit in August 2008, a suspension failure caused the car to crash. Friesacher sustained three crushed vertebrae in the accident.

In early 2008, American Le Mans Series team Risi Competizione announced that Friesacher had been hired to co-drive the team’s second Ferrari F430 racing car. Partnered with the young Harrison Brix, Friesacher made his series debut at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, a sprint event held on a street-course in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He missed part of the season due to his back injury sustained in A1 GP testing.

On the 19th of July, 2005, it was revealed that Friesacher was dropped off the Minardi team because of the inability from his sponsors personal to give Minardi the amount that was agreed to at the beginning in the year. The team was replaced in the squad with Robert Doornbos, who completed the remainder of the season with Minardi.

Patrick Friesacher Net Worth

Patrick Friesacher is one of the richest Formula One Driver from Austria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patrick Friesacher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Friesacher started Kart racing in the year the year 1990 and was his premier Red Bull junior driver in 1994. The year 1998 saw him made the move into Formula Campus in the French Formula Campus series, placing third during the season. The year 1999 saw Friesacher moved up to French Formula 3 ‘B’ class, and then moved onto his current German Formula 3 series in 2000.

As of 2001 Friesacher moved to Formula 3000 and had three top-six finishes with Red Bull’s Red Bull Junior team. He remained with Red Bull throughout the next two years, and he won one race on the Hungaroring in 2003, after recovering from a broken wrist sustained during an earlier race during the season. In 2004 was when he was a part of in the Super Nova squad; in 2004 he was crowned the winner of a event (again at Hungary) but this time with team Coloni team. In the year 2004’s end, Friesacher was dropped from the Red Bull Junior Team.

In November 2004, Friesacher tested for Minardi at the Misano circuit in Italy, impressing team principal Paul Stoddart. On 14 February 2005, he signed a one-year deal to race alongside Christijan Albers, another former Formula 3000 driver and F1 rookie. ITV’s Martin Brundle noted during his debut race that he felt Friesacher had never looked like a potential F1 driver.

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Patrick Ranked on the list of most popular Formula One Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Austria. Patrick Friesacher celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.