Luiz Razia

Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born April 4, 1989 in Barreiras) is a Brazilian racing driver.

 Career 
 Early career 
Razia began his single seater career in 2005 in the South American Formula 3 championship. He finished sixth in the championship. He also took part in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series, finishing the year tenth in the standings.

For 2006, Razia remained in South American Formula 3 and won the title. He also became a rookie driver for A1 Team Brazil in the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season.

 Euroseries 3000 
The next year, Razia moved to Europe to race in the Euroseries 3000 championship. He finish third in the Euroseries standings and fourth in the Italian championship. Razia also ran four races in the 2007 World Series by Renault.

In 2008, he remained in Euroseries 3000, partnering Frenchman Nicolas Prost, the son of four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost. In the Italian Formula 3000 standings he finished the season in fourth place. He won his first race win at Misano.

 GP2 Series 

On October 2, 2008, it was announced that Razia will race for Team Arden in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. In the final race of the season in Bahrain, Razia claimed his first win.

He signed for Fisichella Motor Sport to compete in the main GP2 Series in 2009 season. At the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Razia led from pole to take his first GP2 win.

Razia joined the Barwa Addax Team for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season,. He was replaced before the second round, but returned for the final round in Bahrain.

He remained with Rapax for the 2010 season. He finishing eleventh in the drivers' championship. His team-mate, Pastor Maldonado, became the series champion. Razia helped Rapax to claim the teams' title.

As part of his Formula One testing deal with the Lotus team, Razia signed to drive for the new AirAsia team in 2011. He scored no points in the 2011 Asia series.

 Formula One 
On December 15, 2009, it was officially announced that Razia would join the new Virgin Racing team as a test driver. In March 2011, Razia was confirmed as reserve and test driver for Team Lotus for the 2011 season. At the  Chinese Grand Prix, Luiz Razia drove in Free Practice Session 1 for Team Lotus, replacing Jarno Trulli.

 Racing record 
 Career summary 
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2005 South American Formula Three Dragão Motorsport 18 2 2 4 6 52 6th Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 13 0 0 0 0 68 10th 2006 South American Formula Three Dragão Motorsport 16 7 6 7 11 99 1st F3000 International Masters Charouz Racing System 3 3 0 ? 3 30 8th 2007 Euroseries 3000 Fisichella Motor Sport 16 0 1 1 4 57 3rd ELK Motorsport Italian Formula 3000 Fisichella Motor Sport 8 0 0 0 2 26 4th ELK Motorsport Formula Renault 3.5 Series GD Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 38th 2008 Euroseries 3000 ELK Motorsport 13 2 1 1 5 52 4th Italian Formula 3000 8 1 0 1 3 32 4th 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Trust Team Arden 11 1 0 0 1 9 13th 2009 GP2 Series Fisichella Motor Sport 18 1 0 1 1 8 19th Scuderia Coloni 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Barwa Addax 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th Rapax Team 2010 GP2 Series Rapax Team 20 0 0 1 3 28 11thFormula OneVirgin Racing Test driver 2011 GP2 Asia Series Team AirAsia 4 0 0 0 0 0 25th GP2 Series Team AirAsia 10 0 0 0 1 11* 10th* Formula One Team Lotus Test driver
 Season in progress.

 Complete GP2 Series results 
(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 2009 Fisichella Motor Sport ESPFEA16 ESPSPR12 MONFEA13 MONSPR10 TURFEARet TURSPR20 GBRFEA20 GBRSPRRet GERFEARet GERSPR14 HUNFEARet HUNSPRRet 19th 8 PartyPokerRacing.comScuderia Coloni VALFEARet VALSPR13 BELFEA BELSPR ITAFEA8 ITASPR1 PORFEA10 PORSPR17 2010 Rapax Team ESPFEA7 ESPSPR2 MONFEA7 MONSPR5 TURFEA5 TURSPR2 VALFEARet VALSPRRet GBRFEARet GBRSPR15 GERFEARet GERSPR13 HUNFEA10 HUNSPRRet BELFEA16 BELSPR10 ITAFEARet ITASPR10 ABUFEA7 ABUSPR2 11th 28 2011 Team AirAsia TURFEA6 TURSPR18 ESPFEARet ESPSPRRet MONFEARet MONSPR20 VALFEA6 VALSPR2 GBRFEA17 GBRSPR14GERFEAGERSPRHUNFEAHUNSPRBELFEABELSPRITAFEAITASPR 10th* 11*
 Season in progress.

 Complete GP2 Asia Series results 
(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 2008–09 Trust Team Arden CHNFEARet CHNSPR17  DUBFEA10 DUBSPRC BHR1FEA14 BHR1SPR9 QATFEA8 QATSPR6 MYSFEARet MYSSPRRet BHR2FEA8 BHR2SPR1 13th 9 2009–10 Barwa Addax Team ABU1FEARet ABU1SPR11 ABU2FEA ABU2SPR BHR1FEA BHR1SPR 26th 0 Rapax Team BHR2FEARet BHR2SPR13 2011 Team AirAsia ABUFEARet ABUSPR16  ITAFEARet ITASPR14 25th 0

 Complete Formula One results 
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
 Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points 2011 Team Lotus Lotus T128 Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 AUS MAL CHNTD TUR ESP MON CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU BRA –– ––

References

 Other websites 
Luiz Razia official site 
Luiz Razia career details

Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Brazilian racecar drivers
Category:GP2 Series drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Bahia