João Paulo de Oliveira

João Paulo de Oliveira ( born July 13, 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver. It was in 2003 and 2005 German - Japanese Formula 3 champion. With interruptions he steps since 2006 in Formula Nippon, in which he won the championship title in 2010.

Career

João Paulo de Oliveira started his motorsport career in 1997 in karting. In 1998 he went into the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship and also drove some races of brasilianischern formula Chevrolet. In 1999 he moved to the South American Formula 3 Championship. He was twelfth in the overall standings and won the championship title of the B-Class. In 2000 he won five races and was runner-up behind Vitor Meira.

In 2001, de Oliveira to Europe and went into the German Formula 3 Championship. With a win, he finished his first season in seventh place overall. 2002, it remained in the German Formula 3 He won a race this season and finished the season ranked twelfth in the championship. After the German had been merged with the French Formula 3 Championship for Formula 3 Euro Series, de Oliveira remained in the newly formed German Formula 3 Cup. He won 13 of 16 races and won the championship title dominant. He also took part in several races of the British and Austrian Formula 3 Championship.

In 2004, de Oliveira to Japan in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and competed for the Dome Project. He chose six races for himself and was runner-up behind Ronnie Quintarelli. In 2005 he moved to TOM'S and won seven races. He secured the league title ahead of teammate Kazuki Nakajima. In 2006 he moved into the Japanese Super GT and ended his first season in 15th place overall. He also participated in a round of the Formula Nippon. In 2007 he moved to Kondo Racing and was with a third place as best result eighth in the Formula Nippon. He also appeared for Kondo Racing in the Super GT and was a victory tenth. In 2008, he won his first race in Formula Nippon and finished sixth overall. In the Super GT he reached the 14th place with a win.

In 2009 he left the Formula Nippon and launched initially only in the Super GT in which he finished in eighth place overall with a win. In addition, he made ​​his debut in the World Touring Car Championship ( WTCC) and competed in two races in the series, where he remained without points. In 2010 he returned to the team impulses back into Formula Nippon. He won two races and the championship title against André Lotterer. In the Super GT he stayed with Kondo Racing, finishing with a victory in tenth place. 2011 remained de Oliveira at Team Impul in Formula Nippon. He won the race in Motegi and finished the season in third place overall. He also decided not to a scoring championship Formula Nippon race for themselves. He also began again in the Super GT and was fifth overall with a win. In addition, de Oliveira made ​​his debut in 2011 for Conquest Racing in the IndyCar Series with the Japanese race at Motegi.

2012 joined de Oliveira again for the team impulses in Formula Nippon. After the fourth race he was in fourth place in the drivers' standings. In addition, de Oliveira remained active in the Super GT. There he occupied after the third race in eighth place overall.

Statistics

Career stations

• 2003: Austrian Formula 3 ( 9th place)
• 2004: Japanese Formula 3 (2nd place)
• 2005: Japanese Formula 3 (Master)
• 2006: Formula Nippon
• 2006: Super GT ( 15th place)
• 2007: Formula Nippon (8th place )
• 2007: Super GT ( # 10 )
• 2008: Formula Nippon ( 6th place)
• 2008: Super GT ( 14th)
• 2009: Super GT (8th place )

• 2009: WTCC
• 2010: Formula Nippon (Master)
• 2010: Super GT ( # 10 )
• 2011: Formula Nippon ( 3rd place)
• 2011: Super GT ( 5th place)
• 2011: IndyCar Series (No. 44)
• 2012: Formula Nippon
• 2012: Super GT

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

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