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Augusto Farfus Jr.
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Augusto Farfus in 2018.
Nationality Brazil Brazilian
Born (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983 (age 41)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
DTM career
Debut season 2012
Current team BMW Team RMG
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car no. 18
Former teams BMW Team MTEK, BMW Team RBM
Starts 103
Wins 4
Podiums 13
Poles 6
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 2nd in 2013
Finished last season 16th (56 pts)
Previous series
2011
2005–10
2004
2002–03
2000–01
2000–01
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
WTCC
ETCC
Euro Formula 3000
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
Italian Formula Renault
Championship titles
2020
2003
2001
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Euro Formula 3000
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2010–2011, 2018
Teams BMW Motorsport
Best finish 19th
Class wins 0

Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born on September 3, 1983) is a professional racing driver from Brazil. He is a factory driver for BMW Motorsport, meaning he races for BMW's official team. Augusto lives in Monaco.

Augusto Farfus's Early Racing Days

Augusto Farfus was born in Curitiba, Brazil. He started racing very young, first trying out minibike races. In 1991, he won local championships in minibike racing.

Like many famous drivers, Augusto began his motorsport journey with karting. In 1992, at just 9 years old, he won the state championship in Paraná. From 1993 to 1998, he mostly competed in the São Paulo state championship. In 1999, he had a great year, winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing second in the North American Championship.

Racing in Formula Cars

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Augusto Farfus showing off the BMW Sauber F1.07 car.

In 2000, Augusto Farfus moved to Italy to continue his racing career. For the next two years, he raced in the Formula Renault Italian championship and the Eurocup series. He achieved a big win in 2001, becoming the champion of the Eurocup.

In 2002, he joined the Draco Racing team to compete in Euro Formula 3000. This was a big step up in formula racing. The very next year, in 2003, he won the Euro Formula 3000 Championship when he was only 20 years old.

Touring Car Racing Career

Racing for Alfa Romeo

From 2004 to 2006, Augusto Farfus was an official driver for Alfa Romeo (with the N.Technology team). He competed in the European Touring Car Championship and later in the World Touring Car Championship.

In the 2006 season, Farfus was very close to winning the championship title. He battled against other top drivers like Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller right up to the final race in Macau. However, some tough races and having to retire from too many events meant he finished the season in 3rd place overall.

Racing for BMW

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Augusto Farfus driving a BMW 320si for BMW Team Germany at Curitiba in 2007.

Before the 2007 season, Augusto switched to the Schnitzer BMW team, known as BMW Team Germany. His teammate was Jörg Müller. Augusto even led the championship for a while that season but ended up in 4th place. He continued racing with BMW through 2008 and into 2009.

In 2009, he had an amazing year, winning six races! He just missed out on the championship title to SEAT's Gabriele Tarquini at the very last race. In 2010, BMW decided to have fewer cars in the WTCC. Augusto joined Andy Priaulx at the Racing Bart Mampaey team. He didn't get any official wins that year, even though he finished first in one race in Japan. He and his teammate were disqualified because their car had a part that wasn't allowed.

On December 5, 2010, BMW announced they would stop racing in the WTCC as a factory team. However, they would still provide their 320TC cars to other customer teams. On January 25, 2011, it was announced that Augusto Farfus would race for BMW in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. This series also included his former WTCC teammates like Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller.

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Augusto Farfus racing in the 2014 DTM season.

Racing for Hyundai

On December 3, 2018, it was announced that Augusto Farfus would join Hyundai for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season. He would be teammates with Gabriele Tarquini, who was the champion of the series the year before, along with Norbert Michelisz and Nicky Catsburg.

Augusto Farfus's Racing Record

Career Summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Cram Competition 9 1 1 1 1 46 10th
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 8 0 0 0 0 10 21st
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup RC Motorsport 10 4 3 1 4 160 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Italia 4 0 1 1 2 50 9th
2002 Euro Formula 3000 Draco Junior Team 9 0 0 0 1 8 9th
2003 Euro Formula 3000 Draco Junior Team 9 4 5 4 8 60 1st
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT JMB Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 30th
2004 European Touring Car Championship AutoDelta Squadra Corse 19 0 2 3 7 54 6th
2005 World Touring Car Championship Alfa Romeo Racing Team 20 1 1 0 4 65 4th
2006 World Touring Car Championship N.Technology 20 3 2 2 6 64 3rd
2007 World Touring Car Championship BMW Team Germany 21 3 0 2 6 71 4th
Formula One BMW Sauber F1 Team Test driver
2008 World Touring Car Championship BMW Team Germany 24 2 3 6 4 63 6th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - S1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2009 World Touring Car Championship BMW Team Germany 24 6 3 1 9 113 3rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2010 World Touring Car Championship BMW Team RBM 22 0 2 1 3 167 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 BMW Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP2 BMW Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2011 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 2 0 0 0 2 52 11th
International V8 Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 132 66th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro BMW Motorsport 1 1 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP2 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 1 2 0 3 69 7th
2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 3 1 1 5 116 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schubert 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 0 0 0 1 39 13th
Super GT - GT300 BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie 1 0 0 0 1 13 20th
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 1 130th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Stock Car Brasil Full Time Sports 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 18 0 2 0 2 77 12th
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 3 0 0 0 1 86 15th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS 1 0 0 0 0 14 18th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 1 0 0 N/A 4th
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team MTEK 18 0 0 0 1 44 16th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 2 0 0 0 0 50 22nd
Super GT - GT300 BMW Team Studie 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Schubert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 19 0 1 0 0 35 16th
International GT Open - GT3 Pro BMW Team Teo Martín 4 1 1 2 1 22 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 1 0 0 0 0 23 26th
Stock Car Brasil HERO Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Super GT - GT300 BMW Team Studie 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
FIA GT World Cup 2 0 0 0 1 N/A 4th
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 20 0 0 0 1 56 16th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 1 0 0 0 0 24 22nd
Stock Car Brasil HERO Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
FIA GT World Cup 2 2 0 1 2 N/A 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 5 0 0 0 0 32 16th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Team MTEK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
World Touring Car Cup BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team 27 0 0 0 2 142 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 1 1 0 0 1 35 21st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup BMW Team Schnitzer 1 0 0 0 0 4 30th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 5 0 1 0 0 38 14th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 2 0 0 1 0 18 23rd
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
ADAC GT Masters MRS-GT Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 2 0 0 2 50 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 3 1 0 0 3 95 8th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 5 0 0 0 1 58 8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 5 1 0 0 5 1336 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup BMW M Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Pure ETCR Championship Hyundai Motorsport N 5 0 0 0 2 224 6th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Junior Team Shell 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 Super GT - GT300 BMW Team Studie x CSL 6 0 0 0 0 8 25th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro BMW M Team RLL 3 0 1 0 0 767 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 5 0 0 0 0 34 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Stock Car Brasil Eurofarma RC 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW M Team RLL 9 0 0 0 0 2341 8th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 13 15th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 0 0 0 1 39 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Team WRT 8 1 0 1 2 85 4th
GT World Challenge America - Pro
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW M Team RLL 3 0 0 0 0 833 19th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 5 1 0 1 1 36 8th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9
Intercontinental GT Challenge
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
FIA GT World Cup Team KRC

As Farfus was a guest driver, he was not able to score points. * Season is still happening.

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