Luiz Razia facts for kids
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Razia at Moscow City Racing 2011
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| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho 4 April 1989 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 Tadeu Razia Filho, born on April 4, 1989, is a Brazilian businessman and a former professional racing driver. He competed in many different racing series, including GP2 and even tested for Formula One teams. Luiz Razia is known for his skill and determination on the racetrack.
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Luiz Razia's Racing Journey
Starting His Racing Career
Luiz Razia began his racing journey in 2005. He started in the South American Formula 3 championship. Driving for Dragão Motorsport, he finished sixth overall. He earned six podium finishes, which means he placed in the top three in six races. Two of these were race wins! During the same year, he also raced in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. He ended that year in tenth place.
In 2006, Razia continued in South American Formula 3. He had an amazing season, winning the championship title. He achieved eleven podium finishes and seven race wins. He also raced in three F3000 International Masters races. He won all three of them! This helped him finish eighth in that championship. He also became a rookie driver for A1 Team Brazil.
The next year, 2007, Razia moved to Europe. He raced in the Euroseries 3000 championship. He started with Fisichella Motor Sport but later moved to ELK Motorsport. He earned four podium finishes. He ended up third in the Euroseries standings. He also raced in four World Series by Renault races.
In 2008, he stayed with ELK Motorsport in Euroseries 3000. He raced alongside Nicolas Prost, whose father is the famous Formula One champion Alain Prost. Luiz Razia finished fourth in the Italian Formula 3000 standings. He achieved three podiums, including his first race win at Misano.
Racing in GP2 Series
Towards the end of 2006, Razia tested a GP2 car. In September 2008, he tested again for the Racing Engineering team. On October 2, 2008, Razia joined Trust Team Arden for the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. He scored his first points in Qatar. He finished 8th in the main race and 6th in the sprint race. In the last race of the season in Bahrain, Luiz got his first win. He started from pole position because of the series' reverse-grid rule.
He then joined Fisichella Motor Sport for the main GP2 Series in 2009. After scoring his first point at Monza, Razia led from pole position to win his first GP2 race. This was similar to his win in GP2 Asia.
Razia joined the Barwa Addax Team for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. He later returned for the final race, replacing Daniel Zampieri at Rapax Team.
He stayed with Rapax for the 2010 GP2 Series season. He started very well, scoring points in the first six races. This included two podium finishes. He finished eleventh in the drivers' championship. His teammate, Pastor Maldonado, won the series title. Razia helped Rapax win the teams' championship.
In 2011, Razia signed to drive for the new AirAsia team. He was also a test driver for the Lotus Formula One 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 three points in their first main series race. He later 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 main race in Malaysia. This put him in the lead of the championship after the first race. Davide Valsecchi then took the lead. But Razia got it back by winning the Silverstone sprint race. He also won races in Catalunya and Valencia. However, Valsecchi pulled ahead again later in the season. Razia finished as the runner-up in the championship.
Dreaming of Formula One
Testing for F1 Teams
Luiz Razia first joined a Formula One team in 2010. He became a test driver for Virgin Racing. He drove the car during the Young Drivers' Test at the end of the season. He did not race in any Grand Prix sessions. Team Lotus hired him as a reserve and test driver for 2011. This was while he was also racing in the GP2 Series. He took part in the first practice session of the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix. He also participated in the Young Driver test at the end of 2011.
Almost a Formula One Driver
Razia was supposed to make his first Formula One race start in 2013. He was set to drive for Marussia at the Australian Grand Prix. However, he faced challenges with his funding, and his contract was ended. He was then replaced by Jules Bianchi.
Racing in Indy Lights
In 2014, Razia raced in the Indy Lights series for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. He achieved one win and five podium finishes. He ended the season in fifth place overall.
Racing Back Home in Brazil
In 2015, Razia competed as a guest driver in a Stock Car Brasil race. He partnered with Lucas Foresti. Later, he drove a Toyota Corolla in the Brasileiro de Marcas series for Bassani. In 2016, he again participated as a guest driver in Stock Car Brasil.
Images for kids
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Razia at Moscow City Racing 2011
See also
In Spanish: Luiz Razia para niños
