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Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, and
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works driver. He lives in
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.


Early years

Born in
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, Farfus first tasted racing in
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races and won the local championships in 1991. Like many drivers, his motorsport career began with
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. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won the
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state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed in São 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.


Formula racing

In 2000 Farfus moved to Italy and competed in the Formula Renault Italian championship and the Eurocup series for the next two years, winning the Eurocup in 2001. For 2002 he joined
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in
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. In 2003 he won the Euro Formula 3000 Championship aged just 20 years old.


Touring cars


Alfa Romeo

From 2004 to 2006 Farfus was a factory
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( N.Technology) driver in the
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and later, the
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. In the 2006 season Farfus fought for the title against
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and
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until the final race in
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, but a string of bad results and too many retirements meant Farfus ended the season in 3rd place.


BMW

Before the 2007 season, he switched to the
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-run squad, BMW Team Germany, alongside the German, 2006 season runner-up,
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. He temporarily led the championship during the season, but ended this season in 4th place as Priaulx won. He has continued with the team through the 2008 season and into 2009. He scored six wins in 2009, missing out on the title to
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's
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at the final meeting In
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, BMW's participation in the WTCC was limited to a two-car line-up, as Farfus joined
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at the Racing Bart Mampaey team. Farfus scored no wins, however he won race 2 at
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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. On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Farfus would contest the
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with BMW, which would also include its former WTCC drivers
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,
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and Dirk Muller.


Hyundai

On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Farfus will join
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for the
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season, partnering the series's inaugural driver's champion,
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,
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and
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.


Racing record


Career summary

As Farfus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.


Complete Euro Formula 3000 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


24 Hours of Daytona results


Complete European Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete World Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results


Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.


Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Farfus did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points. * Season still in progress.


Complete Super GT results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.


Complete World Touring Car Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) As Farfus was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.


Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.


References


External links

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Augusto Farfus Jr. em foco (Funo!)
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