Augusto Farfus
| Augusto Farfus Jr. | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |
 Brazilian |
| Born |
3 September 1983 Curitiba, Brazil |
| DTM career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | BMW Team MTEK |
| Car no. | 18 |
| Former teams | BMW Team RBM |
| Starts | 66 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2013 |
| Finished last season | 16th (44 pts) |
| Previous series | |
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2011 2005–10 2004 2002–03 2000–01 2000–01 |
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup WTCC ETCC Euro Formula 3000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Italian Formula Renault |
| Championship titles | |
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2003 2001 |
Euro Formula 3000 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Participating years | 2010 |
| Teams | BMW Motorsport |
| Best finish | 19th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian BMW factory driver. He presently lives in Monaco.
Born in Curitiba, Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991.
Like many drivers, his motorsport career began with karting. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won the Paraná state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed in São Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 he succeeded in both winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing runner-up in the North American Championship. He is married to Elirane Johnsson.
In 2000 Farfus moved to Italy and competed in the Formula Renault Italian championship and the Eurocup series for the next two years, winning the Eurocup in 2001.
For 2002 he joined Draco Racing in Euro Formula 3000. In 2003 he won the Euro Formula 3000 Championship aged just 20 years old.
From 2004 to 2006 Farfus was a factory Alfa Romeo (N.Technology) driver in the European Touring Car Championship and later, the World Touring Car Championship.
In the 2006 season Farfus fought for the title against Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller until the final race in Macau, but his outdated Alfa Romeo 156 wasn't up to the pace, and Farfus ended the season in 3rd place.
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