Felipe Nasr
Introduction '''Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr''' (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is a 2 time IMSA Sportscar champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring. Nasr also won the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche Penske. After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015.However, from the 2017 season he was replaced by Pascal Wehrlein.From 2018, Nasr has been competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Whelen Engineering Racing, winning the championship with co-driver Eric Curran in his first year in the series and winning another title with countryman Pipo Derani in 2021.For 2022, Nasr was named a Porsche factory driver.
Career ===Karting===Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old. Between 2000 and 2007 he won several championship titles in Brazil.===Formula BMW===;2008Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos, which supported the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming a podium finish in the second race in a championship that was dominated by Alexander Rossi. ;2009Nasr moved to the European championship of Formula BMW in 2009 for EuroInternational. He finished 14 of the 16 races in the top two, won 6 races, 5 pole-positions and claimed the title by 104 points from teammate Daniel Juncadella. As the championship was held by BMW, linked to Sauber in that season, Nasr was called to test a Sauber F1 car, but with BMW leaving F1, the test did not happen. Felipe Nasr driving at Spa-Francorchamps for EuroInternational===Formula Three===;2010For the 2010, Nasr moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing, joining a three-car team alongside the team's 2009 drivers Carlos Huertas and Daisuke Nakajima. In addition to signing for the team, Nasr signed to Robertson Management, the organisation that manages the career of former Formula One World Drivers' Champion Kimi Räikkönen. Nasr finished the 2010 British Formula 3 season in 5th position. ;2011Nasr signed with Carlin Motorsport for the 2011 Championship and won the Sunoco Rolex 24 at Daytona Challenge, a special joint racing programme among series in the United Kingdom that use Sunoco Racing Fuel. The winner of that challenge won a drive in the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was third in the Daytona 24 Hour.Nasr claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his teammate, Kevin Magnussen.In the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nasr finished third overall and in class, driving a second generation Riley prototype for Michael Shank Racing.===GP2 Series===Carlin, during the 2014 GP2 Series season, at Silverstone. Nasr won the sprint race at Silverstone – his third of four victories in 2014 – en route to third in the championship. ;2012Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season with the support of Brazilian sponsors Banco do Brasil and Eike Batista's OGX. Nasr's best results were a 2nd place in Race 2 of the Belgian round and a 4th place in Race 1 of the German round. He was teamed with the experienced Davide Valsecchi, who won the drivers' championship; Nasr's tenth place in the standings meant DAMS won the teams' championship as well. He took four podium finishes, with a best finish of second at Spa, and was the second highest-placed rookie overall, behind James Calado. ;2013For the 2013 GP2 Series season Nasr moved to Carlin, partnering British Jolyon Palmer. Nasr believed that he would be a title contender, alongside James Calado and Marcus Ericsson, and hoped to be driving an F1 car at the end of the year. Nasr finished the 2013 campaign 4th overall in the standings. ;2014Nasr remained with Carlin for the 2014 season, partnering Colombian Julián Leal. He took his first GP2 win in the sprint race in Barcelona. He achieved wins at the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone, and Spa-Francorchamps. Throughout the season, he was involved in a fight for the championship with former teammate Jolyon Palmer, losing out in Russia. Nasr finished third overall, after losing second place by five points, to rookie Stoffel Vandoorne at Yas Marina.===Formula One===;2014It was confirmed on 22 February 2014 that Nasr would be joining Williams as the team's reserve driver, participating in three tests and five free practice sessions across the course of the season. He made his first appearance in first practice in the  replacing Valtteri Bottas.====Sauber (2015–2016)====Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2015 Brazilian Grand PrixNasr driving for Sauber at the 2016 Bahrain Grand PrixOn 5 November 2014, it was announced that Nasr would drive for Sauber in . In his first race with the team in Australia, Nasr finished in fifth position, the highest placing for a Brazilian driver making a Grand Prix début.His finishing streak ended at the  when his gearbox failed on the way to the grid. In Japan, for the first time, he failed to finish, as he had a mechanical failure on lap 51; he was classified in 20th place. Nasr finished his début season with 27 points, finishing 13th in the drivers' championship. After a successful 2015 season, Sauber retained Nasr for 2016.Nasr's—and Sauber's—only points in 2016 came at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he finished ninth. The finish allowed Sauber to overtake Manor in the constructors' championship, which cost the latter team prize money and eventually led to Manor's bankruptcy. For the 2017 season, Nasr was due to swap places with Manor driver Pascal Wehrlein, but Nasr was left without a drive due to Manor's exit from the sport which he had ironically caused by his own racing.===Formula E===Nasr at the 2019 Hong Kong ePrixIn January 2019, Nasr joined GEOX Dragon for the rookie test in Marrakesh, but was unable to participate due to contractual issues. The following month, it was announced Nasr would replace Maximilian Günther from the Mexico City ePrix onwards. Because of Nasr's IMSA commitments, Günther had temporarily returned to his seat at the 2019 Rome ePrix. He made his debut at the 2019 Mexico City ePrix where he finished in 19th place, having run at the back of the pack for the majority of the race. At his second race in Hong Kong, he crashed his car into the wall early in the race, taking out the two Mahindra cars of Pascal Wehrlein & Jerome d'Ambrosio in the process. At his third race in Sanya he stalled on the grid & recorded his second successive DNF. Nasr has not returned to Formula E since, ending his run at three consecutive races with one non-points finish and two DNFs, as the team opted to continue using Günther moving forward. He was classified 24th overall in the championship, tied on 0 points with Tom Dillmann & Felix Rosenqvist.===Planned IndyCar debut===On 10 March 2020, it was announced Nasr was scheduled to make his IndyCar debut for Carlin at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed until October, putting his debut on hold. Ultimately, Nasr did not compete in the season.===WeatherTech SportsCar Championship===In July 2020, Nasr tested positive for COVID-19.He missed the round at Daytona but made a full recovery and returned to race at the next round of Sebring, starting from pole position and taking the race victory. '''IMSA Career'''Nasr competing at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. His first as a Porsche factory driver.Since he joined the series back in 2018 he has had 9 wins and 26 podiums  and is entering his 6th season racing in the category.
Personal life Nasr is of Lebanese ancestry, his grandfather having emigrated to Brazil in the 1960s. Nasr lists his favourite hobbies as sports, fishing and mechanics, he cites the ''Star Wars'' and James Bond film series as his favourite films, his favourite driver as Ayrton Senna, and his favourite circuit as Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Felipe is the nephew of Amir Nasr, who owns one of the most successful South American Formula Three racing teams that helped with the progression of many Brazilian drivers in junior formulas, such as Hélio Castroneves, Vítor Meira, Antônio Pizzonia, Luciano Burti, Bruno Junqueira, Cristiano da Matta, Mário Haberfeld, Max Wilson, Átila Abreu and Sérgio Jimenez. Nasr's favourite musical artists include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits. Nasr is multilingual with the ability to speak Portuguese, English and Italian.
Racing record ===Career summary=== Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2008 Formula BMW Americas Amir Nasr Racing 2 0 0 0 1 25 10th 2009 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 5 6 6 14 392 '''1st''' Formula BMW Pacific 3 2 2 2 2 0† NC† 2010 British Formula 3 International Series Räikkönen Robertson Racing 30 1 1 3 4 136 5th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th 2011 British Formula 3 International Series Carlin 30 7 4 8 15 318 '''1st''' Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 N/A '''2nd''' 2012 GP2 Series DAMS 24 0 0 0 4 95 10th Formula 3 Euro Series Carlin 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 1 0 0 0 1 30 28th 2013 GP2 Series Carlin 22 0 0 0 6 154 4th 2014 GP2 Series Carlin 22 4 1 2 10 224 '''3rd''' Formula One Williams Martini RacingReserve driver 2015 Formula One Sauber F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 27 13th  2016 Formula One Sauber F1 Team 21 0 0 0 0 2 17th 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Whelen Engineering Racing 10 1 0 3 5 277 '''1st''' European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cetilar Villorba Corse 5 0 0 0 0 4 26th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th Stock Car Brasil Full Time Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2018–19 Formula E GEOX Dragon 3 0 0 0 0 0 24th 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 2 1 4 5 297 '''2nd''' 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 8 1 1 1 5 232 8th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 11 4 4 3 8 3407 '''1st''' 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team Penske 3 0 0 0 0 42 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A5th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Pfaff Motorsports 3 1 0 0 2 99210th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup EMA Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 9 1 2 1 3 2691 5th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 380 '''1st*'''† – As Nasr was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.===Complete GP2 Series results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2012 DAMS SEPFEA SEPSPR BHR1FEA BHR1SPR BHR2FEA BHR2SPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MRNFEA MRNSPR 10th 95 2013 Carlin SEPFEA SEPSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MRNFEA MRNSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 4th 154 2014 Carlin BHRFEA BHRSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR ''RBRFEA'' RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR '''HUNFEA''' HUNSPR SPAFEA ''SPASPR'' MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 3rd 224===Complete Formula One results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicates fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WDC Points 2014 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW36 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS MAL BHR CHN ESP MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN RUS USA BRA ABU – –  Sauber F1 Team Sauber C34 Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN† RUS USA MEX BRA ABU 13th 27   Sauber F1 Team Sauber C35 Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t AUS BHR CHN RUS ESP MON CAN EUR AUT GBR HUN GER BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX BRA ABU 17th 2† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.===24 Hours of Daytona results=== Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps   2012  Michael Shank Racing  with Curb-Agajanian  Jorge Goncalvez Michael McDowell Gustavo Yacamán Riley Mk. XX DP 761 '''3rd''' '''3rd''' 2018  Whelen Engineering Racing  Mike Conway Eric Curran Stuart Middleton Cadillac DPi-V.R P 808 '''2nd''' '''2nd''' 2019  Whelen Engineering Racing  Pipo Derani Eric Curran Cadillac DPi-V.R P 593 '''2nd''' '''2nd'''2020  Whelen Engineering Racing  Filipe Albuquerque Mike Conway Pipo Derani Cadillac DPi-V.RDPi8227th7th2021  Whelen Engineering Racing  Mike Conway Pipo Derani Chase Elliott Cadillac DPi-V.RDPi7838th6th 2022  Pfaff Motorsports  Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R GTDPro 711 18th 1st 2023  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Porsche 963 GTP 749 14th 7th 2024  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Dane Cameron Matt Campbell Josef Newgarden Porsche 963 GTP 791 1st 1st===Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results===  Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2018 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 ''DAY'' SEB ''LBH'' MOH ''BEL'' WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 1st 277 2019 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 ''DAY'' SEB ''LBH'' MDO ''DET'' WGL MOS ELK LGA '''''PET''''' 2nd 297 2020 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY DAY '''''SEB''''' ELK ATL MDO PET LGA SEB 8th 232 2021 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 '''DAY''' '''''SEB''''' MDO ''DET'' WGL WGL '''ELK''' LGA '''LBH''' ''PET'' 1st 3407 2022 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY  SEB  LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET  10th 992 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB   LBH '''LGA''' WGL MOS ELK   '''''IMS'''''  PET   5th 26912024Porsche Penske MotorsportGTPPorsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATL 1st* 380** Season still in progress.===Complete European Le Mans Series results=== Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2018 Cetilar Villorba Corse LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 26th 4‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=== Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps   2018  Cetilar Villorba Corse  Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Dallara P217-Gibson LMP2 342 19th 11th 2021  Risi Competizione  Oliver Jarvis Ryan Cullen Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 275 NC NC 2022  Team Penske  Dane Cameron Emmanuel Collard Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 9th 5th 2023  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Mathieu Jaminet Nick Tandy Porsche 963 Hypercar 84 DNF DNF===Complete Formula E results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points 2018–19 GEOX Dragon Spark SRT05e Penske EV-3 ADR MRK SCL MEX  HKG SYX RME PAR MCO BER BRN NYC NYC 24th 0===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2022 Team Penske LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 10th 42
References
External links ** Amir Nasr Racing