Eurico de Jesus (born 10 June 1977) is a Macanese racing driver currently competing in the Macau Touring Car Championship. He is a former
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...
driver, who made his debut in 2012.
Racing career
de Jesus began his career in 2008 in the CTM Macau Touring Car Race, he also raced in the
Asian Touring Car Championship that season. In 2012 de Jesus made his
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...
debut with Five Auto Racing Team driving a
Honda Accord Euro R in the last round in Macau. In November 2013 it was announced that he would race in the last round in Macau, this time his car was run by PAS Macau Racing Team.
He would end up being the catalyst of race 2's second red flag; losing his left rear tyre hitting the crippled car of
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, he caused a safety car condition, but as the safety car led the field past his crash scene, several cars came barreling in causing further accidents at the same location resulting in the red flag.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races;
* signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
World Touring Car Championship drivers
Macau racing drivers
TCR Asia Series drivers
TCR China Touring Car Championship drivers