Diego Nunes
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| Diego Nunes | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Date of Birth | July 12, 1986 |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | David Price Racing |
| Car No. | 25 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
Diego Nunes (born July 12, 1986) is a Brazilian racing driver.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Formula Renault
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.
[edit] Formula Three
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.
[edit] Formula 3000
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.
[edit] GP2 Series
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 has continued with DPR for the 2008 GP2 Series season, where he has been partnered by Michael Herck and Giacomo Ricci.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Career summary
| 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 | Bassani Racing | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd* |
| GP2 Asia Series | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | |
| David Price Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* Season in progress.
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
