João Paulo de Oliveira

Not to be confused with Brazilian footballer João Paulo Oliveira.
João Paulo de Oliveira
Nationality Brazilian
Born July 13, 1981 (1981-07-13) (age 30)
São Paulo (Brazil)
2012 Super GT
Debut season 2006
Current team Kondō Racing
Car no. 24
Former teams Hasemi Motorsport
Starts 38
Wins 4
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 8th in 2009
Previous series
2009
200608, 2010
2004–05
2003
2003
2001–03
1999–2001
WTCC
Formula Nippon
All-Japan Formula Three
Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three
German Formula Three
Formula Three Sudamericana
Championship titles
2010
2005
2003
1999
Formula Nippon
All-Japan Formula Three
German Formula Three
F3 Sudamericana Class B

João Paulo Lima de Oliveira (born July 13, 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racing driver.

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Racing career

After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998.

After 1999, He competed in several Formula Three championships, and won the 1999 South American Formula Three (Class B), 2003 German Formula Three, and 2005 Japanese Formula Three championships.

Since 2004, he has competed in the Japanese racing series such as Formula Nippon and Super GT (GT500).

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan for SUNRED Engineering.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1999 Formula Three Sudamericana 18  ?  ?  ?  ? 26 12th
Formula Three Sudamericana Light 18 9 10  ? 14 244 1st
2000 Formula Three Sudamericana Cesario F3 18 5 7 7 11 228 2nd
2001 German Formula Three Championship Swiss Racing Team 20 1 3 1 4 116 7th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
FIA European Formula Three Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Formula Three Sudamericana Cesario Formula 1 0 0 1 0 0† NC†
2002 German Formula Three Championship JB Motorsport 14 0 0 2 0 16 12th
Team Kolles Racing
Masters of Formula 3 JB Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th
2003 German Formula Three Championship JB Motorsport 16 13 12 15 15 329 1st
Austria Formula 3 Cup  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 23 9th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
British Formula Three Championship Alan Docking Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 All-Japan Formula Three Championship Dome Project 19 6 8 10 11 211 2nd
2005 All-Japan Formula Three Championship TOM'S 20 7 8 8 16 300 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2006 Super GT GT500 Hasemi Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 32 15th
Formula Nippon 5Zigen 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 Super GT GT500 Kondō Racing 9 1 0 0 1 34 10th
Formula Nippon 9 0 0 0 1 18 8th
2008 Super GT GT500 Kondō Racing 9 1 0 0 1 34 14th
Formula Nippon 11 1 1 0 3 33 6th
2009 Super GT GT500 Kondō Racing 9 1 0 0 2 48 8th
World Touring Car Championship SUNRED 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010 Super GT GT500 Kondō Racing 7 1 0 0 1 32 10th
Formula Nippon Team Impul 8 2 2 2 5 47.5 1st

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

IndyCar

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2011 Conquest Racing
STP

ALA

LBH

SAO

INDY

TXS1

TXS2

MIL

IOW

TOR

EDM

MDO

NHM

SNM

BAL

MOT
26

KTY

LVS
44th* 10*
* 2011 season in progress.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Gary Paffett
German Formula Three Champion
2003
Succeeded by
Bastian Kolmsee
Preceded by
Ronnie Quintarelli
All-Japan Formula Three
Champion

2005
Succeeded by
Adrian Sutil
Preceded by
Loïc Duval
Formula Nippon
Champion

2010
Succeeded by
André Lotterer