| Diego Nunes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | July 12, 1986 Curitiba (Brazil) |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–09 2008–2009–10 2006–07, 2009 2005–06 2002–06 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Euro/Italian Formula 3000 Formula Three Sudamericana Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil |
Diego Nunes (born July 12, 1986 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian racing driver.
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Nunes began his car racing career by driving full-time in the Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil championship in 2003 and 2004, having competed in selected events in 2002. With a best result of ninth in the drivers' championship in 2004, Nunes moved on to concentrate on different motorsport series from 2005, but still returned to Brazilian FRenault for the occasional race in that year and the next.
Nunes switched to Formula Three Sudamericana for 2005, finishing fourth in the championship at his first attempt. In 2006 he took pole position for half of the races but was only able to win one, restricting him to third in the championship.
In 2006, Nunes competed in two races of the Euroseries 3000. For 2007, he moved to Europe full-time to drive a full season in the series. Employed by the former Formula One team, Minardi, he finished as runner-up in the championship.
Nunes was recruited by Adrián Campos to drive for his team in the inaugural GP2 Asia Series season in 2008, but switched to David Price Racing after the first round of the championship. This was because Price had fired his driver Andy Soucek, who had himself signed for the rival FMS International team for the GP2 Series proper that year. Nunes scored two points and finished nineteenth in the championship.
Nunes continued with DPR for the 2008 GP2 Series season, where he was partnered by Michael Herck and Giacomo Ricci on his way to 22nd in the championship. For the 2009 championship, he switched to frontrunners iSport International alongside rookie Giedo van der Garde.[1] He finished the championship in 20th place.
For the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, Nunes partnered Luca Filippi at Team Meritus for the first round in Abu Dhabi, but was replaced by Alexander Rossi for the second Abu Dhabi round.[2]
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | ? | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18th |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Full Time Sports | 10 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9th |
| 2005 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Bassani Racing | 18 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Gramacho Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12th | |
| 2006 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Bassani Racing | 16 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16th | ||
| Euroseries 3000 | Minardi Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th | |
| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | Team Minardi by GP Racing | 16 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 2nd |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | David Price Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd |
| GP2 Asia Series | Campos Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | |
| David Price Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Piquet GP | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | iSport International | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20th |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | David Price Racing | ESP FEA 15 |
ESP SPR 16 |
TUR FEA 13 |
TUR SPR 10 |
MON FEA 15 |
MON SPR 9 |
FRA FEA 11 |
FRA SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 17 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 12 |
HUN SPR 15 |
EUR FEA 10 |
EUR SPR 4 |
BEL FEA 12 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 16 |
22nd | 3 |
| 2009 | iSport International | ESP FEA 11 |
ESP SPR 8 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 14 |
TUR FEA 11 |
TUR SPR 11 |
GBR FEA 11 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 11 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 15 |
VAL FEA 11 |
VAL SPR 5 |
BEL FEA 9 |
BEL SPR 3 |
ITA FEA 10 |
ITA SPR Ret |
POR FEA 12 |
POR SPR 5 |
20th | 8 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Campos Grand Prix | DUB1 FEA 12 |
DUB1 SPR DNS |
20th | 2 | ||||||||||
| David Price Racing | IDN FEA Ret |
IDN SPR 10 |
MYS FEA 10 |
MYS SPR 13 |
BHR FEA 7 |
BHR SPR Ret |
DUB2 FEA 17 |
DUB2 SPR 12 |
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| 2008–09 | Piquet GP | CHN FEA 12 |
CHN SPR Ret |
DUB FEA Ret |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 13 |
BHR1 SPR 22 |
QAT FEA 11 |
QAT SPR 12 |
MYS FEA 1 |
MYS SPR 4 |
BHR2 FEA 1 |
BHR2 SPR 6 |
8th | 24 |
| 2009–10 | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | ABU1 FEA Ret |
ABU1 SPR 13 |
ABU2 FEA |
ABU2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
28th | 0 |