August Farfus (2007)

Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He presently lives in Monaco. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Curitiba Country Brazil Region Sul State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ... Racing cars redirects here. ...

Early years

Farfus first tasted competition in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Like most current 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 competeted in São Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 won italian winter cup and runner-up in the north american championship. A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... Flag of São Paulo See other Brazilian States Capital São Paulo Largest City São Paulo City Area 248,176. ...

Formula car

In 2000 Farfus moved to Italy and competed in Formula Renault Italian championship and eurocup series for the next two years, winning the eurocup in 2001. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

For 2002 he joind Draco Racing in Euro Formula 3000. And won the title of the 2003 season at the age of 20 years. Draco Racing is a motorsports team from Italy. ... The 2003 Euro Formula 3000 season was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. ...

Touring car

From 2004 to 2006 a factory Alfa Romeo (N. Technology) driver in the European and World Touring Car Championships. During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. ... The European Touring Car Championship was an international motor racing competition organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second on between 2000 and 2004. ... WTCC redirects here. ...

In the 2006 season Farfus fought for the title against Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller till the final race in Macau, with poor Alfa Romeo 156, and ended this season in 3rd place. Andy Priaulx leads the WTCC field during race 10 of the 2006 season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd World Touring Car Championship season. ... Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ... Jörg Müller (born September 3, 1969 in Kerkrade, Netherlands) is a German race driver, driving for BMW. His formally team-mate Dirk Müller is unrelated, as is French driver Yvan Muller. ... The Alfa Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932) is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show[2]as the replacement for the 155. ...

As of the 2007 season, he has formally switched to the Schnitzer BMW squad, BMW Team Germany, as title aspirant alongside the incumbent German and 2006 season runner-up, Jörg Müller. The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season will be the 4th World Touring Car Championship season. ... Schnitzer Motorsport is a successful Motorsport Team based in Freilassing near Munich, Germany It was founded in 1967 by the brothers Josef and Herbert Schnitzer, born in 1939 and 1941. ... The world-wide recognized term, BMW, abbreviated for Bayerische Motoren Werke or in English Bavarian Motor Works, is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Andy Priaulx leads the WTCC field during race 10 of the 2006 season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd World Touring Car Championship season. ... Jörg Müller (born September 3, 1969 in Kerkrade, Netherlands) is a German race driver, driving for BMW. His formally team-mate Dirk Müller is unrelated, as is French driver Yvan Muller. ...

External links

• Augusto Farfus official website