Matheus Leist

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Matheus Leist
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Leist at the 2018 ABC Supply 500
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
BornMatheus Tobias Leist
(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26)
Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2020
Current team JDC-Miller MotorSports
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Starts5
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish11th in 2020
Previous series
2018–2019
2017
2016
2015-16
2015
2014 		IndyCar Series
Indy Lights
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge
MSA Formula
Brazilian Formula Three Championship
Championship titles
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Matheus Leist, winner of the 2017 Freedom 100 2017 Freedom 100 race - Matheus Leist.jpg
Matheus Leist, winner of the 2017 Freedom 100

Matheus Tobias Leist (born September 8, 1998) [1] is a Brazilian racing driver who last raced for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Contents

Career

Karting

Leist began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven. In 2013, he finished as runner-up in the Petrobras Karting Championship.

Lower formulas

In 2014, Leist graduated to single-seaters, racing in the B class of the Brazilian F3 Championship, finishing runner-up to Vitor Baptista.

The following year, Leist switched to MSA Formula in Britain with Double R Racing. He scored two victories and finished fifth in the standings.

British F3

In 2016, Leist reunited with Double R Racing and graduated to BRDC British F3. Scoring four wins, two poles and six fastest laps, Leist took the title at the final round after a close fight with Ricky Collard throughout the season. [2]

GP3 Series

In November 2016, it was announced Leist would partake in the GP3 post-season test at Yas Marina with ART Grand Prix, Arden International and Trident Racing. [3]

Indy Lights

In February 2017, Leist signed with Carlin for the Indy Lights Championship. [4] During his first season, Leist picked up his first podium at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis before taking pole and winning the Freedom 100 less than two weeks later, having led from start to finish. [5]

IndyCar Series

In November 2017, A.J. Foyt Enterprises announced that the team hired Leist to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet in 2018. [6] Leist partners veteran Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan and made his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 11, 2018. Leist completed two full seasons of IndyCar with Foyt, with a best finish of fourth at the 2019 IndyCar Grand Prix. He was replaced at Foyt with Charlie Kimball for 2020. [7]

IMSA

Leist joined JDC–Miller MotorSports for the Endurance Cup rounds of the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship plus the Laguna Seca round. [8] Following a best finish of fourth in the season-ending 12 Hours of Sebring, JDC-Miller downsized to one car for the 2021 season leaving Leist without a drive. [9]

Personal life

Leist's younger brother Arthur is also a racing driver, currently competing in Stock Car Brasil. [10] [11]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Fórmula 3 Brasil - Class B Hitech Racing 1620091152nd
2015 MSA Formula Championship Double R Racing 3021172735th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 30000041st
2015-16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 200002014th
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 24426114931st
2017 Indy Lights Carlin 1632142794th
2018 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 17000025318th
2019 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 17000026119th
2020 IMSA Sports Car Championship - DPi JDC-Miller MotorSports 5000012311th
2024 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am RENNtech Motorsport4100149*4th*

Complete Fórmula 3 Brasil results

YearTeamClass12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2014 Hitech Racing Class B TAR
1
7		 TAR
2
Ret		 SCS
1
5		 SCS
2
Ret		 BRA
1
Ret		 BRA
2
Ret		2nd115
Cesário F3 INT
1
7		 INT
2
7		 CUR1
1
3		 CUR1
2
3		 VEL
1
3		 VEL
2
Ret		 CUR2
1
9		 CUR2
2
5		 GOI
1
4		 GOI
2
Ret

Complete MSA Formula Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015 Double R Racing BHI
1
3		 BHI
2
8		 BHI
3
3		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
1		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
4		 OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
DSQ		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
5		 CRO
3
6		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 KNO
1
9		 KNO
2
6		 KNO
3
11		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
4		 ROC
3
6		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
1		 BHGP
1
Ret		 BHGP
2
14		 BHGP
3
7		5th273

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2015 Double R Racing SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		PAU
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		RBR
1
27		 RBR
2
24		 RBR
3
27		 ALG
1 		ALG
2 		ALG
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		41st0

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

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

Year1234567891011121314DCPoints
2015-16 ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		ABU
4 		BHR
1
5		 BHR
2
5		 DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		DUB
4 		CHE
1 		CHE
2 		CHE
3 		CHE
4 		14th20

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2016 Double R Racing SNE1
1
10		 SNE1
2
1		 SNE1
3
4		 BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		 ROC
1
3		 ROC
2
4		 ROC
3
2		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
5		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
C		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
2		 SNE2
1
2		 SNE2
2
6		 SNE2
3
2		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
5		1st493

American open-wheel racing

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

Indy Lights

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2017 Carlin STP
15		 STP
11		 ALA
4		 ALA
7		 IMS
5		 IMS
3		 INDY
1		 RDA
1		 RDA
4		 IOW
1		 TOR
13		 TOR
5		 MDO
11		 MDO
10		 GMP
10		 WGL
4		4th279

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2018 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara DW12 4 Chevrolet STP
24		 PHX
19		 LBH
14		 ALA
12		 IMS
21		 INDY
13		 DET
15		 DET
14		 TXS
22		 RDA
15		 IOW
22		 TOR
15		 MDO
19		 POC
11		 GTW
16		 POR
14		 SNM
19		18th253 [12]
2019 STP
22		 COA
17		 ALA
20		 LBH
15		 IMS
4		 INDY
15		 DET
21		 DET
20		 TXS
22		 RDA
20		 TOR
19		 IOW
16		 MDO
18		 POC
14		 GTW
17		 POR
8		 LAG
17		19th261 [13]

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 1113 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 2415 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassChassisEngine123456789RankPoints
2020 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
5		 DAY SEB ELK ATL
8		 MDO PET
8		 LGA
8		 SEB
4		11th123

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References

  1. ↑ "Matheus Leist". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. ↑ Cozens, Jack (September 11, 2016). "British F3 championship won by Matheus Leist at Donington finale". Autosport . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Matheus Leist participa de testes com a GP3 em Abu Dhabi (Matheus Leist participates in testing with GP3 in Abu Dhabi)". November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leist joins Carlin for Indy Lights". February 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Straw, Edd (May 26, 2017). "Indy Lights Freedom 100: Matheus Leist wins Indianapolis showpiece". Autosport . Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Racing, By Marshall Pruett / Image courtesy of A.J. Foyt. "Foyt team confirms Leist to partner Kanaan". www.racer.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  7. ↑ "Kimball Joins AJ Foyt Racing for 2020 Season". Motorsport Tribune. 22 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "IndyCar runner Matheus Leist makes IMSA switch for 2020 season". Motorsport Week. 14 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Dagys, John (November 18, 2020). "Duval Set for Full-Season Drive in JDC-Miller Cadillac DPi". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Two Leists may be better than one in INDYCAR ... someday". IndyCar Series. 28 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing anuncia Arthur Leist na Stock Car 2024" (in Portuguese). Stock Car Pro Series. 2 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Matheus Leist – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Matheus Leist – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

Matheus Leist career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Will Palmer
(British F4 champion)
 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2016 		Succeeded by
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