Boesel at the2007 Mil Milhas Brasil | |
| Born | (1957-12-04)4 December 1957 (age 67) Curitiba, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | |
| Active years | 1982 –1983 |
| Teams | March,Ligier |
| Entries | 30 (23 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1982 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1983 South African Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1987 – 1988, 1991 |
| Teams | Tom Walkinshaw Racing (Silk CutJaguar) |
| Best finish | 2nd (1991) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Raul de Mesquita Boesel (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʁaˈuwboˈɛzew], born 4 December 1957) is a Brazilian formerracing driver who raced for theMarch andLigierFormula One teams and later raced inChamp Car and theIndy Racing League.
He won the1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 198824 Hours of Daytona.
Raul Boesel was born on 4 December 1957 inCuritiba, Brazil as the son of Jorny and Elizadea de Mesquita Boesel. Boesel had a brief career in equestrian show jumping winning state championships and other competitions.[1]
Since 1988, Boesel resides inKey Biscayne, Florida with his wife Vera and children Raul Boesel Jr and Gabriela. He owns a Cigarette 38 Top Gun boat.[2]

Boesel studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He entered into the first ever season of theBrazilian Stock Car championship in 1979.[3]
Boesel moved to Britain in 1980 to race inFormula Ford 1600 and in 1981 enteredFormula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981, he tested forMcLaren and entered the March team, only to switch in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race inCART.[citation needed]
In 1987, Boesel switched toWorld Sportscar Championship withJaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988. he won the24 Hours of Daytona in aJaguar XJR-9, along withMartin Brundle andJohn Nielsen. That year he also returned to CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991, he finished second inLe Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series, although never winning a race. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went toIndy Racing League. Because of this, he has multiple starts in theIndy 500. His last race in CART was at the1999 Marlboro 500 at Fontana.[citation needed]
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, a racing circuit in Curitiba, is officially nicknamed "Circuito Raul Boesel" (Raul Boesel circuit) in honour of his success in Europe.[citation needed]
Boesel ended his professional racing career in 2005 after returning toStock Car Brasil, although he still competed in some races after his retirement.[citation needed]
Afterwards, he often commented about various racing categories. In 2007, he started a career as adisc jockey.[4]
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | March Grand Prix Team | March821 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0V8 | RSA 15 | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| RothmansMarch Grand Prix Team | BRA Ret | USW 9 | SMR | BEL 8 | MON DNPQ | DET Ret | CAN Ret | NED Ret | GBR DNQ | FRA DNQ | GER Ret | AUT DNQ | SUI Ret | ITA DNQ | CPL 13 | ||||||
| 1983 | Équipe LigierGitanes | LigierJS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0V8 | BRA Ret | USW 7 | FRA Ret | SMR 9 | MON Ret | BEL 13 | DET 10 | CAN Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | AUT DNQ | NED 10 | ITA DNQ | EUR 15 | RSA NC | NC | 0 | |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | McCormack Motorsports | G-Force GF01B | 30 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | WDW 18 | PHX 8 | INDY 19 | TXS 28 | NHA 19 | DOV 14 | CLT 24 | PPR 25 | ATL 10 | TXS 17 | LVS 18 | 20th | 132 | [18] | ||||
| 1999 | WDW 5 | PHX 19 | CLT C | 23rd | 98 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||
| Brant Motorsports | Riley & Scott MkV | 3 | INDY 12 | TXS 23 | PPR 18 | ATL 11 | DOV | PPR | LVS | TXS | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Treadway Racing | G-Force GF01C | 5 | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY 16 | TXS | PPR | ATL | KTY | TXS | 37th | 14 | [20] | |||||||
| 2001 | Treadway-Hubbard Racing | G-Force GF01C | 5T | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY Wth | TXS | PPR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS | NC | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | Team Menard | Dallara IR-02 | 2 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY 21 | TXS 13 | PPR | RIR | 19th | 158 | [21] | |||||||
| Bradley Motorsports | 12 | InfinitiVRH35ADEV8 | KAN 11 | NSH 5 | MCH 15 | KTY 13 | GAT 8 | CHI 11 | TXS 22 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dome Co. Ltd. | C | Dome RC82 | Cosworth DFL 3.3V8 | MNZ | SIL Ret | NÜR | LMS | SPA | MUG | FUJ | BRH | NC | 0 | |||
| 1987 | Silk CutJaguar | C1 | JaguarXJR-8 | Jaguar 7.0V12 | JAR 3 | JER 1 | MNZ Ret | SIL 1 | NOR 4 | BRH 1 | NÜR 1 | SPA 1 | FUJ 2 | 1st | 127 | ||
| Jaguar 6.9V12 | LMS 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Silk CutJaguar | C1 | JaguarXJR-9 | Jaguar 7.0V12 | JER | JAR | MNZ | SIL | LMS Ret | BRN | BRH | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | SAN | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Konrad Motorsport | C | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0F6t | SUZ | MNZ Ret | SIL | SPA | DIJ | NÜR 11 | DON | CGV | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Silk CutJaguar | C2 | JaguarXJR-12 | Jaguar 7.4V12 | SUZ | MNZ | SIL | LMS 2 | NÜR | MAG | MEX | AUT | 21st | 15 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jaguar XJR-8LM | C1 | 325 | 5th | 5th | ||
| 1988 | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 129 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1991 | Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
Source:[22] | |||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dener Motorsport | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | MNZ | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | INT 5 | 40th | 4 |