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Bruno Junqueira

Bruno Junqueira
Bruno Junqueira 2009 Indy 500 Pole Day.JPG
Bruno Junqueira at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2009.
Nationality Brazil Brazilian
Born (1976-11-04) November 4, 1976 (age 40)
Belo Horizonte
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season 2001
Current team FAZZT Race Team
Car no. 33
Former teams Dale Coyne Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Newman/Haas Racing
Starts 23
Wins 0
Poles 1
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 20th in 2008
CART/Champ Car World Series
Years active 2001–2007
Teams Chip Ganassi Racing
Newman/Haas Racing
Dale Coyne Racing
Starts 101
Wins 8
Poles 9
Best finish 2nd in 2002, 2003, 2004
Previous series
1998–2000
1995–1997
International Formula 3000
Formula Three Sudamericana
Championship titles
2000
1997
International Formula 3000
Formula Three Sudamericana

Bruno Junqueira (born November 4, 1976 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian race car driver that most recently competed in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series.

Junqueira started racing karts in Brazil and dominated Formula Three Sudamericana before moving to Formula 3000. He tested for the Williams Formula One team for many years, and came close to landing a race drive in 2000, losing out to Jenson Button. He rebounded from this setback, winning that year's International Formula 3000 Championship.

In 2001 Junqueira joined the CART Championship Car series driving for Chip Ganassi Racing where he had immediate success, capturing a win in his 14th race and finished second in points with two wins the following year. In 2003 Ganassi left to the rival Indy Racing League and Junqueira joined Newman/Haas Racing, the top team remaining in what was now the Champ Car World Series. He captured series runner up honors in both 2003 and 2004, capturing two wins in each of those seasons. He also drove in the Indianapolis 500 four times for both Ganassi and Newman/Haas in one-off appearances. In 2002, he qualified for the pole position, and he twice finished 5th in the race.


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