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.
| Clemente de Faria Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | August 17, 1987 Belo Horizonte (Brazil) |
| Copa Fiat Brasil career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | W2 Racing |
| Car number | 8 |
| Former teams | Pater Racing |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007-08 2006 2005-07 | British Formula Three Championship A1 Grand Prix (rookie driver) Brazilian Formula Renault Formula Three Sudamericana |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Formula Three Sudamericana |
From 2010 onwards Clemente went back to Brazil and joined Pater Racing for Trofeo Linea Brasil.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F/Laps | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário Formula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| 2006 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário Formula | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd | ||
| 2007 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário Formula | 16 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 122 | 1st |
| 2008 | British Formula Three | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Cesario Formula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | Trofeo Linea Brasil | Pater Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14th |
| 2011 | Trofeo Linea Brasil | Pater Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11th |
| W2 Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | Copa Fiat Brasil | W2 Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 7th |
References
edit- ^ Clemente de Faria Jr.. issuu.com. October 29, 2008.
- ^ "Jimenez and Faria in action for A1 Team Brasil". Automobil Sport. 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Taupo A1GP rookie session". Forix. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Eastern Creek A1GP rookie session". Forix. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Double R chasing Silverstone podium". crash.net. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
