Sérgio Paese
| Sérgio Paese | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Brazilian
|
| Born |
December 15, 1975 Curitiba, Paraná |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Years active | 2003, 2005 |
| Teams |
Salmini Racing Greco Motorsport |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 22nd in |
| Previous series | |
|
1997-1998 1996 1995-1996 1994-1995 |
Indy Lights International Formula 3000 Formula 3 Sudamericana Formula Chevrolet Brasil |
Sérgio Paese (born 15 December 1975 in Curitiba) is a former racing driver who has competed in the 1996 International Formula 3000 season and subsequently raced in Indy Lights and .
Paese competed in his first international auto race in the 1994 EFDA Nations Cup partnered with Tony Kanaan the team competed at Circuit Park Zandvoort. The team finished fifteenth out of eighteen teams. In 1995 Paese finished third in his domestic Formula Chevrolet championship before graduating into the Formula 3 Sudamericana. In a Honda powered Dallara F394 Paese won one race and classified third in the championship.
Paese joined Draco Racing for three rounds of the International Formula 3000 championship in 1996. At the Pau Grand Prix the Brazilian qualified 22nd and was the last driver allowed to compete. His debut did not last long as he was the first driver to retire. After he failed to qualify for the race at Pergusa he returned at the Hockenheimring. After qualifying 21st Paese again was the first driver to retire.
For 1997 Paese moved into the Indy Lights. Paese missed his debut race at Homestead-Miami Speedway due to an illness but joined the field at Long Beach. In preparation of his Indy Lights season Paese tested with FRE Racing at Roebling Road Raceway. The Brazilian race car driver scored his best result of the season at the Hutchinson Island Road Race Course in Savannah, Georgia. At the track Paese finished behind Hélio Castroneves. After struggling with technical difficulties Paese qualified eighteenth in the championship. His 1998 season started strong with a pole position at the season opener at Homestead. During the race Paese lost the lead to Naoki Hattori on lap four. On lap 29 Paese attempted to recapture the lead of the race but he crashed in the process. Paese again qualified on pole position at Milwaukee. During the race the Brazilian lost two places and eventually finished third. At Michigan International Speedway Paese had an impressive run. He qualified nineteenth and eventually finished third. Paese was classified thirteenth in the championship.
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