# Hoover Orsi

Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins (born May 16, 1978 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a Brazilian race car driver. He began his professional career in 1998 in the European Formula Renault series where he captured 4th place. He returned to South America where he was the South American Formula 3 champion in 1999. 2000 brought him to the United States to compete in Toyota Atlantic where he finished 7th in his rookie season. In 2001, he switched teams to Hylton Motorsports and captured five wins on his way to the championship. However, in 2002, very few opportunities existed to move up to the Champ Car series and Orsi was left without a ride. In 2005, he made his Stock Car Brasil debut and captured three wins and finished 3rd in the championship. In 2006, he split time between Stock Car Brasil where he finished 3rd, but without any wins, and a frustrating partial season in the Cheever Racing Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype with teammate Christian Fittipaldi. In 2008, Orsi finished Stock Car championship in the 23rd position, 2008 was the last full-time season of Orsi in the category. After one year without competing in races, Hoover returned on the Trofeo Linea Brasil in 2011; however, he abandoned the category after losing his sponsorship. Orsi also competed in some races of the TC 2000 Championship.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 1995 | Formula Ford 1600 Brazil | Darci Competiçoes | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2nd |
| 1996 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Manor Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 7th |
| 1997 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Redgrave Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ? | 113 | 4th |
| 1997 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Redgrave Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | NC |
| 1998 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Tatuus RC Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 4th |
| 1998 | Masters of Formula 3 | Fortec Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 1999 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Césario Fórmula | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 211 | 1st |
| 2000 | Atlantic Championship | Hylton Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 7th |
| 2001 | Atlantic Championship | Hylton Motorsports | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 187 | 1st |
| 2003 | Atlantic Championship | Sierra Sierra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2004 | Stock Car Brasil | Avallone Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26th |
| 2005 | Stock Car Brasil | NasrCastroneves | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Stock Car Brasil | NasrCastroneves | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 248 | 3rd |
| 2006 | TC 2000 | Ford YPF-Berta Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2006 | Rolex Sports Car Series | Cheever Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 73rd |
| 2007 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 10th |
| 2007 | TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2008 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23rd |
| 2008 | TC 2000 | Chevrolet Elaion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2009 | Stock Car Brasil | Amir Nasr Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2009 | GT3 Brasil Championship | WB Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20th |
| 2011 | Trofeo Linea Brasil | Fittipaldi Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th |
| 2011 | TC 2000 | Sportteam Competición | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |

### American open-wheel racing results

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#### Barber Dodge Pro Series

| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 1998 | SEB 20 | LRP 19 | DET 11 | WGI 13 | CLE 9 | GRA 6 | MDO 5 | ROA 21 | LS1 12 | ATL 17 | HMS 4 | LS2 14 | 10th | 55 |

#### Atlantic Championship

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2000 | Hylton Motorsports | HMS1 3 | HMS2 23 | LBH 5 | MIL 3 | MTL 24 | CLE 3 | TOR 26 | TRR 21 | ROA 8 | LS 7 | GAT 8 | HOU 6 | 7th | 76 |
| 2001 | Hylton Motorsports | LBH 2 | NAZ 2 | MIL 1 | MTL 20 | CLE 1 | TOR 2 | CHI 1 | TRR 1 | ROA 1 | VAN 3 | HOU 2 | LS 3 | 1st | 187 |

#### Indy Lights

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2006 | Cheever Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | INDY | WGL | IMS | NSH | MIL | KTY | SNM1 DNS | SNM2 Wth | CHI | NR | 0 |

### Complete Stock Car Brasil results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
| 2004 | Avallone Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | CTB 14 | INT Ret | TAR 20 | LON Ret | RIO 7 | INT 16 | CTB 24 | LON DSQ | RIO Ret | BSB 16 | CGD 11 | INT Ret | 26th | 14 |
| 2005 | NasrCastroneves | Chevrolet Astra | INT Ret | CTB 18 | RIO 5 | INT 1 | CTB 2 | LON 1 | BSB Ret | SCZ Ret | TAR 8 | ARG Ret | RIO 17 | INT 1 | 3rd | 115 |
| 2006 | NasrCastroneves | Volkswagen Bora | INT 2 | CTB 2 | CGD 3 | INT 4 | LON 10 | CTB 7 | SCZ | BSB 3 | TAR 21 | ARG 5 | RIO 3 | INT Ret | 3rd | 248 |
| 2007 | Red Bull Racing | Volkswagen Bora | INT 4 | CTB 19 | CGD 23 | INT 9 | LON 28 | SCZ Ret | CTB 24 | BSB 1 | ARG 18 | TAR 14 | RIO 8 | INT Ret | 10th | 219 |
| 2008 | Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet Astra | INT 10 | BSB 7 | CTB 16 | SCZ 16 | CGD Ret | INT 10 | RIO Ret | LON 24 | CTB Ret | BSB 13 | TAR Ret | INT 17 | 21st | 24 |
| 2009 | Amir Nasr Racing | Peugeot 307 | INT | CTB | BSB | SCZ | INT | SAL | RIO | CDG 24 | CTB | BSB | TAR | INT | 31st | 0 |