Augusto Farfus
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Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian BMW factory driver. He presently lives in Monaco.
Early years
Born in Curitiba, Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991.
Like many drivers, his motorsport career began with karting. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won the Paraná state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed in São Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 he succeeded in both winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing runner-up in the North American Championship. He is married to Elirane Johnsson.
Formula racing
In 2000 Farfus moved to Italy and competed in the Formula Renault Italian championship and the Eurocup series for the next two years, winning the Eurocup in 2001.
For 2002 he joined Draco Racing in Euro Formula 3000. In 2003 he won the Euro Formula 3000 Championship aged just 20 years old.
Touring cars
Alfa Romeo
From 2004 to 2006 Farfus was a factory Alfa Romeo (N.Technology) driver in the European Touring Car Championship and later, the World Touring Car Championship.
In the 2006 season Farfus fought for the title against Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller until the final race in Macau, but his outdated Alfa Romeo 156 wasn't up to the pace, and Farfus ended the season in 3rd place.
BMW
Before the 2007 season, he switched to the Schnitzer BMW-run squad, BMW Team Germany, alongside the German, 2006 season runner-up, Jörg Müller. He temporarily led the championship during the season, but ended this season in 4th place as Priaulx won. He has continued with the team through the 2008 season and into 2009. He scored six wins in 2009, missing out on the title to SEAT's Gabriele Tarquini at the final meeting[1] In 2010, BMW's participation in the WTCC was limited to a two-car line-up, as Farfus joined Andy Priaulx at the Racing Bart Mampaey team. Farfus scored no wins, however he won race 2 at Okayama on the road, but he and teammate Priaulx were disqualified by running a non-homologated gearbox that did not conform to the technical regulations. On 5 December 2010, BMW announced it was withdrawing from the WTCC, but would continue to supply customer teams with its 320TC car.[2]
On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Farfus would contest the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with BMW, which would also include its former WTCC drivers Andy Priaulx, Jörg Müller and Dirk Muller.[3]
Racing record
Complete Euro Formula 3000 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Draco Junior Team | VLL Ret |
PER Ret |
MOZ Ret |
SPA 3 |
DON 6 |
BRN 4 |
DIJ 7 |
JER Ret |
CAG 13 |
9th | 8 |
| 2003 | Draco Junior Team | NÜR 2 |
MAG 3 |
PER 1 |
MOZ 1 |
SPA 1 |
DON 3 |
BRN Ret |
JER 1 |
CAG 2 |
1st | 60 |
24 Hours of Daytona results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  JMB USA Racing |
 Emmanuel Collard Max Papis Andrea Garbagnati |
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | GT | 621 | 14th | 7th |
| 2014 | Turner Motorsport |
 Paul Dalla Lana Dane Cameron Markus Palttala |
BMW Z4 GT3 | GTD | 659 | 25th | 7th |
| 2015 | BMW Team RLL |
Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Bruno Spengler |
BMW Z4 GTLM | GTLM | 725 | 5th | 2nd |
| 2016 | BMW Team RLL |
Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Bruno Spengler |
BMW M6 GTLM | GTLM | 721 | 11th | 5th |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AutoDelta Squadra Corse | Alfa Romeo 156 | MNZ 1 19 |
MNZ 2 16 |
VAL 1 3 |
VAL 2 3 |
MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 3 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
BRN 1 12 |
BRN 2 Ret |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 Ret |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 22 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 11 |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 3 |
DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 15 |
6th | 54 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BMW Motorsport |
Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen |
BMW M3 GT2 | GT2 | 320 | 19th | 6th |
| 2011 | BMW Motorsport |
Jörg Müller Dirk Werner |
BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro |
276 | DNF | DNF |
Complete DTM results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M3 DTM | HOC 15 |
LAU 3 |
BRH 11 |
SPL 10 |
NOR Ret |
NÜR 10 |
ZAN 9 |
OSC 5 |
VAL 1 |
HOC 3 |
7th | 69 | ||||||||
| 2013 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M3 DTM | HOC 1 |
BRH Ret |
SPL 6 |
LAU 12 |
NOR 16 |
MSC 3 |
NÜR 2 |
OSC 1 |
ZAN 1 |
HOC 11 |
2nd | 116 | ||||||||
| 2014 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 8 |
OSC 5 |
HUN 21† |
NOR 14 |
MSC 10 |
SPL 2 |
NÜR Ret |
LAU 7 |
ZAN Ret |
HOC 16 |
13th | 39 | ||||||||
| 2015 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 21 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 2 |
SPL 1 6 |
SPL 2 18 |
MSC 1 15 |
MSC 2 11 |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 2 |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 8 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 14 |
12th | 77 |
| 2016 | BMW Team MTEK | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 2 |
SPL 1 9 |
SPL 2 4 |
LAU 1 21 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 11 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 13 |
MSC 1 14 |
MSC 2 4 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 21 |
HUN 1 19 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 Ret |
16th | 44 |
† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Full Time Sports | Chevrolet Sonic | INT 1 9 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
GOI 1 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
CUR 1 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2016 | Full Time Sports | Chevrolet Sonic | CUR 1 20 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
INT 1 |
LON 1 |
LON 2 |
TBA 1 |
TBA 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
CDC 1 |
CDC 2 |
INT 1 |
NC† | 0† |
† Ineligible for championship points.
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 3 |
BUR | MOT | 20th | 13 |
References
- ↑ Farfus: Wins nice but I'd rather have a title
- ↑ Beer, Matt (5 December 2010). "BMW pulls works team out of WTCC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ English, Steven (24 January 2011). "Full BMW ILMC campaign for Farfus". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augusto Farfus. |
- Augusto Farfus official website
- Augusto Farfus career summary at DriverDB.com
- Augusto Farfus Jr. em foco (Funo!) (Portuguese)
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Felipe Massa |
Eurocup Formula Renault champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Eric Salignon |
| Preceded by Jaime Melo |
Euro Formula 3000 champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Nicky Pastorelli |