Felipe Massa
Brazilian racing driver
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| 2024 | Competed in Stock Car Pro Series with TMG Racing, securing 1 win and finishing 2nd in the championship, while also participating in IMSA SportsCar Championship. |
| 2023 | Massa achieved multiple podium finishes at Interlagos and Autódromo Velo Città during the Stock Car Pro Series season, showing significant performance improvements. |
| 2023 | Massa secured his first race win since the 2008 Formula One World Championship season finale, achieving victory at the Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel in the Stock Car Pro Series. |
| 2023 | Felipe Massa returned to Brazil to compete full-time in the Stock Car Pro Series with the Lubrax Podium team, marking his first full-time racing series after ending his Formula E participation. |
| August 2023 | Massa and his legal team sent a Letter Before Claim to the FIA and FOM regarding the 2008 championship controversy. |
| March 2023 | Following Bernie Ecclestone's interview about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Massa began investigating potential legal action to challenge the 2008 championship outcome. |
| 2022 | Massa became the president of the FIA Drivers' Commission, succeeding his role in the Commission Internationale de Karting. |
| 2022 | Completed his term as president of the Commission Internationale de Karting |
| 2020 | Entered the Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil and concluded his Formula E career |
| 2020 | On the final day of the 2019–20 Formula E season, Massa decided not to renew his contract with Venturi and left Formula E completely. |
| April 2018 | Felipe Massa announced his participation in Formula E racing with Venturi Grand Prix, signing a three-year contract for the 2018–19 Formula E season. |
| 2017 | After retiring from Formula E, Felipe Massa participated in the Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil endurance series, partnering with 2016 champion Lico Kaesemodel and finishing third in the race. |
| 2017 | Initially announced retirement, but postponed it due to Nico Rosberg's retirement and Valtteri Bottas moving to Mercedes |
| December 2017 | Massa became the president of the Commission Internationale de Karting. |
| November 4 2017 | Massa announced his second retirement from Formula One, to be effective at the end of the 2017 season. |
| January 16 2017 | Felipe Massa rejoined Williams Formula One team after Valtteri Bottas signed with Mercedes. |
| 2016 | Took multiple podiums with Williams |
| November 27 2016 | Massa competed in his final Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, his home circuit, receiving an emotional farewell from the home crowd and the Formula One community. |
| November 13 2016 | At his home Brazilian Grand Prix, Massa crashes out on lap 47 in wet conditions, leading to emotional farewell scenes with fans and fellow teams giving him a guard of honour. |
| September 1 2016 | Massa announces his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season, concluding his 15-year career in the sport. |
| March 2016 | Massa starts the Formula One season strongly, qualifying sixth in Australia and finishing fifth, collecting 10 points. |
| 2015 | Joined Williams, partnering Valtteri Bottas and taking his first pole position in six years |
| November 2015 | In the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Massa spins and collides with Fernando Alonso before retiring due to a gearbox damper failure. |
| November 2015 | In his home Brazilian Grand Prix, Massa qualifies and initially finishes eighth, but is later disqualified due to a right-rear tyre temperature violation. |
| November 2015 | At the Mexican Grand Prix, Massa qualifies seventh and finishes sixth. |
| November 2015 | Massa concludes the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi, qualifying eighth and finishing eighth after overtaking Daniil Kvyat, ultimately ending the season in sixth place in the drivers' standings. |
| October 2015 | In the Japanese Grand Prix, Massa's race ends early after a first-corner collision with Daniel Ricciardo, resulting in a puncture and finishing 17th, two laps down. |
| October 2015 | At the Russian Grand Prix, Massa recovers from a poor qualifying position to finish fourth, benefiting from incidents between other drivers. |
| September 2015 | At the Singapore Grand Prix, Massa experiences a collision with Nico Hülkenberg during pitstops and subsequently retires from the race due to gearbox problems on lap 30. |
| September 2015 | At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Massa secures his second podium of the year, finishing third in an emotional race in front of the tifosi after Nico Rosberg's retirement. |
| June 2015 | Massa achieves his first podium of the year with a third-place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, benefiting from a delayed pitstop for Sebastian Vettel. |
| March 2015 | Massa begins the Formula One season with a strong fourth-place finish in the Australian Grand Prix. |
| 2014 | Felipe Massa returned to Williams Formula One team after leaving Ferrari, marking a significant transition in his racing career after a long-standing relationship with Ferrari. |
| 2014 | Left Ferrari after contributing to two World Constructors' Championships |
| November 2014 | Massa concluded Williams's competitive season with a strong performance at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, qualifying fourth and ultimately finishing second after a challenging race. |
| November 9 2014 | Massa achieved his second podium with Williams, finishing third behind Lewis Hamilton and winner Nico Rosberg in a Grand Prix. |
| September 7 2014 | Massa was confirmed to continue racing with Williams for the upcoming season, and scored his first podium for the team by finishing third in a Grand Prix. |
| November 11 2013 | Williams announced Felipe Massa would partner Valtteri Bottas for the 2014 Formula One season, replacing Pastor Maldonado. |
| September 11 2013 | It was announced that Kimi Räikkönen would replace Massa at Ferrari for the following season. |
| September 10 2013 | Massa confirmed via Instagram and Twitter that he would be leaving Ferrari at the end of the 2013 season. |
| August 2013 | In Belgium, Massa nearly secured pole position with the fastest time in wet conditions, but ended up qualifying 10th due to track drying and Ferrari's strategy. |
| May 2013 | In Spain, Massa received a three-place grid penalty for blocking Mark Webber in qualifying, but still managed to finish 3rd, securing his first podium of the year and positioning 5th in the Drivers' Championship. |
| May 2013 | At Monaco, Massa suffered a heavy crash during 3rd Practice, damaging his car and missing qualifying. He started the race from 21st and crashed again, resulting in a hospital visit with only minor injuries. |
| March 2013 | Massa started the season strongly with the F138, qualifying fourth at the first race and finishing fourth, two places behind teammate Alonso. |
| 2012 | At the Suzuka Grand Prix, Massa achieved his first podium since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix by finishing in 2nd position after a strong start and teammate Alonso's early retirement. |
| 2012 | At the final race in Brazil, Massa outqualified Alonso again, started 5th, and ultimately finished 3rd on the podium in front of his home crowd, concluding a strong second half of the season. |
| 2012 | At the US Grand Prix, Massa outqualified teammate Alonso and drove a remarkable race, finishing 4th despite being tactically demoted to 11th on the grid due to a gearbox seal manipulation. |
| October 16 2012 | Massa signed a 1-year contract with Ferrari, extending his contract to race with the team until the end of 2013, following an impressive string of results. |
| September 18 2012 | Massa participated in a world record event at Silverstone where 964 Ferrari cars assembled on the track, witnessed by 25,000 fans. |
| 2011 | Felipe Massa celebrated his 100th race with Ferrari at the Brazilian Grand Prix, commemorating the milestone with a special helmet design featuring a chrome and gold prancing horse, accompanied by 100 additional horses representing his races with the team. The helmet also incorporated gold, blue, and green color elements. |
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