Eurico de Jesus

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Eurico de Jesus
NationalityMacanese
Born (1977-06-10) 10 June 1977 (age 47)
Macau Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2010
Current teamMacau David Racing Team
Car number99
Best finish1st in 2010
Previous series
2012-13
2008
WTCC
ATCC
Championship titles
2010Macau Touring Car Championship

Eurico de Jesus (born 10 June 1977) is a Macanese racing driver currently competing in the Macau Touring Car Championship. He is a former World Touring Car Championship driver, who made his debut in 2012.

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Racing career

de Jesus began his career in 2008 in the CTM Macau Touring Car Race, he also raced in the Asian Touring Car Championship that season. [1] In 2012 de Jesus made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Five Auto Racing Team driving a Honda Accord Euro R in the last round in Macau. [2] In November 2013 it was announced that he would race in the last round in Macau, this time his car was run by PAS Macau Racing Team. [3] He would end up being the catalyst of race 2's second red flag; losing his left rear tyre hitting the crippled car of Tom Chilton, he caused a safety car condition, but as the safety car led the field past his crash scene, several cars came barreling in causing further accidents at the same location resulting in the red flag.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPts
2012 Five Auto Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R ITA
1
ITA
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
POR
1
POR
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
USA
1
USA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

Ret
MAC
2

18
NC0
2013 PAS Macau Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R ITA
1
ITA
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
USA
1
USA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

24
MAC
2

Ret
NC0

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References

  1. "Eurico De Jesus career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Chevrolet drivers fight for last title for the team at Macau". TouringCarTimes. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Eurico de Jesus joins Macau entry, bringing the field back to 34". TouringCarTimes. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.