Luiz Razia
Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born April 4, 1989 in Barreiras) is a Brazilian racing driver.
| Luiz Razia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Date of birth | April 4, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Barreiras (Brazil) |
| 2024 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Team Air Asia |
| Car no. | 26 |
| Former teams | Scuderia Coloni Rapax Team |
| Starts | 48 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2005–06 2006 2007–08 2007 2008–09-2011 | Brazilian Formula Renault SudAm Formula Three F3000 Int. Masters Euroseries 3000 Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | SudAm Formula Three |
Career
Early career
Razia began his single seater career in 2005 in the South American Formula 3 championship. He finished sixth in the championship. He also took part in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series, finishing the year tenth in the standings.
For 2006, Razia remained in South American Formula 3 and won the title. He also became a rookie driver for A1 Team Brazil in the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season.
Euroseries 3000
The next year, Razia moved to Europe to race in the Euroseries 3000 championship. He finish third in the Euroseries standings and fourth in the Italian championship. Razia also ran four races in the 2007 World Series by Renault.[1]
In 2008, he remained in Euroseries 3000, partnering Frenchman Nicolas Prost, the son of four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost.[2] In the Italian Formula 3000 standings he finished the season in fourth place. He won his first race win at Misano.
GP2 Series
On October 2, 2008, it was announced that Razia will race for Team Arden in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season.[3] In the final race of the season in Bahrain, Razia claimed his first win.
He signed for Fisichella Motor Sport to compete in the main GP2 Series in 2009 season.[4] At the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Razia led from pole to take his first GP2 win.
Razia joined the Barwa Addax Team for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season,.[5] He was replaced before the second round, but returned for the final round in Bahrain.[6]
He remained with Rapax for the 2010 season. He finishing eleventh in the drivers' championship. His team-mate, Pastor Maldonado, became the series champion. Razia helped Rapax to claim the teams' title.
As part of his Formula One testing deal with the Lotus team, Razia signed to drive for the new AirAsia team in 2011. He scored no points in the 2011 Asia series.
Formula One
On December 15, 2009, it was officially announced that Razia would join the new Virgin Racing team as a test driver.[7] In March 2011, Razia was confirmed as reserve and test driver for Team Lotus for the 2011 season.[8] At the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix, Luiz Razia drove in Free Practice Session 1 for Team Lotus, replacing Jarno Trulli.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South American Formula Three | Dragão Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 6th |
| Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10th | ||
| 2006 | South American Formula Three | Dragão Motorsport | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 99 | 1st |
| F3000 International Masters | Charouz Racing System | 3 | 3 | 0 | ? | 3 | 30 | 8th | |
| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 3rd |
| ELK Motorsport | |||||||||
| Italian Formula 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 4th | |
| ELK Motorsport | |||||||||
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | GD Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |
| 2008 | Euroseries 3000 | ELK Motorsport | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 4th |
| Italian Formula 3000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 4th | ||
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Trust Team Arden | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Fisichella Motor Sport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19th |
| Scuderia Coloni | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa Addax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| Rapax Team | |||||||||
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Rapax Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11th |
| Formula One | Virgin Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2011 | GP2 Asia Series | Team AirAsia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| GP2 Series | Team AirAsia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11* | 10th* | |
| Formula One | Team Lotus | Test driver | |||||||
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Fisichella Motor Sport | ESP FEA 16 |
ESP SPR 12 |
MON FEA 13 |
MON SPR 10 |
TUR FEA Ret |
TUR SPR 20 |
GBR FEA 20 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 14 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR Ret |
19th | 8 | ||||||||
| PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 13 |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA 8 |
ITA SPR 1 |
POR FEA 10 |
POR SPR 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Rapax Team | ESP FEA 7 |
ESP SPR 2 |
MON FEA 7 |
MON SPR 5 |
TUR FEA 5 |
TUR SPR 2 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR 15 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 13 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 16 |
BEL SPR 10 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 10 |
ABU FEA 7 |
ABU SPR 2 |
11th | 28 |
| 2011 | Team AirAsia | TUR FEA 6 |
TUR SPR 18 |
ESP FEA Ret |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 20 |
VAL FEA 6 |
VAL SPR 2 |
GBR FEA 17 |
GBR SPR 14 |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
10th* | 11* |
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Trust Team Arden | CHN FEA Ret |
CHN SPR 17 |
DUB FEA 10 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 14 |
BHR1 SPR 9 |
QAT FEA 8 |
QAT SPR 6 |
MYS FEA Ret |
MYS SPR Ret |
BHR2 FEA 8 |
BHR2 SPR 1 |
13th | 9 |
| 2009–10 | Barwa Addax Team | ABU1 FEA Ret |
ABU1 SPR 11 |
ABU2 FEA |
ABU2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
26th | 0 | ||||||
| Rapax Team | BHR2 FEA Ret |
BHR2 SPR 13 |
|||||||||||||
| 2011 | Team AirAsia | ABU FEA Ret |
ABU SPR 16 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 14 |
25th | 0 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 | AUS |
MAL |
CHN TD |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
–– | –– |
References
- ↑ Razia takes Risatti's place at GD. crash.net. 2007-09-07. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/renault/news/154082-0/razia_takes_risattis_place_at_gd.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ Luiz Razia extends contract with Elk Motorsport. italiaracing.net. 2008-02-10. http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=17954&cat=33. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ↑ Razia joins Arden, Villa to Super Nova. GPUpdate.net. 2008-10-02. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/199903/razia-joins-arden-villa-to-super-nova/. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ Razia joins Fisichella for GP2 season. autosport.com. 2009-02-27. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73454. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (2009-10-21). "Razia joins Barwa Addax for Asia". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79649. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ "Luiz Razia set to join Rapax in Bahrain's finale". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 2010-03-08. http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/03/08/Luiz-Razia-set-to-join-Rapax-in-Bahrain-s-finale. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo; Glendenning, Mark (2009-12-15). "Parente, Razia join Virgin as testers". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80579. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ↑ "2011 Test Driver Line-up". teamlotus.co.uk (Team Lotus). 11 March 2011. http://www.teamlotus.co.uk/news/2011/raziavalsecchiteixeira. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Alberto Valerio |
Formula Three Sudamericana Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Clemente de Faria, Jr. |