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| Augusto Farfus Jr. | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Augusto Farfus in 2018. | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 (age 42) |
| DTM career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | BMW Team RMG |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 18 |
| Former teams | BMW Team MTEK,BMW Team RBM |
| Starts | 103 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in2013 |
| Finished last season | 16th (56 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2005–10 2004 2002–03 2000–01 2000–01 | Intercontinental Le Mans Cup WTCC ETCC Euro Formula 3000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Italian Formula Renault |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2003 2001 | Intercontinental GT Challenge Euro Formula 3000 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2010–2011,2018 |
| Teams | BMW Motorsport |
| Best finish | 19th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, andBMW Motorsport works driver. He lives inMonaco.[citation needed]
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Born inCuritiba, Farfus first tasted racing inminibike races and won the local championships in 1991.
Like many drivers, Farfus' motorsport career began withkarting. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won theParaná state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed inSão Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 he succeeded in both winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing runner-up in the North American Championship. He is married to Elirane Johnsson.
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In 2000, Farfus moved to Italy and competed in theFormula Renault Italian championship and theEurocup series for the next two years, winning the Eurocup in 2001.
For 2002, Farfus joinedDraco Racing inEuro Formula 3000. In 2003, he won theEuro Formula 3000 Championship aged just 20 years old.
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From 2004 to 2006, Farfus was a factoryAlfa Romeo (N.Technology) driver in theEuropean Touring Car Championship and later, theWorld Touring Car Championship.[citation needed]
In the2006 season, Farfus fought for the title againstAndy Priaulx andJörg Müller until the final race inMacau, but a string of bad results and too many retirements meant he ended the season in third place.[citation needed]
Before the2007 season, Farfus switched to theSchnitzerBMW-run squad, BMW Team Germany, alongside the German,2006 season runner-up,Jörg Müller. He temporarily led the championship during the season, but ended this season in 4th place as Priaulx won. He continued with the team through the 2008 season and into 2009. He scored six wins in 2009, missing out on the title toSEAT'sGabriele Tarquini at the final meeting[1] In2010, BMW's participation in the WTCC was limited to a two-car line-up, as Farfus joinedAndy Priaulx at theRacing Bart Mampaey team. Farfus scored no wins, however he won race 2 atOkayama on the road, but he and teammate Priaulx were disqualified by running a non-homologated gearbox that did not conform to the technical regulations. On 5 December 2010, BMW announced it was withdrawing from the WTCC, but would continue to supply customer teams with its 320TC car.[2]
On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Farfus would contest theIntercontinental Le Mans Cup with BMW, which would also include its formerWTCC driversAndy Priaulx,Jörg Müller andDirk Muller.[3]
On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Farfus would joinHyundai for the2019 World Touring Car Cup season, partnering the series's inaugural driver's champion,Gabriele Tarquini,Norbert Michelisz andNicky Catsburg.[4]
† As Farfus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Draco Junior Team | VLL Ret | PER Ret | MOZ Ret | SPA 3 | DON 6 | BRN 4 | DIJ 7 | JER Ret | CAG 13 | 9th | 8 |
| 2003 | Draco Junior Team | NÜR 2 | MAG 3 | PER 1 | MOZ 1 | SPA 1 | DON 3 | BRN Ret | JER 1 | CAG 2 | 1st | 60 |
| Source:[5] | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AutoDelta Squadra Corse | Alfa Romeo 156 | MNZ 1 19 | MNZ 2 16 | VAL 1 3 | VAL 2 3 | MAG 1 3 | MAG 2 3 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 DNS | BRN 1 12 | BRN 2 Ret | DON 1 5 | DON 2 Ret | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 22 | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 11 | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 3 | DUB 1 4 | DUB 2 15 | 6th | 54 |
| Source:[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  BMW Motorsport | Jörg MüllerUwe Alzen | BMW M3 GT2 | GT2 | 320 | 19th | 6th |
| 2011 | BMW Motorsport | Jörg MüllerDirk Werner | BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro | 276 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | BMWTeam MTEK |  António Félix da Costa Alexander Sims | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 223 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | BMWTeam MTEK | António Félix da Costa Jesse Krohn | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 335 | 30th | 10th |
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing |  Paul Dalla LanaRoss Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 333 | 33rd | 8th |
| 2024 |  Team WRT |  Sean GelaelDarren Leung | BMW M4 GT3 | LMGT3 | 280 | 28th | 2nd |
| 2025 | The Bend Team WRT |  Timur Boguslavskiy Yasser Shahin | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 168 | DNF | DNF |
| Sources:[6][8] | |||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M3 DTM | HOC 15 | LAU 3 | BRH 11 | SPL 10 | NOR Ret | NÜR 10 | ZAN 9 | OSC 5 | VAL 1 | HOC 3 | 7th | 69 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M3 DTM | HOC 1 | BRH Ret | SPL 6 | LAU 12 | NOR 16 | MSC 3 | NÜR 2 | OSC 1 | ZAN 1 | HOC 11 | 2nd | 116 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 8 | OSC 5 | HUN 21† | NOR 14 | MSC 10 | SPL 2 | NÜR Ret | LAU 7 | ZAN Ret | HOC 16 | 13th | 39 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 21 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 Ret | NOR 1 8 | NOR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 2 | SPL 1 6 | SPL 2 18 | MSC 1 15 | MSC 2 11 | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 2 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 8 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 14 | 12th | 77 | ||
| 2016 | BMW Team MTEK | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 2 | SPL 1 9 | SPL 2 4 | LAU 1 21 | LAU 2 Ret | NOR 1 11 | NOR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 13 | MSC 1 14 | MSC 2 4 | NÜR 1 22 | NÜR 2 21 | HUN 1 19 | HUN 2 Ret | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 Ret | 16th | 44 | ||
| 2017 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | LAU 1 12 | LAU 2 14 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 12 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 7 | MSC 1 17 | MSC 2 11 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 8 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 9 | SPL 1 DNS | SPL 2 12 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 7 | 16th | 35 | ||
| 2018 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 10 | LAU 1 10 | LAU 2 16 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 7 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 17 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 5 | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 Ret | MIS 1 11 | MIS 2 Ret | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 7 | SPL 1 9 | SPL 2 Ret | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 7 | 16th | 56 |
| Sources:[6][7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Farfus did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 3 | BUR | MOT | 20th | 13 |
| 2016 | BMW Team Studie | BMW M6 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ DNS | CHA | MOT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | BMW Team Studie | BMW M6 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 11 | CHA | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2022 | BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW M4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ | FUJ 21 | SUZ 12 | SUG 5 | AUT | MOT 9 | 25th | 8 |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | BMW Team MTEK | LMGTE Pro | BMW M8 GTE | BMW S63 4.0 L TurboV8 | SPA | LMS Ret | SIL Ret | FUJ | SHA | SEB 7 | SPA 4 | LMS 6 | 16th | 32 |
| 2019–20 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L TurboV8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA 9 | LMS 6 | BHR | 23rd | 18 |
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L TurboV8 | SPA 6 | ALG 4 | MNZ 2 | LMS | BHR 4 | BHR 10 | 8th | 58 | ||
| 2024 | Team WRT | LMGT3 | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t | QAT 6 | IMO 1 | SPA Ret | LMS 2 | SÃO 10 | COA 5 | FUJ 10 | BHR 13 | 4th | 85 |
| 2025 | The Bend Team WRT | LMGT3 | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t | QAT 3 | IMO 12 | SPA Ret | LMS Ret | SÃO 12 | COA 9 | FUJ 3 | BHR 7 | 10th | 49 |
| Sources:[6][20] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | MAR 1 13 | MAR 2 11 | MAR 3 Ret | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 9 | HUN 3 8 | SVK 1 5 | SVK 2 21 | SVK 3 7 | NED 1 Ret | NED 2 6 | NED 3 4 | GER 1 8 | GER 2 3 | GER 3 Ret | POR 1 3 | POR 2 Ret | POR 3 Ret | CHN 1 7 | CHN 2 Ret | CHN 3 4 | JPN 1 15 | JPN 2 21 | JPN 3 22 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | MAC 3 | MAL 1 28 | MAL 2 19 | MAL 3 Ret | 15th | 142 |
| Sources:[7][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L TurboV8 | LEC | SPA 3 | LEC | MNZ | ALG | NC† | 0† |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||
† As Farfus was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paradine Competition | BMW M4 GT3 | Bronze | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | ZAN 1 19 | ZAN 2 31 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | 12th | 19.5 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Champion 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Euro Formula 3000 Champion 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA GT World Cup Winner 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Intercontinental GT Challenge Champion 2020 With:Nicky Catsburg | Succeeded by |
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