| Daniel Serra | |
| Nationality: |  Brazilian |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1984 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo (Brazil) |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Platinum |
| Current Series: | Stock Car Pro Series |
| First Year: | 2007 |
| Current Team: | Eurofarma RC |
| Car Number: | 29 |
| Starts: | 299 |
| Championships: | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Wins: | 24 |
| Poles: | 16 |
| Podiums: | 80 |
| Fastest Laps: | 26 |
| Last Finish: | 2nd (2023) |
| Titles: | Stock Car Brasil |
| Title Years: | 2017-2019 |
Daniel Gardano Serra (born 24 February 1984) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 29 Chevrolet Cruze for Eurofarma-RC and is also a Ferrari Factory Driver.
He won 3 times the Stock Car Brasil in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is a two time 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class winner, having won in 2017 with Darren Turner and Jonathan Adam, while driving for Aston Martin Racing, and again in 2019, with James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, driving for AF Corse.
Son of three-time Stock Car champion Chico Serra, began karting at age 14, after receiving authorization from his parents. He competed in Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (the lack of sponsorship brought him back to Brazil). In Stock Car Light, he finished in runner-up, opened the doors for Stock Car. His debut in the Red Bull-Amir Nasr, scored pole position and finished the Championship as the eighth place. In 2009, he joined Red Bull-WA Mattheis. On 20 September 2009, he won for the first time in Stock Car. After joining Eurofarma RC for the 2017 season, Daniel won his first Stock Car title, a feat he would repeat in the next season. On international level, he has competed part time on the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing, winning the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. He additionally raced in three races of the 2018–19 WEC season for AF Corse, winning the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F/Laps | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | ? | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19th |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Medina Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 7th |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Bassani Racing | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 245 | 2nd |
| 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Cram Competition | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
| 2006 | Stock Car Light | WB Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 2nd |
| 2007 | Le Mans Series | JMB Racing (GT2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44th |
| International GT Open | JMB Racing (GTA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 8th | |
| 2008 | GT3 Brasil Championship | Via Italia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| International GT Open | Escuderia Osona (GTA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24th | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28th | |
| 2009 | GT3 Brasil Championship | Ferrari Scuderia | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 11th |
| Brazilian Endurance Championship | Ferrari Scuderia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd | |
| TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
| TC 2000 Copa Endurance Series | 32 | 4th | |||||||
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 9th | |
| 2010 | GT Brasil | Lamborghini Cimed (GT3) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 167 | 3rd |
| Brazilian Endurance Championship | Via Itália | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
| TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
| FIA GT1 World Championship | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 9th | |
| 2011 | GT Brasil | Via Italia (GT3) | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 137 | 7th |
| Brasileiro de Marcas | Serra Motosport | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 220 | 2nd | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 240 | 5th | |
| 2012 | Brazilian Endurance Championship | Via Italia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 2nd |
| Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 4th | |
| 2013 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 181 | 4 |
| Campeonato Sudamericano de GT - GT3 | Via Italia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 5 | |
| Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Scuderia Corsa Michelotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 62 | |
| 2014 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 182 | 5 |
| Super TC 2000, Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | ||
| United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 73 |
† - ineligible for points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 9th | 79 | |
| 2018–19 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | 6th | 71 | ||
| 2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR | 14th | 37 | ||
| 2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS | BHR | BHR | 4th | 92 | ||||
| 2022 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 11th | 36 | ||||
| 2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB | ALG | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 11th | 43 | |||
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 340 | 17th | 1st | |
| 2018 |  AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 339 | 22nd | 7th | |
| 2019 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 342 | 20th | 1st | |
| 2020 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 346 | 21st | 2nd | |
| 2021 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 331 | 37th | 5th | |
| 2022 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 350 | 29th | 2nd | |
| 2023 |  Kessel Racing |  Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 254 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2024 | GR Racing | Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 278 | 39th | 12th | |
| Sources:[14] | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Raphael Matos Xandinho Negrão | Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | GT | 576 | 38th | 24th | |
| 2014 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Marcos Gomes Xandinho Negrão | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GTD | 649 | 29th | 10th | |
| 2015 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Marcos Gomes Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GTD | 545 | 32nd | 14th | |
| 2016 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Pier Guidi Alexandre Prémat Memo Rojas | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTLM | 721 | 10th | 4th | |
| 2018 | Spirit of Race |  Paul Dalla LanaPedro Lamy  Mathias Lauda | Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 571 | 44th | 21st | |
| 2019 | Spirit of Race | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 349 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2020 | Risi Competizione | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 Evo | GTLM | 738 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2021 | AF Corse | Matteo Cressoni Simon Mann Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo | GTD | 743 | 29th | 8th | |
| Sources:[15] | ||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA | ALG | ALG | 14th | 22 | |
| 2024 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 11th* | 14* | |
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