Luiz Garcia Jr.

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Luiz Garcia Jr
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Born (1971-05-04) 4 May 1971 (age 52)
Brasilia, Brazil

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.

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Racing record


American open-wheel racing results

(key)

CART

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021RankPointsRef
1999 Payton/Coyne Racing MIA
24
MOT
19
LBH
24
NZRRIO
18
STLMILPOR
23
CLE
14
ROA
24
TOR MISDET34th0 [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
27th6 [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 32nd0 [3]

British F3 Championship

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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
11th34
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
15th16

British F3000 Championship

YearTeam12345678910RankPoints
1996 Super Nova Racing OUL
Ret
SNE
2
SNE
2
SIL
2
Oul
Ret
DON
3
BHI
2
SIL
2
BHI
1
DON
1
2nd52

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1997 Dorricott Racing HMS
Flag of the United States.svg 16
LBH
Flag of the United States.svg 15
NAZ
Flag of the United States.svg 24
SAV
Flag of the United States.svg 4
GAT
Flag of the United States.svg 17
MIL
Flag of the United States.svg 19
DET
Flag of the United States.svg 9
POR
Flag of the United States.svg 6
TOR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 25
TRO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 23
VAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6
LAG
Flag of the United States.svg 10
FON
Flag of the United States.svg 10
13th38
1998 Johansson Motorsports HMS
Flag of the United States.svg 22
LBH
Flag of the United States.svg 10
GAT
Flag of the United States.svg 20
MIL
Flag of the United States.svg 11
DET
Flag of the United States.svg 21
POR
Flag of the United States.svg 3
CLE
Flag of the United States.svg 1
TOR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 11
MIC
Flag of the United States.svg 1
TRO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 12
VAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 16
LAG
Flag of the United States.svg 6
FON
Flag of the United States.svg 6
12th60


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References

  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.