From 1989 to 1992 Schiattarella drove a total of 37 races in the Italian Formula 3 championship . His best result of the season was the runner-up in 1991 with two wins of the season, with which he surpassed the future Formula 1 drivers Luca Badoer and Jacques Villeneuve , among others . After three guest appearances in the Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship in 1993 and two races for the PPG Indy Car World Series in 1994, in which he did not achieve any notable results, Schiattarella had the opportunity to become involved in Formula 1.
With the help of sponsorship money, he replaced the French Jean-Marc Gounon at the financially troubled Simtek racing team towards the end of the 1994 season . Schiattarella drove two races in the season, but only came to the finish line once, when he finished 19th or last at the European Grand Prix, two laps behind the man in front .
The 1995 season played Schiattarella again in Simtek. His team mate was the Dutchman Jos Verstappen , to whom he was clearly defeated in a team-internal comparison. Schiattarella's best result of the season was ninth at the Argentine Grand Prix , which was also last place. When the Simtek team had to file for bankruptcy after just five races of the season, Schiatarrella's Formula 1 career was also over.
In 1997 he took part in the FIA GT Championship with little success and a year later he contested a race in the US CART series . In 1999 , Schiattarella, alongside Alex Caffi and Andrea Montermini, finished sixth in a Courage C52 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , but failed to reach the finish line when he took part the following year. In 1999 and 2003 Schiattarella drove in the American Le Mans Series and achieved one victory in 15 races. In the following years he did not contest any more races in professional motorsport. In 2008, Schiattarella returned as an active driver and took part in the Asian Super Car Challenge , where he took three wins in seven races.
Italy
Johnny Cecotto
