Felipe Nasr

Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Porsche.

[8] Nasr claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his teammate, Kevin Magnussen.

In the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nasr finished third overall and in class, driving a second generation Riley prototype for Michael Shank Racing.

Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season with the support of Brazilian sponsors Banco do Brasil and Eike Batista's OGX.

Nasr believed that he would be a title contender, alongside James Calado and Marcus Ericsson, and hoped to be driving an F1 car at the end of the year.

[15] It was confirmed on 22 February 2014 that Nasr would be joining Williams as the team's reserve driver, participating in three tests and five free practice sessions across the course of the season.

[2] In his first race with the team in Australia, Nasr finished in fifth position, the highest placing for a Brazilian driver making a Grand Prix début.

[23] In January 2019, Nasr joined GEOX Dragon for the rookie test in Marrakesh, but was unable to participate due to contractual issues.

[27] He made his debut at the 2019 Mexico City ePrix where he finished in 19th place, having run at the back of the pack for the majority of the race.

Nasr has not returned to Formula E since, ending his run at three consecutive races with one non-points finish and two DNFs, as the team opted to continue using Günther moving forward.

On 10 March 2020, it was announced Nasr was scheduled to make his IndyCar debut for Carlin at the Firestone Grand Prix of St.

[30] IMSA Career Since he joined the series back in 2018 he has had 9 wins and 26 podiums [31] and is entering his 6th season racing in the category.

[32] Felipe is the nephew of Amir Nasr, who owns one of the most successful South American Formula Three racing teams that helped with the progression of many Brazilian drivers in junior formulas, such as Hélio Castroneves, Vítor Meira, Antônio Pizzonia, Luciano Burti, Bruno Junqueira, Cristiano da Matta, Mário Haberfeld, Max Wilson, Átila Abreu and Sérgio Jimenez.

Nasr's favourite musical artists include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits.

Felipe Nasr driving at Spa-Francorchamps for EuroInternational
Nasr competing for Carlin , during the 2014 GP2 Series season , at Silverstone . Nasr won the sprint race at Silverstone – his third of four victories in 2014 – en route to third in the championship.
Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Nasr driving for Sauber at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Nasr competing at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans . His first as a Porsche factory driver.