Lucas di Grassi | |
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Di Grassi after winning the 2016 Paris ePrix
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Born |
São Paulo, Brazil |
11 August 1984
WEC career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Car no. | 1 |
Former teams | 0 |
Starts | 28 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 2 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2016 |
Finished last season | 2nd |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2014–15 |
Current team | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport |
Car no. | 11 |
Starts | 25 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 5 |
Podiums | 16 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2015–16 |
Finished last season | 2nd |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Active years | 2010 |
Teams | Virgin |
Entries | 19 (18 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who currently competes for Audi Sport ABT in Formula E. In 2014, di Grassi became the first driver in motorsport history to win a motor race in an all-electric single-seater racing car at the 2014 Beijing ePrix. He was also runner-up in the 2007 GP2 Series, 2015-16 FIA Formula E and 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, and drove for Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula One season.
Born in São Paulo, di Grassi's career in karting peaked in 2000, with a 5th place in the Formula A World Championship. Di Grassi began his formula racing career in Brazilian Formula Renault in 2002, finishing as runner-up.
In 2003, di Grassi stepped up to Formula Three, driving a Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda for Avallone Motorsport in Formula 3 Sudamericana. He finished as the championship runner-up behind Danilo Dirani, with one win and eleven other podium finishes. This came despite missing the last six races after suffering a major crash at the Curitiba round.
He also travelled to Europe to make four race starts in the Formula 3 Euro Series with Prema Powerteam, achieving a best finish of fourth place. The following year, he made a permanent move to Europe and took a drive with Hitech Racing in the British Formula Three Championship. His season peaked with two wins, and he was classified in eighth place overall. Another of that year's highlights was a podium finish on his début at the Macau Grand Prix with Hitech.