Paolo Lofamia

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Paolo Angelo Lofamia
Paolo Lofamia behind the wheel of his Racecar.jpg
Paolo Lofamia behind the wheel of his Racecar running around the Batangas Racing Circuit.
NationalityFlag of the Philippines.svg  Filipino
Born(1989-05-27)27 May 1989
Manila, Philippines
Racing career
Current teamStaginglanes/W-Autosports
Car number805
Starts24
Wins9
Podiums21
Poles12
Championship titles
Grid D Champion (2014), Time attack Bracket F Champion (2014), Grid C Champion (2015) Time attack Bracket C Champion (2016)
Awards
Bracket D 3rd Overall (2015) Grid C 1st Runner up (2016)

Paolo Angelo Lofamia (May 27, 1989) is a Filipino racing driver, who last competed as a Team Staginglanes/W-Autosports driver from 2013-2017. Lofamia made his racing debut at the 2013 Circuit showdown race series. Lofamia rose to fame in 2014 by winning 3 Races and by being on the podium every single race in that season using a race prepped Honda civic built by Vannitec Racing. [1] [2] Lofamia captured the first ever Grid D Championship of the series and on that same year he also won the Time Attack Championship in bracket F, a feat that only a few drivers had accomplished. Lofamia is also included in the prestigious list as one of the elite drivers of the late Enzo Pastor's circuit showdown race series, He is regarded as one of the "COC", Champion of Champions. [3]

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In 2015 Lofamia run in the inaugural season of the Flat Out Race Series. Participating in a much faster Grid and Bracket than last year, he now joins Grid C. Proving everyone that he is a class of his own, he went on to Win the Grid C overall championship without winning a single race. He relentlessly fought his way to the top by having a consistent drive, he managed to finish every race on points(Top 10) and clinching the 2015 Grid C Title with flair, making him the First ever Grid C Champion of the Series and at the same time making him a two time back to back grid champion and 3rd Overall in Bracket D Time Attack Races. [4] [5] [6]

2016 was the year that sealed Lofamia's name as one of the top guns of the Philippine grassroots racing. [7] Set on a quest to win his third consecutive Grid Title, he went on to Win the first Grid C race of the year, and was on the podium every single race after that. [8] Sitting on top of the standings after 4 races, Lofamia is set on to grab his third competitive grid race title, but on the fifth leg of the season, Lofamia was involved in a heavy crash with his rival, Aaron Lao of Blanche Racing, sending his Staginglanes/W-Autosports Honda civic EG flying into the wall after turn 1 in the third lap of the race. Lofamia escaped the incident unscathed. That was his first DNF of the season allowing his rivals to jump him over in the standings in terms of points, with just 3 races remaining, Lofamia was unable to catch up and finish the 2016 season trailing 6 points behind his rival Joey Howard who went on to win the 2016 Grid C title, Lofamia was 2nd overall.. [9] Time Attack races was a different story for Lofamia, where he won the 2016 time attack championship in bracket C far way ahead of his competitors, he had set the fastest time 5 out of the 8 races giving Lofamia his Third Time attack championship title of his career. [10]

In 2017 Lofamia took a hiatus from Motorsports

Racing record

Team Staginglanes / W-Autosports Race Prepped Honda Civic, Built by Vannitec Racing and Driven by Paolo Lofamia Paolo Lofamia's Vannitec Built Race Car.jpg
Team Staginglanes / W-Autosports Race Prepped Honda Civic, Built by Vannitec Racing and Driven by Paolo Lofamia
Lofamia on the Podium at the Batangas Racing Circuit in 2014 Paolo Lofamia On the Podium.png
Lofamia on the Podium at the Batangas Racing Circuit in 2014

Career summary(Grid Races)

SeasonSeriesTeamGridRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2013Circuit Showdown Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsN/A00000N/A
2014Circuit Showdown Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsGrid D73451441st
2015Flat Out Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsGrid C70321001st

* Season still in progress.

Career summary(Time Attack Races)

SeasonSeriesTeamBracketRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013Circuit Showdown Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsBracket F500919th
2014Circuit Showdown Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsBracket F814601st
2015Flat Out Race SeriesStaginglanes/W-AutosportsBracket D703593rd

* Season still in progress.

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  2. ↑ "Ferdie sia dominates round 3 in BRC - Autoindustriya". autoindustriya.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-23.
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