Paolo Angelo Lofamia (May 27, 1989) is a Filipino racing driver, who competed for Team Staginglanes/W-Autosports from 2013 to 2017 and Silver Peak Racing in 2019. Lofamia made his racing debut at the 2013 Circuit showdown race series. Lofamia rose to fame in 2014 by winning 3 Races and by being on the podium every single race in that season using a race prepped Honda civic built by Vannitec Racing.[1][2] Lofamia captured the first ever Grid D Championship of the series and on that same year he also won the Time Attack Championship in bracket F, a feat that only a few drivers had accomplished. Lofamia is also included in the prestigious list as one of the elite drivers of the late Enzo Pastor's circuit showdown race series, He is regarded as one of the "COC", Champion of Champions.[3]
| Paolo Angelo Lofamia | |
|---|---|
 Paolo Lofamia behind the wheel of his Racecar running around the Batangas Racing Circuit. | |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Born | 27 May 1989 Manila, Philippines |
| Racing career | |
| Current team | Silver Peak Racing |
| Car number | 805 |
| Starts | 51 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Podiums | 32 |
| Poles | 24 |
| Championship titles | |
| Grid D Champion (2014), Time attack Bracket F Champion (2014), Grid C Champion (2015) Time attack Bracket C Champion (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| Bracket D 3rd Overall (2015) Grid C 1st Runner up (2016) | |
In 2015 Lofamia run in the inaugural season of the Flat Out Race Series. Participating in a much faster Grid and Bracket than last year, he now joins Grid C. Proving everyone that he is a class of his own, he went on to Win the Grid C overall championship without winning a single race. He relentlessly fought his way to the top by having a consistent drive, he managed to finish every race on points(Top 10) and clinching the 2015 Grid C Title with flair, making him the First ever Grid C Champion of the Series and at the same time making him a two time back to back grid champion and 3rd Overall in Bracket D Time Attack Races.[4] [5][6]
2016 was the year that sealed Lofamia's name as one of the top guns of the Philippine grassroots racing.[7] Set on a quest to win his third consecutive Grid Title, he went on to Win the first Grid C race of the year, and was on the podium every single race after that.[8] Sitting on top of the standings after 4 races, Lofamia is set on to grab his third competitive grid race title, but on the fifth leg of the season, Lofamia was involved in a heavy crash with his rival, Aaron Lao of Blanche Racing, sending his Staginglanes/W-Autosports Honda civic EG flying into the wall after turn 1 in the third lap of the race. Lofamia escaped the incident unscathed. That was his first DNF of the season allowing his rivals to jump him over in the standings in terms of points, with just 3 races remaining, Lofamia was unable to catch up and finish the 2016 season trailing 6 points behind his rival Joey Howard who went on to win the 2016 Grid C title, Lofamia was 2nd overall.[9] Time Attack races was a different story for Lofamia, where he won the 2016 time attack championship in bracket C far way ahead of his competitors, he had set the fastest time 5 out of the 8 races giving Lofamia his Third Time attack championship title of his career.[10]
In 2017 Lofamia took a hiatus from Motorsports.
In 2019 Lofamia made his Short and Brief Comeback, Driving under the Banner of Silver Peak Racing, Lofamia participated on the 2019 Kalayaan Cup, an 8 Hour Endurance race where he and his Team placed 2nd Overall in Class B.
Racing record
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Career summary(Grid Races)
edit| Season | Series | Team | Grid | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Circuit Showdown Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2014 | Circuit Showdown Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Grid D | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 144 | 1st |
| 2015 | Flat Out Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Grid C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 171 | 1st |
| 2016 | Flat Out Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Grid C | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Sparco Cup | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Group 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career summary(Time Attack Races)
edit| Season | Series | Team | Bracket | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Circuit Showdown Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Bracket F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
| 2014 | Circuit Showdown Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Bracket F | 8 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 1st |
| 2015 | Flat Out Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Bracket D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Flat Out Race Series | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Bracket C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 1st |
| 2016 | Sparco Track Attack Challenge | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | Group 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15th |
Career summary(Endurance Races)
edit| Season | Series | Team | Class | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Philippine Endurance Cup | Staginglanes/W-Autosports | FM2 | DNF |
| 2019 | Kalayaan Cup | Silver Peak Racing | Class B | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "Lofamia shines in Circuit Showdown; Philstar - Sports hub". Philstar.
- ^ "Ferdie sia dominates round 3 in BRC - Autoindustriya". autoindustriya.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-23.
- ^ "BYD F0: Car of the Champions". byd.com.ph. 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Team PCR Dominates round six". Autoindustriya. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2015-08-20.
- ^ "La'o dominates GT Radial flatout race leg 5". Manila bulletin. 2015-07-16.
- ^ "La'o dominates leg 5 of the GT Radial flatout race series". C! Magazine. 2015-08-04. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Flatout race series off to agreat start". Autodeal. 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Round 3 Lofamia wins in wet". Auto car philippines. 2016-06-30.
- ^ "Rounds 3,4 results". Wheels philippines. 2016-05-18.
- ^ "Final results". Time attack manila. 2016-10-21.