Clemente de Faria Jr. explained

Clemente de Faria Jr.
Nationality: Brazilian
Birth Date:17 August 1987
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Current Series:Copa Fiat Brasil
First Year:2010
Current Team:W2 Racing
Car Number:8
Former Teams:Pater Racing
Starts:25
Wins:1
Poles:1
Fastest Laps:2
Best Finish:11th
Year:2011
Prev Series:British Formula Three Championship
A1 Grand Prix (rookie driver)
Brazilian Formula Renault
Formula Three Sudamericana
Prev Series Years:2008
2007-08
2006
2005-07
Titles:Formula Three Sudamericana
Title Years:2007

Clemente de Faria Jr. (born August 17, 1987 in Belo Horizonte[1]) is a Brazilian racing driver. He won the 2007 Formula Three Sudamericana championship with the Cesário Formula team, and was part of A1 Team Brazil as a rookie driver, during the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.[2] He would make appearances in the rookie sessions, at Taupo Motorsport Park in New Zealand[3] and at Eastern Creek Raceway in Australia.[4] He moved up to the British Formula Three Championship during the 2008 season, driving at Silverstone for Räikkönen Robertson Racing[5] and at Donington Park with his Sudamericana-winning Cesário Formula team.

From 2010 onwards Clemente went back to Brazil and joined Pater Racing for Trofeo Linea Brasil.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesPolesWinsPodiumsF/LapsPointsFinal Placing
2005Formula Three SudamericanaCesário Formula20000020th
2006Formula Three Sudamericanaalign=left rowspan=2Cesário Formula160262704th
Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil10000422nd
2007Formula Three SudamericanaCesário Formula161081391221st
2008align=left rowspan=2British Formula ThreeRäikkönen Robertson Racing20000022nd
Cesario Formula20000
2010Trofeo Linea BrasilPater Racing1201112514th
2011align=left rowspan=2Trofeo Linea BrasilPater Racing400004111th
W2 Racing80021
2012Copa Fiat BrasilW2 Racing90030387th

Notes and References

  1. http://issuu.com/extrabold/docs/clemente Clemente de Faria Jr.
  2. News: Jimenez and Faria in action for A1 Team Brasil. Automobil Sport. 2008-01-18. 2008-10-29.
  3. News: Taupo A1GP rookie session. Forix. 2008-01-18. 2008-10-29.
  4. News: Eastern Creek A1GP rookie session. Forix. 2008-02-01. 2008-10-29.
  5. News: Double R chasing Silverstone podium. crash.net. 2008-08-15. 2008-10-29.