Bia Figueiredo
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| Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo | |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Date of Birth | March 18, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | São Paulo |
| 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Car No. | 20 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006 2003-2005 |
Formula Three Sudamericana Brazilian Formula Renault |
| Awards | |
| 2003 | Brazilian Formula Renault Rookie of the Year |
Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo (born on March 18, 1985, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian female racing driver.
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[edit] Career
She started her career in karting races.
After an outstanding season in Brazilian Formula Renault championship, she started competing in Formula Three Sudamericana in 2006 driving for the well-established Cesario Formula team.
In 2006 she also drove a Red Bull Volkswagen Touareg for PPD Sports (owned by Pedro Diniz) who hosted events of the Brazilian Formula Renault championships, Renault Speed Show.
In 2008 she began racing in the American Firestone Indy Lights Series for defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports[1]. She placed fifth in the Firestone Freedom 100 at Indianapolis, the highest finishing position by a female driver in that race.[2] She has begun using the name Ana Beatriz in the United States.
[edit] Significant results
| Year | Category | Result | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win, PP, FL | Overall | |||
| Karting | ||||
| 2000 | São Paulo Championship (Category B) | Runner-up | Price Racing of 2000 - Kart | |
| 2001 | Brazilian Championship (Category A) | 3rd place | Capacete de Ouro - Kart | |
| São Paulo Championship (Category A) | Runner-up | |||
| Brazil Kart Cup | Runner-up | |||
| 2002 | Brazilian Championship (Category A) | Runner-up | Capacete de Ouro - Kart | |
| São Paulo Championship (Category A) | 3rd place | |||
| 2003 | Sorriso Petrobrás Kart Cup | Champion | ||
| Petrobrás Karting Selective | Runner-up | |||
| Formula car | ||||
| 2003 | Brazilian Formula Renault | 2 FL | Rookie of the year - Brazilian Formula Renault | |
| 2004 | Brazilian Formula Renault | 5th place | ||
| 2005 | Brazilian Formula Renault | 3 win, 3 PP | 3rd place | Capacete de Ouro - Fórmula |
| 2006 | Formula Three Sudamericana | 5th place | Capacete de Ouro - São Paulo Citizen Driver | |
[edit] References
- ^ Knapp Schilke, Nancy. Schmidt gives opportunity to Beatriz-Figueiredo, Motorsport.com, January 11, 2008
- ^ Instant Indy classic :: Firestone Indy Lights
