In 105 BC, he was a candidate for the consulship, and the people gave him the preference to his competitor, Quintus Lutatius Catulus; and accordingly, Fimbria was the colleague of Gaius Marius in his second consulship, 104 BC.
ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv bˌiːsˈiː, hiː wʌzɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚðə kˈɑːnsəlʃˌɪp, ænd ðə pˈiːpəl ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ðə pɹˈɛfɹəns tə hɪz kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚ, kwˈɪntəs luːtˈeɪɾɪəs kˈætʃələs; ænd ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋli, fˈɪmbɹiə wʌzðə kˈɑːliːɡ ʌv ɡˈeɪəs mˈɛɹɪəs ɪn hɪz sˈɛkənd kˈɑːnsəlʃˌɪp, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ bˌiːsˈiː.