Matheus Tobias Leist (born September 8, 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the

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Career

Karting

Leist began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven. In 2013, he finished as runner-up in the Petrobras Karting Championship.

Lower formulas

In 2014, Leist graduated to single-seaters, racing in the B class of the Brazilian F3 Championship, finishing runner-up to Vitor Baptista. The following year, Leist switched to MSA Formula in Britain with

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. He scored two victories and finished fifth in the standings.

British F3

In 2016, Leist reunited with

and graduated to BRDC British F3. Scoring four wins, two poles and six fastest laps, Leist took the title at the final round after a close fight with Ricky Collard throughout the season.

GP3 Series

In November 2016, it was announced Leist would partake in the GP3 post-season test at

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with

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and

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Indy Lights

In February 2017, Leist signed with Carlin for the

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Championship. During his first season, Leist picked up his first podium at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis before taking pole and winning the Freedom 100 less than two weeks later, having led from start to finish.

IndyCar Series

In November 2017,

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announced that the team hired Leist to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet in 2018. Leist partners veteran Brazilian driver

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and made his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 11, 2018.

Racing record

Career summary

American open-wheel racing

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

Indy Lights

IndyCar Series

( key) * Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

References

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1998 births Living people People from Novo Hamburgo Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian racing drivers MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers Brazilian IndyCar Series drivers British F4 Championship drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers IndyCar Series drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Brazilian WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Carlin racing drivers Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-autoracing-bio-stub Hitech Grand Prix drivers Double R Racing drivers JDC Motorsports drivers A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers Brazilian Formula Three Championship drivers