Augusto Farfus
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| Augusto Farfus Jr. | |
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| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Date of Birth | September 3, 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Curitiba |
| 2008 World Touring Car Championship | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | BMW Team Germany |
| Car No. | 3 |
| Previous series | |
| 2000–2001 2000–2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 |
Italian Formula Renault Championship Eurocup Formula Renault Euro Formula 3000 European Touring Car Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2003 |
Eurocup Formula Renault Euro Formula 3000 |
Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He presently lives in Monaco.
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[edit] Early years
Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991.
Like many drivers, his motorsport career began with karting. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won the Paraná state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed in São Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 he succeeded in both winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing runner-up in the North American Championship.
[edit] Formula racing
In 2000 Farfus moved to Italy and competed in the Formula Renault Italian championship and the Eurocup serie for the next two years, winning the Eurocup in 2001.
For 2002 he joind Draco Racing in Euro Formula 3000. In 2003 he won the Euro Formula 3000 Championship aged just 20 years old.
[edit] Touring cars
From 2004 to 2006 Farfus was a factory Alfa Romeo (N. Technology) driver in the European Touring Car Championship and later, the World Touring Car Championship.
In the 2006 season Farfus fought for the title against Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller until the final race in Macau, but his outdated Alfa Romeo 156 wasn't up to the pace, and Farfus ended the season in 3rd place.
As of the 2007 season, he has switched to the Schnitzer BMW-run squad, BMW Team Germany, as a outside shot at the title alongside the German, 2006 season runner-up, Jörg Müller. He temporarily led the championship during the season, but ended this season in 4th place as Priaulx won.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Felipe Massa |
Eurocup Formula Renault champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Eric Salignon |
| Preceded by Jaime Melo |
Euro Formula 3000 champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Nicky Pastorelli |
| Preceded by Jörg Müller |
Guia Race winner 2005 Race 1 |
Succeeded by Duncan Huisman |
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