Luiz Razia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Luiz Razia
Razia at Moscow City Racing 2011
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 36) Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
Indy Lights career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Car no.	7
Starts	7
Wins	1
Poles	2
Fastest laps	1
Previous series
2013 2009–2012 2008-09–2011 2007–2008 2007 2007 2005–2006	International GT Open GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Euroseries 3000 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula 3000 Formula 3 Sudamericana
Championship titles
2006	Formula 3 Sudamericana

Luiz Razia, born on April 4, 1989, is a former Brazilian racing driver and businessman. He used to race cars and now works in business.

Racing Career Highlights

Starting in South America

Luiz Razia began his racing journey in 2005. He started in the South American Formula 3 championship. He drove for Dragão Motorsport and finished in the top six overall. During that year, he also raced in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. He ended up 10th in those standings.

In 2006, Razia continued in South American Formula 3. He had an amazing year, winning 7 races and finishing on the podium 11 times. This helped him win the championship title! He also raced in three F3000 International Masters races. He won all three of them, which was a great achievement. He also joined A1 Team Brazil as a new driver for the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season.

Racing in Europe

In 2007, Razia moved to Europe to race in the Euroseries 3000 championship. He started with Fisichella Motor Sport. Later, he switched to ELK Motorsport. He finished in the top three in the Euroseries standings. He also took part in some races in the World Series by Renault.

He stayed with ELK Motorsport in 2008. He raced alongside Nicolas Prost, whose father is the famous Formula One champion Alain Prost. Luiz finished fourth in the Italian Formula 3000 standings. He also won his first race at Misano.

Razia driving for Fisichella Motor Sport at the Catalunya race in 2009.

GP2 Series Success

Towards the end of 2006, Razia got to test a GP2 car. In 2008, he tested again and then joined Trust Team Arden for the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. He earned his first points in Qatar. In the final race in Bahrain, Luiz won his first race after starting from pole position.

He then joined Fisichella Motor Sport for the main GP2 Series in 2009. He got his first point at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Then, just like in Bahrain, he started from pole and won his first GP2 race!

Razia raced for the Barwa Addax Team in the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season. He later returned for the final race in Bahrain with the Rapax Team. He continued with Rapax for the 2010 GP2 Series season. He started strong, finishing in the points in the first six races. He even got on the podium twice. His teammate, Pastor Maldonado, won the championship that year. Razia helped Rapax win the teams' title.

In 2011, Razia joined the new AirAsia team. He didn't score points in the Asia series. However, he finished sixth in the first race of the main series season. This earned the team their first points. He also got his first pole position at the Hungaroring. He finished 12th in the championship that year.

For the 2012 season, he moved to the Arden International team. He won the first race in Malaysia and led the championship early on. He won more races in Catalunya, Valencia, and Silverstone. He was in a close fight for the championship. In the end, he finished as the runner-up, which is a fantastic achievement!

Formula One Experience

Testing for F1 Teams

Luiz Razia first joined a Formula One team in 2010. He became a test driver for Virgin Racing. He drove their car during a special Young Drivers' Test. In 2011, Team Lotus hired him as a reserve and test driver. He took part in a practice session at the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix. He also participated in another Young Driver test at the end of 2011.

Marussia Opportunity

Razia was supposed to make his big racing debut in Formula One in 2013. He was set to drive for Marussia at the 2013 Australian Grand Prix. However, due to some funding issues, his contract was ended. He was then replaced by Jules Bianchi.

Indy Lights and Brazil Racing

In 2014, Razia raced in Indy Lights for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in the USA. He won one race and finished on the podium five times. He ended up fifth in the overall standings.

In 2015, Razia also raced as a guest driver in Brazil's Stock Car Brasil series. He partnered with Lucas Foresti. Later, he drove a Toyota Corolla in the Brasileiro de Marcas series for Bassani.

Career Summary

^† As Razia was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

See also

In Spanish: Luiz Razia para niños