Raul Boesel

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Raul Boesel
Formula One Career
Nationality	Brazilian
Active years	1982 - 1983
Team(s)	March, Ligier
Grands Prix	30
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First Grand Prix	1982 South African Grand Prix


Last Grand Prix	1983 South African Grand Prix

Raul de Mesquita Boesel (born December 4, 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the March and Ligier teams and, later in his career, an IndyCar driver.

Although an outstanding participant in equestrian show jumping, he studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and in 1981 entered Formula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and entered the March team, only to switch in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race in CART.

In 1987 he switched to World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988 he won the Daytona 24 Hours in a Jaguar XJR-9, along with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also returned to CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991 he finished second in Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series, although never winning a race. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went to Indy Racing League. Because of this, he has multiple starts in the Indy 500.

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, a racing circuit in Curitiba, was named "Circuito Raul Boesel" (Raul Boesel circuit) in honour of his success in Europe.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Team	WDC	Points
1982	March	RSA 15	BRA Ret	USAW 9	SMR	BEL 8	MON DNPQ	USAE Ret	CAN Ret	DUT Ret	GBR DNQ	FRA DNQ	GER Ret	AUT DNQ	SWI Ret	ITA DNQ	LAS 13	March	-	0
1983	Ligier	BRA Ret	USAW 7	FRA Ret	SMR 9	MON Ret	BEL 13	USAE 10	CAN Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT DNQ	DUT 10	ITA DNQ	EUR 15	RSA NC		Ligier	-	0

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1985	March	Cosworth	23rd	18th
1986	Lola	Cosworth	22nd	13th
1988	March	Cosworth	20th	7th
1989	Lola	Judd	9th	3rd
1990	Lola	Judd	17th	28th
1992	Lola	Chevrolet	27th	7th
1993	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	3rd	4th
1994	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	2nd	21st
1995	Lola	Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz	22nd	20th
1998	G-Force	Oldsmobile	30th	19th
1999	Riley & Scott	Oldsmobile	33rd	12th
2000	G-Force	Oldsmobile	24th	16th
2001	G-Force	Oldsmobile	31st	Raced by Felipe Giaffone
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	3rd	21st