Lucas Foresti | |
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Foresti in 2013.
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Born |
Brasília (Brazil) |
12 May 1992
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | SMP Racing by Comtec |
Car no. | 16 |
Former teams | DAMS |
Starts | 33 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 23rd in 2012 |
Previous series | |
2010–11 2010 2009 2008 |
British Formula 3 Toyota Racing Series Formula 3 Sudamericana Formula BMW Americas |
Lucas Foresti (born 12 May 1992 in Brasília) is a Brazilian racing driver.
After a previous career in junior , Foresti made his karting debut at Brasília's Kartodromo Waltinho Ferrari in June 2006, where he finished in fourth position in the Novice category. He moved into karting full-time in 2007, and immediately won four different state championships as a rookie. Competing in a Birel Sudam for Dibo Racing, Foresti won state championships in Super Centro-Oeste, Brasília, Goiânia and Minas Gerais, with second-place finishes overall in Brazil and in the Open Masters SP. Moving into the Graduate B class in 2008, Foresti again won regional championships in the same regions except Minas Gerais; also adding a second-place finish at the 500 Milhas de Granja Viana for Piquet Sports.
After competing in the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix-supporting Formula BMW Americas rounds for Amir Nasr Racing, Foresti moved into the Formula Three Sudamericana in 2009, driving for Cesario Fórmula. Foresti finished third in the championship, achieving a single pole position and victory at Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura in Campo Grande.
Foresti had been due to drive for Hitech Racing in the 2010 British Formula 3 Championship, but shortly before the season, he moved across to Carlin as part of a six-car challenge by the team.
Foresti will also contest the opening rounds of the inaugural GP3 Series for Carlin.