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Luiz Garcia Jr.

Luiz Garcia Jr. (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia. He began his racing career in karting, where he won three Brazilian titles (1986, 1987, 1988) and two runner-ups. He raced in the Brazilian Formula Ford 1600 in 1990 and 1991, in which he would become champion in his sophomore season, and British Formula Vauxhall in 1992 (10th) and 1993 (championship runner up, 3 wins, 2 poles). In 1994 and 1995, he raced on European Formula 3. He then raced in the Indy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland. He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Dale Coyne Racing. After 7 races with Coyne he moved to Hogan Racing where he made three more starts. In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25 Arciero Project Racing Group Reynard-Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood and Embratel. He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the Michigan 500. He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career. He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.

Luiz Garcia Jr
Born (1971-05-04) 4 May 1971 (age 52)
Brasilia, Brazil
Gallery
  • Statue facing a city building with Greek columns
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Silverstone, British F3, 1994
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Donington, British F3, 1995
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Donington, British F3, 1995
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Donington, British F3000, 1996
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Donington, British F3000, 1996
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Toronto, Indy Lights, 1997
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Toronto, Indy Lights, 1997
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Toronto, Indy Lights, 1998
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Toronto, Indy Lights, 1998
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Laguna Seca, Indy Lights, 1998
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Laguna Seca, Indy Lights, 1998
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Laguna Seca, Champ Car, 1999
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Laguna Seca, Champ Car, 1999
  • Luiz Garcia Jr, Long Beach, Champ Car, 2001
    Luiz Garcia Jr, Long Beach, Champ Car, 2001

Racing record edit

American open-wheel racing results edit

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CART edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points Ref
1999 Payton/Coyne Racing MIA
24 		MOT
19 		LBH
24 		NZR RIO
18 		STL MIL POR
23 		CLE
14 		ROA
24 		TOR MIS DET 34th 0 [1]
Hogan Racing MDO
24 		CHI
DNS 		VAN
16 		LS
15 		HOU
DNS 		SRF FON
2000 Arciero Racing MIA
17 		LBH
12 		RIO
12 		MOT
23 		NZR
15 		MIL
21 		DET
22 		POR
14 		CLE
20 		TOR
12 		MIS
11 		CHI
17 		MDO
25 		ROA
24 		VAN
15 		LS
20 		STL
25 		HOU
22 		SRF
12 		FON
DNS 		27th 6 [2]
2001 Dale Coyne Racing MTY
26 		LBH
27 		TXS NZR MOT MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS CHI MDO ROA VAN LAU ROC HOU LS SRF FON 32nd 0 [3]

British F3 Championship edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
1994 Edenbridge Racing SIL
12 		DON
2 		BRH
10 		BRH
Ret 		SIL
9 		SIL
12 		BRH
12 		THR
DNS 		OUL
10 		DON
8 		SIL
8 		SNE
9 		PEM
12 		PEM
12 		SIL
9 		SIL
10 		THR
8 		SIL
Ret 		11th 34
1995 David Sears Motorsport SIL
NC 		SIL
18 		THR
15 		THR
Ret 		DON
17 		SIL
10 		SIL
10 		DON
14 		DON
10 		OUL
14 		BRH
Ret 		BRH
Ret 		SNE
4 		PEM
Ret 		PEM
Ret 		SIL
17 		SIL
11 		THR
8 		15th 16

British F3000 Championship edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
1996 Super Nova Racing OUL
Ret 		SNE
2 		SNE
2 		SIL
2 		Oul
Ret 		DON
3 		BHI
2 		SIL
2 		BHI
1 		DON
1 		2nd 52

Indy Lights edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1997 Dorricott Racing HMS
 16 		LBH
 15 		NAZ
 24 		SAV
 4 		GAT
 17 		MIL
 19 		DET
 9 		POR
 6 		TOR
 25 		TRO
 23 		VAN
 6 		LAG
 10 		FON
 10 		13th 38
1998 Johansson Motorsports HMS
 22 		LBH
 10 		GAT
 20 		MIL
 11 		DET
 21 		POR
 3 		CLE
 1 		TOR
 11 		MIC
 1 		TRO
 12 		VAN
 16 		LAG
 6 		FON
 6 		12th 60


References edit

  1. ^ "Luiz Garcia Jr. – 1999 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Luiz Garcia Jr. – 2000 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Luiz Garcia Jr. – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.


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