28.07.2004 Ferrari are reportedly lining up the runway F3000 Championship leader, Vitantonio Liuzzi, as a long term replacement for Michael Schumacher
| 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 Championship – Arden International six wins from seven races |