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De Figueiredo in 2023 | |||||||
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| Born | Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo (1985-03-18)March 18, 1985 (age 40) São Paulo,Brazil | ||||||
| Awards | 2008Firestone Indy Lights Rookie of the Year 2003Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 29 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 29th | ||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2010São Paulo Indy 300 (São Paulo) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013Iowa Corn Indy 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 31, 2014. | |||||||
Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo, known as bothAna Beatriz andBia Figueiredo (born March 18, 1985), is aracing driver from Brazil. De Figueiredo has previously raced in theIndyCar Series andStock Car Brasil, and was the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights series.
De Figueiredo started her career inkarting at the age of eight.[1]
At the age of twelve, racing coachNailor Campos – who had previously worked withTony Kanaan,Rubens Barrichello,Enrique Bernoldi andAndre Ribeiro – became her coach and chief mechanic. When De Figueiredo's family could no longer fund her racing endeavors at the age of 15, Campos helped her attain sponsorship from the Medley pharmaceutical company, owned by former racer Xandy (Pollini) Negrão, father of racerAlexandre Sarnes Negrão.[1]
With formal sponsorship, De Figueiredo finished as runner-up in a variety of karting championships and won the Sorriso Petrobrás Kart Cup championship in 2003.
After three seasons in the BrazilianFormula Renault championship, De Figueiredo started competing inFormula Three Sudamericana in 2006, driving for the Cesario Formula team. In 2006, she also drove aVolkswagen Touareg for PPD Sports, owned byPedro Diniz.

In2008, De Figueiredo began racing in the AmericanIndy Lights Series for defending championship-winning teamSam Schmidt Motorsports under the nameAna Beatriz.[2] Prior to racing in the United States, she was referred to as "Bia" (a nickname for Beatriz), not Ana, causing some confusion in the media.[citation needed]
De Figueiredo placed fifth in theFreedom 100 atIndianapolis Motor Speedway on 23 May 2008, the highest finishing position by a female driver in that race.[3] On 12 July 2008, she led the most laps and won her first Indy Lights race atNashville Superspeedway, becoming the first woman to win a race in Indy Lights.[4][5]
"Everybody is making that comparison [withDanica Patrick]... But I always say that I'm always going to be Bia. I'm never going to be Danica... I hope there is a place for a Bia now."
She was awarded Rookie of the Year honors as well as theTony Renna Rising Star Award.[citation needed]
De Figueiredo returned to the No. 20 Sam Schmidt car for2009. She was forced to miss theMilwaukee Mile race following a hard crash in theFreedom 100 the prior week. On 20 June 2009, De Figueiredo won her second Indy Lights race atIowa Speedway.[7][8] She skipped the final race of the season due to funding issues, finishing eighth in points despite missing the two races.

De Figueiredo's official Portuguese language site revealed on 23 February 2010 that she would drive a third car forDreyer & Reinbold Racing in theSão Paulo Indy 300 in March 2010.[9] Further participation in the2010 IndyCar Series season was confirmed and announced on May 12, 2010.[10] De Figueiredo qualified for the2010 Indianapolis 500 but was involved in an accident withRyan Hunter-Reay and teammateMike Conway on the final lap of the race.
For the2011 IndyCar Series season she competed full-time for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the No. 24 car.[11] De Figueiredo broke her wrist in the opening laps of the first race at St. Petersburg, causing her to miss the next race and requiring her to compete with a brace for the large part of the season.
On March 8, 2012, De Figueiredo tested forAndretti Autosport, drivingJames Hinchcliffe's car No. 27 during a session of the open test atSebring, with an eye to her running that team's fourth car at April'sIndyCar Series event in her home town ofSão Paulo.[12] On April 5, it was announced that she would compete in the 2012 São Paulo and Indianapolis races forAndretti Autosport with assistance from Conquest Racing.
In 2014, De Figueiredo began competing inStock Car Brasil.[13] Competing in around 120 races, she scored two top-five race finishes and a best championship result of 24th in 2018 before taking maternal leave. De Figueiredo returned to racing full-time in 2023 via theCopa Truck series.[14]
In June 2020, De Figuereido's husband and father-in-law were charged withembezzlingBR$9 million from the Lagos Rio Health Institute, around a sixth of which was alleged to have funded her career in Stock Car Brasil.[15]
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2008 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | HMS 7 | STP1 3 | STP2 16 | KAN 14 | INDY 5 | MIL 19 | IOW 3 | WGL1 4 | WGL2 3 | NSH 1 | MOH1 14 | MOH2 5 | KTY 16 | SNM1 6 | SNM2 3 | CHI 2 | 3rd | 449 | [16] |
| 2009 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | STP1 4 | STP2 23 | LBH 5 | KAN 4 | INDY 17 | MIL | IOW 1 | WGL 9 | TOR 13 | EDM 12 | KTY 3 | MOH 12 | SNM 5 | CHI 14 | HMS | 8th | 320 | [17] |
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2010 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 23 | Dallara IR-05 | Honda | SAO 13 | STP | ALA | LBH | KAN | 30th | 55 | [18] | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | INDY 21 | TXS | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | MOH | SNM | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | CHI 24 | KTY | MOT | HMS 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | STP 14 | ALA | LBH 19 | SAO 24 | INDY 21 | TXS1 22 | TXS2 22 | MIL 17 | IOW 23 | TOR 11 | EDM 13 | MOH 17 | NHM 14 | SNM 13 | BAL 16 | MOT 19 | KTY 24 | LVS C | 21st | 212 | [19] | |||||
| 2012 | Andretti Autosport | 25 | DallaraDW12 | Chevrolet | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO 20 | INDY 23 | DET | TXS | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM | MOH | SNM | BAL | FON | 29th | 28 | [20] | ||||
| 2013 | Dale Coyne Racing | 18 | Honda | STP 22 | ALA 24 | LBH 14 | SAO 25 | INDY 15 | DET1 | DET2 | TXS | MIL 19 | IOW 22 | POC | TOR1 | TOR2 | MOH | SNM | BAL | HOU1 | HOU2 | FON | 29th | 72 | [21] | |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) | Top 10s (Non-podium) | Indianapolis 500 Wins | Championships |
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| 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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| 2010 | Dallara IR-05 | HondaHI7RV8 | 21 | 21 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
| 2011 | Dallara IR-05 | HondaHI7RV8 | 32 | 21 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
| 2012 | DallaraDW12 | Chevrolet IndyCarV6t | 13 | 23 | Andretti Autosport/Conquest Racing |
| 2013 | DallaraDW12 | Honda HI13TTV6t | 29 | 15 | Dale Coyne Racing |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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| 2019 | Heinricher Racing w/ Meyer Shank Racing | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 12 | SEB 8 | MOH | DET | WGL 4 | MOS 6 | LIM | ELK 13 | VIR | LGA | PET 7 | 16th | 137 | |
| 2021 | Team Hardpoint EBM | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB 5 | MOH | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET | 51st | 280 |
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| Year | Team | Class | Constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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| 2023 | ASG Motorsport | S | Mercedes-Benz Actros | GN1 3 | GN2 4 | SP1 Ret | SP2 6 | LO1 Ret | LO2 NL | PR1 5 | PR2 4 | CA1 4 | CA2 1 | GO1 10 | GO2 4 | RS1 2 | RS2 6 | TR1 2 | TR2 5 | IT1 3 | IT2 4 | 3rd | 215 |
| 2024 | ASG Motorsport | S | Mercedes-Benz Actros | CG1 12 | CG2 9 | GO1 1 | GO2 Ret | LO1 1 | LO2 3 | PT1 1 | PT2 3 | IT1 1 | IT2 3 | CA1 1 | CA2 6 | TR1 1 | TR2 4 | MG1 2 | MG2 1 | GN1 DSQ | GN2 DSQ | 1st | 280 |
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