Diego Nunes (racing driver)

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Diego Nunes
Diego Nunes 2008 GP2 Valencia.jpg
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Born (1986-07-12) July 12, 1986 (age 38)
Curitiba (Brazil)
TCR South America career
Debut season2023
Current teamCobra Racing
Car number70
Wins1
Podiums1
Best finish1st in
Previous series
2008–09
2008–2009–10
2006–07, 2009
2005–06
2002–06		 GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Euro/Italian Formula 3000
Formula Three Sudamericana
Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil
Championship titles
2022Porsche Endurance Series

Diego Nunes (born July 12, 1986) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in TCR South America with Cobra Racing. [1] Having previously raced in Stock Car Brazil. Nunes is the 2022 Porsche Endurance Series champion. [2] [3]

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Career

Formula Renault

Nunes began his car racing career by driving full-time in the Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil championship in 2003 and 2004, having competed in selected events in 2002. With a best result of ninth in the drivers' championship in 2004, Nunes moved on to concentrate on different motorsport series from 2005, but still returned to Brazilian FRenault for the occasional race in that year and the next.

Formula Three

Nunes switched to Formula Three Sudamericana for 2005, finishing fourth in the championship at his first attempt. In 2006 he took pole position for half of the races but was only able to win one, restricting him to third in the championship.

Formula 3000

In 2006, Nunes competed in two races of the Euroseries 3000. For 2007, he moved to Europe full-time to drive a full season in the series. Employed by the former Formula One team, Minardi, he finished as runner-up in the championship.

GP2 Series

Nunes driving for David Price Racing at the Valencia round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. Diego Nunes 2008 GP2 Valencia.jpg
Nunes driving for David Price Racing at the Valencia round of the 2008 GP2 Series season.
Nunes leading Alvaro Parente and Romain Grosjean at the Turkish round of the 2009 GP2 Series season. Nunes + Parente + Grosjean 2009 GP2 Turkey.jpg
Nunes leading Álvaro Parente and Romain Grosjean at the Turkish round of the 2009 GP2 Series season.

Nunes was recruited by Adrián Campos to drive for his team in the inaugural GP2 Asia Series season in 2008, but switched to David Price Racing after the first round of the championship. This was because Price had fired his driver Andy Soucek, who had himself signed for the rival FMS International team for the GP2 Series proper that year. Nunes scored two points and finished nineteenth in the championship.

Nunes continued with DPR for the 2008 GP2 Series season, where he was partnered by Michael Herck and Giacomo Ricci on his way to 22nd in the championship. For the 2009 championship, he switched to frontrunners iSport International alongside rookie Giedo van der Garde. [4] He finished the championship in 20th place.

For the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, Nunes partnered Luca Filippi at Team Meritus for the first round in Abu Dhabi, but was replaced by Alexander Rossi for the second Abu Dhabi round. [5]

Stock Car Brasil

With his single-seater career petering out, Nunes returned to Brazil for 2010 to compete in the Stock Car Brasil championship, driving for the Bassani team once more. In his first year, driving a Peugeot 307 alongside first Rodrigo Sperafico and then Willian Starostik, he scored 43 points to finish 15th in the championship, capping his season with a win in the final race at Curitiba. He remained with the team for 2011 as the Peugeot teams upgraded to the 408 model, and was partnered by Denis Navarro, but was dropped in favour of Bruno Junqueira after scoring only 13 points in nine races.

TCR South America

Nunes transitioned to the TCR South America Touring Car Championship in 2023, competing for Cobra Racing in the Audi RS3. [6]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2002 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil RS-Prop Car300000NC
2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Bassani-Prop Car 1200002618th
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Full Time Sports 110111769th
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Gramacho Racing300014412th
Formula 3 Sudamericana Bassani Racing 183114724th
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Bassani Racing 111113216th
Formula 3 Sudamericana 162837783rd
Euroseries 3000 Minardi by GP Racing 20000615th
F3000 Italian Championship 20000615th
2007 Euroseries 3000 Minardi by GP Racing 1641110772nd
F3000 Italian Championship 81114322nd
2008 GP2 Series DPR 200000322nd
GP2 Asia Series DPR 80000219th
Barwa International Campos Team 10000
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Piquet GP 112012248th
2009 GP2 Series iSport International 200011820th
Euroseries 3000 Team Lazarus 20000515th
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 200000NC
2010 Stock Car Brasil RC3 Bassani Racing 1210014315th
2011 Stock Car Brasil Bassani Racing 900001323rd
2012 Stock Car Brasil Hot Car Competições 1200006120th
Brasileiro de Marcas Bassani Racing 1600241924th
2013 Stock Car Brasil RC3 Bassani 1200007117th
2014 Stock Car Brasil C2 Team 2100008120th
Brasileiro de Marcas 100000NC
2015 Stock Car Brasil Vogel Motorsport 21000213914th
2016 Stock Car Brasil União Química Basssani 2110131897th
Porsche Endurance Series - Cup N/A100002042nd
Porsche Endurance Series - Challenge N/A100000NC
2017 Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 21000011415th
Porsche Endurance Series - Challenge N/A101102116th
2018 Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 2100316614th
Porsche Endurance Series - 3.8 N/A100015514th
2019 Stock Car Brasil KTF Sports21000117511th
2020 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 18103320311th
Porsche Endurance Series - Cup N/A100005619th
GT Sprint Race Special Edition - AmN/A620231012nd
2021 Stock Car Pro Series Blau Motorsport 23001122610th
Porsche Endurance Series - Cup N/A300009213th
2022 Stock Car Pro Series Blau Motorsport 22101215816th
2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship Cobra Racing Team 18102118311th
TCR World Tour 40000255th
Stock Car Pro Series Blau Motorsport
2024 TCR South America Touring Car Championship Squadra Martino

Complete GP2 Series results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2008 DPR CAT
FEA
15		 CAT
SPR
16		 IST
FEA
13		 IST
SPR
10		 MON
FEA
15		 MON
SPR
9		 MAG
FEA
11		 MAG
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
17		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HOC
FEA
Ret		 HOC
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
12		 HUN
SPR
15		 VAL
FEA
10		 VAL
SPR
4		 SPA
FEA
12		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
16		22nd3
2009 iSport International CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
8		 MON
FEA
Ret		 MON
SPR
14		 IST
FEA
11		 IST
SPR
11		 SIL
FEA
11		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 NÜR
FEA
Ret		 NÜR
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
Ret		 HUN
SPR
15		 VAL
FEA
11		 VAL
SPR
5		 SPA
FEA
9		 SPA
SPR
3		 MNZ
FEA
10		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 ALG
FEA
12		 ALG
SPR
5		20th8

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008 Campos Grand Prix DUB1
FEA
12		 DUB1
SPR
DNS		20th2
David Price Racing SEN
FEA
Ret		 SEN
SPR
10		 SEP
FEA
10		 SEP
SPR
13		 BHR
FEA
7		 BHR
SPR
Ret		 DUB2
FEA
17		 DUB2
SPR
12
2008–09 Piquet GP SHI
FEA
12		 SHI
SPR
Ret		 DUB
FEA
Ret		 DUB
SPR
C		 BHR1
FEA
13		 BHR1
SPR
22		 LSL
FEA
11		 LSL
SPR
12		 SEP
FEA
1		 SEP
SPR
4		 BHR2
FEA
1		 BHR2
SPR
6		8th24
2009–10 MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com YMC1
FEA
Ret		 YMC1
SPR
13		 YMC2
FEA 		YMC2
SPR 		BHR1
FEA 		BHR1
SPR 		BHR2
FEA 		BHR2
SPR 		28th0

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2010 RC3 Bassani Peugeot 307 INT
12		 CTB
18		 VEL
5		 RIO
21		 RBP
Ret		 SAL
Ret		 INT
17		 CGD
Ret		 LON
Ret		 SCZ
14		 BSB
Ret		 CTB
1		15th43
2011 RC3 Bassani Peugeot 408 CTB
18		 INT
18		 RBP
18		 VEL
9		 CGD
23		 RIO
10		 INT
Ret		 SAL
Ret		 SCZ
Ret		 LON BSB VEL 23rd13
2012 Bardahl Hot Car Chevrolet Sonic INT
22		 CTB
15		 VEL
10		 RBP
9		 LON
16		 RIO
Ret		 SAL
DSQ		 CAS
11		 TAR
19		 CTB
15		 BSB
12		 INT
Ret		20th61
2013 RC3 Bassani Peugeot 408 INT
16		 CUR
Ret		 TAR
Ret		 SAL
20		 BRA
22		 CAS
4		 RBP
15		 CAS
11		 VEL
7		 CUR
11		 BRA
13		 INT
Ret		17th71
2014 C2 Team Chevrolet Sonic INT
1 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		BRA
1 		BRA
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		INT
1 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		VEL
1 		VEL
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		BRA
1 		NCN/A

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nunes avalia "ano muito bom" com título ao lado de Hahn na Porsche Endurance em 2022 - Notícia de Porsche Cup". www.f1mania.net (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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