Bia Figueiredo

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Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo Nationality BrazilDate of Birth March 18, 1985(1985-03-18) (age 23) Place of Birth São Paulo2008 Firestone Indy Lights SeriesDebut season 2008 Current team Sam Schmidt MotorsportsCar No. 20 Starts 4 Wins 0 Poles 0 Previous series 2006
2003-2005 Formula Three Sudamericana
Brazilian Formula RenaultAwards 2003 Brazilian Formula Renault Rookie of the Year

Bia Figueiredo (left) with her F3 car in 2006

Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo (born on March 18, 1985, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian female racing driver.

1 Career
2 Significant results
3 References
4 External links

Career

She started her career in karting races.

After an outstanding season in Brazilian Formula Renault championship, she started competing in Formula Three Sudamericana in 2006 driving for the well-established Cesario Formula team.

In 2006 she also drove a Red Bull Volkswagen Touareg for PPD Sports (owned by Pedro Diniz) who hosted events of the Brazilian Formula Renault championships, Renault Speed Show.

In 2008 she began racing in the American Firestone Indy Lights Series for defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports [1]. She placed fifth in the Firestone Freedom 100 at Indianapolis, the highest finishing position by a female driver in that race.[2] She has begun using the name Ana Beatriz in the United States.

Significant results

Year Category Result Awards Win, PP, FLOverall Karting2000 São Paulo Championship (Category B) Runner-up Price Racing of 2000 - Kart 2001 Brazilian Championship (Category A) 3rd place Capacete de Ouro - Kart São Paulo Championship (Category A) Runner-up Brazil Kart Cup Runner-up 2002 Brazilian Championship (Category A) Runner-up Capacete de Ouro - Kart São Paulo Championship (Category A) 3rd place 2003 Sorriso Petrobrás Kart Cup Champion Petrobrás Karting Selective Runner-up Formula car2003 Brazilian Formula Renault2 FL Rookie of the year - Brazilian Formula Renault 2004 Brazilian Formula Renault5th place 2005 Brazilian Formula Renault3 win, 3 PP 3rd place Capacete de Ouro - Fórmula 2006 Formula Three Sudamericana5th place Capacete de Ouro - São Paulo CitizenDriver