Felipe Nasr

Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the current IMSA Sportscar Champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Nasr.

Felipe Nasr
Felipe Nasr in August 2016
BornLuiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr
(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992
Brasília, DF, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Brazilian
Active years2015–2016
TeamsSauber
Car number12
Entries40 (39 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points29
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2015 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2016 position17th (2 pts)

After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015.[1][2] However, from the 2017 season he was replaced by Pascal Wehrlein.[3]

From 2018, Nasr has been competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Whelen Engineering Racing,[4] winning the championship with co-driver Eric Curran in his first year in the series.

Career

Karting

Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old. Between 2000 and 2007 he won several championship titles in Brazil.[5]

Formula BMW
2008

Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos, which supported the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming a podium finish in the second race in a championship that was dominated by Alexander Rossi.[5]

2009

Nasr moved to the European championship of Formula BMW in 2009 for EuroInternational. He finished 14 of the 16 races in the top two, won 6 races, 5 pole-positions and claimed the title by 104 points from teammate Daniel Juncadella. As the championship was held by BMW, linked to Sauber in that season, Nasr was called to test a Sauber F1 car, but with BMW leaving F1, the test did not happen.

Felipe Nasr driving at Spa-Francorchamps for EuroInternational.

Formula Three
2010

For the 2010, Nasr moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing, joining a three-car team alongside the team's 2009 drivers Carlos Huertas and Daisuke Nakajima.[6] In addition to signing for the team, Nasr signed to Robertson Management, the organisation that manages the career of former Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen. Nasr finished the 2010 British Formula 3 season in 5th position.[7]

2011

Nasr signed with Carlin Motorsport for the 2011 Championship and won the Sunoco Rolex 24 at Daytona Challenge, a special joint racing programme among series in the United Kingdom that use Sunoco Racing Fuel. The winner of that challenge won a drive in the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was third in the Daytona 24 Hour.[8] Nasr claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his teammate, Kevin Magnussen.

In the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nasr finished third overall and in class, driving a second generation Riley prototype for Michael Shank Racing.

GP2 Series
Nasr competing for Carlin, during the 2014 GP2 Series season, at Silverstone. Nasr won the sprint race at Silverstone – his third of four victories in 2014 – en route to third in the championship.
2012

Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season with the support of Brazilian sponsors Banco do Brasil and Eike Batista's OGX.[9] Nasr's best results were a 2nd place in Race 2 of the Belgian round and a 4th place in Race 1 of the German round. He was teamed with the experienced Davide Valsecchi, who won the drivers' championship; Nasr's tenth place in the standings meant DAMS won the teams' championship as well. He took four podium finishes, with a best finish of second at Spa, and was the second highest-placed rookie overall, behind James Calado.

2013

For the 2013 GP2 Series season Nasr moved to Carlin, partnering British Jolyon Palmer. Nasr believed that he would be a title contender, alongside James Calado and Marcus Ericsson, and hoped to be driving an F1 car at the end of the year. Nasr finished the 2013 campaign 4th overall in the standings.

2014

Nasr remained with Carlin for the 2014 season, partnering Colombian Julián Leal. He took his first GP2 win in the sprint race in Barcelona.[10] He achieved wins at the Red Bull Ring,[11] Silverstone,[12] and Spa-Francorchamps.[13] Throughout the season, he was involved in a fight for the championship with former teammate Jolyon Palmer, losing out in Russia.[14] Nasr finished third overall, after losing second place by five points, to rookie Stoffel Vandoorne at Yas Marina.[15]

Formula One
2014

It was confirmed on 22 February 2014 that Nasr would be joining Williams as the team's reserve driver, participating in three tests and five free practice sessions across the course of the season.[16] He made his first appearance in first practice in the Bahrain Grand Prix replacing Valtteri Bottas.[17]

Sauber (2015–2016)
Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix.

On 5 November 2014, it was announced that Nasr would drive for Sauber in 2015.[2] In his first race with the team in Australia, Nasr finished in fifth position, the highest placing for a Brazilian driver making a Grand Prix début.[18][19] His finishing streak ended at the British Grand Prix when his gearbox failed on the way to the grid. In Japan, for the first time, he failed to finish, as he had a mechanical failure on lap 51; he was classified in 20th place. Nasr finished his début season with 27 points, finishing 13th in the drivers' championship.[20]

For the 2017 season, he was replaced with Pascal Wehrlein[21] from Manor Racing, which went into administration on 6 January.[22]

Formula E
Nasr at the 2019 Hong Kong ePrix.

In January 2019, Nasr joined GEOX Dragon for the rookie test in Marrakesh, but was unable to participate due to contractual issues.[23][24] The following month, it was announced Nasr would replace Maximilian Günther from the Mexico City ePrix onwards.[25] Because of Nasr's IMSA commitments, Günther had temporarily returned to his seat at the 2019 Rome ePrix.[26] He made his debut at the 2019 Mexico City ePrix where he finished in 19th place, having run at the back of the pack for the majority of the race. At his second race in Hong Kong, he crashed his car into the wall early in the race, taking out the two Mahindra cars of Pascal Wehrlein & Jerome d'Ambrosio in the process. At his third race in Sanya he stalled on the grid & recorded his second successive DNF. Nasr has not returned to Formula E since, ending his run at three consecutive races with one non-points finish and two DNFs, as the team opted to continue using Günther moving forward. He was classified 24th overall in the championship, tied on 0 points with Tom Dillmann & Felix Rosenqvist.

IndyCar Series
2020

On 10 March 2020, it was announced Nasr was to have made his IndyCar debut for Carlin at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[27] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed, putting his debut on hold.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

In July 2020, Nasr tested positive for COVID-19.[28] He missed the round at Daytona but made a full recovery and returned to race at the next round of Sebring, starting from pole position and taking the race victory.[29] This meant that Nasr became the first racing driver in the world to win a race after testing positive for COVID-19.

Personal life

Nasr is of Lebanese ancestry, his grandfather having emigrated to Brazil in the 1960s. Nasr lists his favourite hobbies as sports, fishing and mechanics,[30] he cites the Star Wars and James Bond film series as his favourite films,[31] his favourite driver as Ayrton Senna,[30] and his favourite circuit as Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[30] Felipe is the nephew of Amir Nasr, who owns one of the most successful South American Formula Three racing teams that helped with the progression of many Brazilian drivers in junior formulas, such as Hélio Castroneves, Vítor Meira, Antônio Pizzonia, Luciano Burti, Bruno Junqueira, Cristiano da Matta, Mário Haberfeld, Max Wilson, Átila Abreu and Sérgio Jimenez. Nasr's favourite musical artists include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits.[32] Nasr is multilingual with the ability to speak Portuguese, English and Italian.[32]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula BMW Americas Amir Nasr Racing 2 0 0 0 1 25 10th
2009 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 5 6 6 14 392 1st
Formula BMW Pacific 3 2 2 2 2 0† NC†
2010 British Formula 3 Championship Räikkönen Robertson Racing 30 1 1 3 4 136 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2011 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 30 7 4 8 15 318 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2012 GP2 Series DAMS 24 0 0 0 4 95 10th
Formula 3 Euro Series Carlin 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Rolex Sports Car Series Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 1 0 0 0 1 30 28th
2013 GP2 Series Carlin 22 0 0 0 6 154 4th
2014 GP2 Series Carlin 22 4 1 2 10 224 3rd
2015 Formula One Sauber F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 27 13th
2016 Formula One Sauber F1 Team 21 0 0 0 0 2 17th
2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Whelen Engineering Racing 10 1 0 3 5 277 1st
European Le Mans Series Cetilar Villorba Corse 5 0 0 0 0 4 26th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
Stock Car Brasil Full Time Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018–19 Formula E GEOX Dragon 3 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Whelen Engineering Racing 10 2 1 4 5 297 2nd
2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Whelen Engineering Racing 8 1 1 1 5 232 8th
2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Whelen Engineering Racing 1 0 1 0 0 285 5th*

† – As Nasr was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still 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 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2012 DAMS SEP
FEA
6		 SEP
SPR
3		 BHR1
FEA
Ret		 BHR1
SPR
6		 BHR2
FEA
11		 BHR2
SPR
5		 CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
9		 MON
FEA
17		 MON
SPR
Ret		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
14		 SIL
FEA
6		 SIL
SPR
3		 HOC
FEA
4		 HOC
SPR
3		 HUN
FEA
25†		 HUN
SPR
8		 SPA
FEA
8		 SPA
SPR
2		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
21		 MRN
FEA
6		 MRN
SPR
7		 10th 95
2013 Carlin SEP
FEA
4		 SEP
SPR
2		 BHR
FEA
4		 BHR
SPR
2		 CAT
FEA
2		 CAT
SPR
3		 MON
FEA
4		 MON
SPR
4		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
7		 NÜR
FEA
9		 NÜR
SPR
4		 HUN
FEA
3		 HUN
SPR
5		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
8		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
12		 MRN
FEA
2		 MRN
SPR
16		 YMC
FEA
7		 YMC
SPR
18		 4th 154
2014 Carlin BHR
FEA
8		 BHR
SPR
4		 CAT
FEA
3		 CAT
SPR
1		 MON
FEA
3		 MON
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
1		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
7		 SIL
SPR
1		 HOC
FEA
5		 HOC
SPR
2		 HUN
FEA
6		 HUN
SPR
3		 SPA
FEA
4		 SPA
SPR
1		 MNZ
FEA
6		 MNZ
SPR
6		 SOC
FEA
17		 SOC
SPR
3		 YMC
FEA
4		 YMC
SPR
2		 3rd 224

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates 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 20 21 WDC Points
2014 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW36 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS MAL BHR
TD		 CHN
TD		 ESP
TD		 MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN RUS USA
TD		 BRA
TD		 ABU  –  –
2015 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C34 Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t AUS
5		 MAL
12		 CHN
8		 BHR
12		 ESP
12		 MON
9		 CAN
16		 AUT
11		 GBR
DNS		 HUN
11		 BEL
11		 ITA
13		 SIN
10		 JPN
20†		 RUS
6		 USA
9		 MEX
Ret		 BRA
13		 ABU
15		 13th 27
2016 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C35 Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t AUS
15		 BHR
14		 CHN
20		 RUS
16		 ESP
14		 MON
Ret		 CAN
18		 EUR
12		 AUT
13		 GBR
15		 HUN
17		 GER
Ret		 BEL
17		 ITA
Ret		 SIN
13		 MAL
Ret		 JPN
19		 USA
15		 MEX
15		 BRA
9		 ABU
16		 17th 2

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Michael Shank Racing
with Curb-Agajanian		 Jorge Goncalvez
Michael McDowell
Gustavo Yacamán		 Riley Mk. XX DP 761 3rd 3rd
2018 Whelen Engineering Racing Mike Conway
Eric Curran
Stuart Middleton		 Cadillac DPi-V.R P 808 2nd 2nd
2019 Whelen Engineering Racing Pipo Derani
Eric Curran		 Cadillac DPi-V.R P 593 2nd 2nd
2020 Whelen Engineering Racing Filipe Albuquerque
Mike Conway
Pipo Derani		 Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 822 7th 7th
2021 Whelen Engineering Racing Mike Conway
Pipo Derani
Chase Elliott		 Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 783 8th 6th

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2018 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
3		 LBH
7		 MDO
8		 DET
1		 WGL
7		 MOS
3		 ELK
3		 LGA
5		 PET
8		 1st 277
2019 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
1		 LBH
6		 MDO
4		 DET
2		 WGL
7		 MOS
4		 ELK
4		 LGA
3		 PET
1		 2nd 297
2020 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
7		 DAY
 SEB
1		 ELK
3		 ATL
3		 MDO
2		 PET
5		 LGA
3		 SEB
6		 8th 232
2021 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 LGA
 LBH
 PET
 5th* 285*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 Cetilar Villorba Corse LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ
9		 RBR
11		 SIL
13		 SPA
10‡		 ALG
11		 26th 4

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Cetilar Villorba Corse Roberto Lacorte
Giorgio Sernagiotto		 Dallara P217-Gibson LMP2 342 19th 11th

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points
2018–19 GEOX Dragon Spark SRT05e Penske EV-3 ADR MRK SCL MEX
19		 HKG
Ret		 SYX
Ret		 RME PAR MCO BER BRN NYC NYC 24th 0

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Esteban Gutiérrez		 Formula BMW Europe
Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
Robin Frijns
Preceded by
Jean-Éric Vergne		 British Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2011		 Succeeded by
Jack Harvey
Preceded by
Jordan Taylor
Ricky Taylor		 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Champion
2018
With: Eric Curran		 Succeeded by
Juan Pablo Montoya
Dane Cameron
Preceded by
Filipe Albuquerque
João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi		 North American/Michelin Endurance Cup
Champion
2018–2019
With: Eric Curran (2018–19) & Pipo Derani (2019)		 Succeeded by
Ryan Briscoe
Renger van der Zande
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