E. J. Viso

Viso Lossada (born March 19, 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver.

In 2014 he made his season debut for the Stadium Super Trucks in the Long Beach Grand Prix.

Born in Caracas, Viso spent time in his early career in both Europe and America.

Viso's career started in karting back in 1993, where he stayed until 2001 when he moved to US Barber Formula Dodge East, becoming champion with confidence.

In 2005, he raced in the inaugural season of the GP2 Series for the BCN Competicion team, alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto.

He also drove the third Spyker MF1 Team car in the Friday practice sessions of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

[1] Before the 2007 French Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Ernesto Viso would replace the underperforming Sérgio Jimenez at Racing Engineering.

[2] His race ended on the first lap in a spectacular collision with Michael Ammermüller and Kazuki Nakajima in which his car somersaulted over the barriers at tremendous speed, smashing through an advertising hoarding and narrowly missing a bridge (as luck would have it, hitting the board saved him from clouting the bridge and probably more severe injuries), leaving him only a severe concussion and painful arm.

Shortly after the Watkins Glen race (in which he finished 10th but forced Vítor Meira off the track, causing Meira to run back onto the track to confront Viso on the next lap) he was diagnosed with the mumps and was forced to withdraw from the next race.

During his stay in IndyCar, Viso was known for his very aggressive driving style, which resulted in a large retirement rate due to contact, and repeated criticism from his fellow competitors.

1 The race was abandoned after Matt Mingay suffered serious injuries in a crash on lap three.

E. J. Viso in 2008.
Viso in the 2014 Stadium Super Trucks race at Long Beach