Felipe Nasr

Felipe Nasr

Nasr at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Born	Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr 21 August 1992 Brasília, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Brazilian
2016 team	Sauber-Ferrari[1]
Car number	12
Entries	23 (22 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	27
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2015 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2016 Russian Grand Prix
2015 position	13th (27 pts)
Previous series
2012–14 2010–11 2009 2009 2008	GP2 Series British Formula 3 Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW Pacific Formula BMW Americas
Championship titles
2011 2009	British Formula 3 Formula BMW Europe

Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He was the 2009 Formula BMW Europe champion and the 2011 British Formula 3 champion.

After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015.^[2][3]

Career

Karting

Born in Brasília, DF, Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old. Between 2000 and 2007 he won several championship titles in Brazil.^[4]

Formula BMW

2008

Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos, which supported the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming a podium finish in the second race in a championship that was dominated by Alexander Rossi.^[4]

2009

Nasr moved to the European championship of Formula BMW in 2009 for EuroInternational. He finished 14 of the 16 races in the top two, won 6 races, 5 pole-positions and claimed the title by 104 points from team-mate Daniel Juncadella. As the championship was held by BMW, linked to Sauber in that season, Nasr was called to test a Sauber F1 car, but with BMW leaving F1, the test did not happen.

Felipe Nasr driving at Spa-Francorchamps for EuroInternational.

Formula Three

2010

For the 2010, Nasr moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing, joining a three-car team alongside the team's 2009 drivers Carlos Huertas and Daisuke Nakajima.^[5] In addition to signing for the team, Nasr signed to Robertson Management, the organisation that manages the career of former Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen. Nasr finished the 2010 British Formula 3 season in 5th position.^[6]

2011

Nasr signed with Carlin Motorsport for the 2011 Championship and won the Sunoco Rolex 24 at Daytona Challenge, a special joint racing programme among series in the United Kingdom that use Sunoco Racing Fuel. The winner of that challenge won a drive in the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was third in the Daytona 24 Hour.^[7] Nasr claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his team mate, Kevin Magnussen.

In the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nasr finished third overall and in class, driving a second generation Riley prototype for Michael Shank Racing.

GP2 Series

2012

Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season with the support of Brazilian sponsors Banco do Brasil and Eike Batista's OGX.^[8] Nasr's best results were a 2nd place in Race 2 of the Belgian round and a 4th place in Race 1 of the German round. He was teamed with the experienced Davide Valsecchi, who won the drivers' championship; Nasr's tenth place in the standings meant DAMS won the teams' championship as well. He took four podium finishes, with a best finish of second at Spa, and was the second highest-placed rookie overall, behind James Calado.

2013

For the 2013 GP2 Series season Nasr moved to Carlin, partnering British Jolyon Palmer. Nasr believed that he would be a title contender, alongside James Calado and Marcus Ericsson, and hoped to be driving an F1 car at the end of the year. Nasr finished the 2013 campaign 4th overall in the standings.

2014

Nasr competing for Carlin, during the 2014 GP2 Series season, at Silverstone. Nasr won the sprint race at Silverstone – his third of four victories in 2014 – en route to third in the championship.

Nasr remained with Carlin for the 2014 season, partnering Colombian Julián Leal. He took his first GP2 win in the sprint race in Barcelona.^[9] He achieved wins at the Red Bull Ring,^[10] Silverstone,^[11] and Spa-Francorchamps.^[12] Throughout the season, he was involved in a fight for the championship with former teammate Jolyon Palmer, losing out in Russia.^[13] Nasr finished third overall, after losing second place by five points, to rookie Stoffel Vandoorne at Yas Marina.^[14]

Formula One

2014

It was confirmed on 22 February 2014 that Nasr would be joining Williams as the team's reserve driver, participating in three tests and five free practice sessions across the course of the season.^[15] He made his first appearance in first practice in the Bahrain Grand Prix replacing Valtteri Bottas.^[16]

Sauber (2015–)

Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

On 5 November 2014, it was announced that Nasr would drive for Sauber in 2015.^[3] In his first race with the team in Australia, Nasr finished in fifth position, the highest placing for a Brazilian driver making their Grand Prix début.^[17][18] His finishing streak ended at the British Grand Prix when his gearbox failed on the way to the grid. In Japan, for the first time, he failed to finish, as he had a mechanical failure on lap 51; he was classified in 20th place. Nasr finished his début season with 27 points, finishing 13th in the drivers' championship.^[19]

Personal life

Nasr is of Lebanese ancestry, his grandfather having immigrated to Brazil in the 1960s. Nasr lists his favourite hobbies as sports, fishing and mechanics,^[20] he cites Star Wars and the James Bond film series as his favourite films,^[21] his favourite driver as Ayrton Senna,^[20] and his favourite circuit as Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.^[20] Felipe is the nephew of Amir Nasr, who owns one of the most successful South American Formula Three racing teams that helped with the progression of many Brazilian drivers in junior formulas, such as Hélio Castroneves, Vítor Meira, Antônio Pizzonia, Luciano Burti, Bruno Junqueira, Cristiano da Matta, Mário Haberfeld, Max Wilson, Átila Abreu and Sérgio Jimenez. Nasr's favourite musical artists include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits^[22] Nasr is multilingual with the ability to speak Portuguese, English and Italian.^[22]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula BMW Americas	Amir Nasr Racing	2	0	0	0	1	25	10th
2009	Formula BMW Europe	EuroInternational	16	5	6	6	14	392	1st
	Formula BMW Pacific		3	2	2	2	2	0†	NC†
2010	British Formula 3	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	30	1	1	3	4	136	5th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2011	British Formula 3	Carlin	30	7	4	8	17	318	1st
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2012	24 Hours of Daytona	Michael Shank Racing	1	0	0	0	1	30	3rd
	GP2 Series	DAMS	24	0	0	0	4	95	10th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Carlin	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2013	GP2 Series	Carlin	22	0	0	0	6	154	4th
2014	Formula One	Williams Martini Racing	Test driver
	GP2 Series	Carlin	22	4	1	2	10	224	3rd
2015	Formula One	Sauber F1 Team	19	0	0	0	0	27	13th
2016	Formula One	Sauber F1 Team	4	0	0	0	0	0*	21st*

† – As Nasr was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2012	DAMS	MYS FEA 6	MYS SPR 3	BHR1 FEA Ret	BHR1 SPR 6	BHR2 FEA 11	BHR2 SPR 5	ESP FEA 11	ESP SPR 9	MON FEA 17	MON SPR Ret	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 14	GBR FEA 6	GBR SPR 3	GER FEA 4	GER SPR 3	HUN FEA 25	HUN SPR 8	BEL FEA 8	BEL SPR 2	ITA FEA Ret	ITA SPR 21	SGP FEA 6	SGP SPR 7	10th	95
2013	Carlin	MYS FEA 4	MYS SPR 2	BHR FEA 4	BHR SPR 2	ESP FEA 2	ESP SPR 3	MON FEA 4	MON SPR 4	GBR FEA Ret	GBR SPR 7	GER FEA 9	GER SPR 4	HUN FEA 3	HUN SPR 5	BEL FEA Ret	BEL SPR 8	ITA FEA Ret	ITA SPR 12	SGP FEA 2	SGP SPR 16	ABU FEA 7	ABU SPR 18			4th	154
2014	Carlin	BHR FEA 8	BHR SPR 4	ESP FEA 3	ESP SPR 1	MON FEA 3	MON SPR Ret	AUT FEA 1	AUT SPR Ret	GBR FEA 7	GBR SPR 1	GER FEA 5	GER SPR 2	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 3	BEL FEA 4	BEL SPR 1	ITA FEA 6	ITA SPR 6	RUS FEA 17	RUS SPR 3	ABU FEA 4	ABU SPR 2			3rd	224

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	WDC	Points
2014	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW36	Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t	AUS	MAL	BHR TD	CHN TD	ESP TD	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	RUS	USA TD	BRA TD	ABU			–	–
2015	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34	Ferrari 059/4 1.6 V6 t	AUS 5	MAL 12	CHN 8	BHR 12	ESP 12	MON 9	CAN 16	AUT 11	GBR DNS	HUN 11	BEL 11	ITA 13	SIN 10	JPN 20^†	RUS 6	USA 9	MEX Ret	BRA 13	ABU 15			13th	27
2016	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C35	Ferrari 059/5 1.6 V6 t	AUS 15	BHR 14	CHN 20	RUS 16	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU	21st*	0*

* Season still in progress.
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

1. "Extensions of contracts with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr". Sauber F1 Team. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. "Felipe Nasr to drive for Sauber in 2015". BBC Sport. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Sauber F1 Team announces Felipe Nasr as its driver for 2015". Sauber. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
4. "Introducing Luiz Felipe Nasr". Autosport 197 (9). 27 August 2009. p. 59.
5. Freeman, Glenn (ed.) (14 January 2010). "Pit & Paddock: Nasr lands Double R British F3 seat". Autosport 199 (2). p. 25.
6. Beer, Matt (21 January 2010). "Robertsons to manage Nasr's career". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 21 January 2010.
7. Sunoco Daytona Challenge – September 5, Nasr wins Formula 3 Championship and Maintains Challenge Lead
8. Elizalde, Pablo (16 February 2012). "British F3 champion Felipe Nasr will race in GP2 with DAMS". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 16 February 2012.
9. "Felipe Nasr beats Jolyon Palmer to claim first win". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
10. Bradley, Charles (21 June 2014). "Williams F1 reserve Felipe Nasr wins for Carlin". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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12. Bradley, Charles (24 August 2014). "Felipe Nasr scores fourth victory of the season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 3 January 2015.
13. Esler, William (11 October 2014). "Jolyon Palmer clinches GP2 drivers' title with Feature Race win in Russia". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 3 January 2015.
14. "Coletti wins race, Vandoorne second in championship". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
15. Smith, Luke (22 February 2014). "Felipe Nasr becomes Williams reserve driver". richlandf1.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
16. "Hamilton puts Mercedes on top in Bahrain FP1". Eurosport Asia-Pacific (TF1 Group). Reuters. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
17. Barretto, Lawrence (15 March 2015). "Lewis Hamilton beats Nico Rosberg to win". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 16 March 2015.
18. "Melbourne stats - Nasr ends Sauber's pointless streak in style". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
19. "2015 Classifications – 2015 Drivers". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
20. "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide." (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
21. "Felipe Nasr takes Europe title". 2 October 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
22. "Felipe Nasr". Sauber F1 Team. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Felipe Nasr career summary at DriverDB.com
• Amir Nasr Racing