Ralph Firman | Birthdate: | May 20th 1975 | | | | Country: | Great-Britain  | | | | Gender: | M |
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| History: | | 1986 - | Debut racing in kart | | 1990 - | British Junior Kart: Series Champion | | 1991 - | British Senior Kart: 3 winsWorld Senior Kart | | 1992 - | British Senior Kart: Series ChampionEuro Kart: 3rd | | 1993 - | Formula Vauxhall Junior: 9 wins, 10 pole positions | | 1994 - | Formula Vauxhall: 4thInternational F3: 9th"Rookie of the Year": F3 | | 1995 - | British F3 Championship: 2ndMarlboro MastersInternational F3: winner | | 1996 - | British F3 Championschip: ChampionMacau GP: Winner | | 1997 - | Formula Nippon: TMSJGTC: Chateraise PorscheMacau GP | | 1998 - | Formula Nippon: NOVA, 7thJGTC (NISMO GT-R) | | 1999 - | Formula Nippon: NOVA, 4thJGTC (TAIVON TRANPIO FTO) | | 2000 - | Formula Nippon: NOVA, 9thJGTC (Toyota Team SARD) | | 2001 - | Formula Nippon: PIAA NAKAJIMA, 4th | | 2002 - | Formula Nippon: PIAA NAKAJIMA, Champion | | 2003 - | Formula 1: Jordan Grand Prix |
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Ralph Firman arguably came into Formula 1 too late to be given a proper shot at it. After spending six, yes six, years in Japan competing in the Formula Nippon championship Ralph was finally given a chance at Jordan.
However in 2003 the Irishman struggled against established team-mate Fisichella. While the Italian was winning in Brazil, Firman found himself down near the back of the grid. He scored his first, and only, Formula 1 points by taking seventh in Spain.
A massive practice crash in Hungary put him out of action for two races. When he came back he was never really considered as a contender for a 2004 drive. Sitting out the next couple of years, Firman was given a chance near the end of 2005 by signing for the Irish A1 Grand Prix team.
Statistics
| Statistic | # | Percentage | First | Last |
| Number of Grand Prix | 14 | 100% |  2003 |  2003 |
| Number of starts | 14 | 100.00% | 2003 | 2003 |
| Number of finishes | 8 | 57.14% |  2003 | 2003 |
| Number of finishes in points | 1 | 7.14% |  2003 | 2003 |
| Number of retirements | 6 | 42.86% | 2003 |  2003 |
