Thiago Medeiros

Thiago Cavalcante de Medeiros(born July 24, 1982 inSão Paulo) is a retired Brazilianracing driver.

Thiago Medeiros
Medeiros in the pits during 2006 Indy 500 Carb Day
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1982-07-24)July 24, 1982 São Paulo
Indy Pro Series
Years active	2003–2004, 2006
Teams	Genoa Racing Sam Schmidt Motorsports AFS Racing
Starts	25
Wins	7
Poles	9
Best finish	1stin 2004
Previous series
2007–2008 2006 2006 1999–2002	Stock Car Brasil USACSilver Crown Series Indianapolis 500 Formula Three Sudamericana

After racing inFormula Three Sudamericanafrom 1999 to 2002, finishing 3rd in 2001 and 4th in 2002, he came to the United States in 2003 to race in theInfiniti Pro SeriesforGenoa Racing.He started his first race from the pole atHomestead Miami Speedwayand captured his first victory in the final race of the season atTexas Motor Speedway.He switched toSam Schmidt Motorsportsin 2004 and had a dream season, albeit in a season where the field of most races was very small. Medeiros captured six wins, all from the pole, on his way to the championship.

He attempted to make hisIndyCar Seriesdebut in the last race of the2005 seasonatCalifornia SpeedwayforDreyer & Reinbold Racing.However, he crashed in practice and could not make a qualifying attempt or participate in the race. He returned to the series and attempted to qualify for the2006Indianapolis 500in a car fielded byPDM Racing,hisUSACSilver Crown Series team. On Bump Day, he made the grid taking the 33rd and final spot on the grid and finished 31st in the race after an electrical problem.

He returned to his native Brazil to drive inStock Car Brasil.Thiago quit motoracing in 2007 and started a new career flying helicopters. He currently lives in Dubai.

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Pro Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2003	Genoa Racing	HMS 2	PHX 2	INDY 19	PPIR 6	KAN 7	NSH 5	MIS 3	STL 11	KTY 3	CHI 9	FON 3	TXS 1	4th	371
2004	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	HMS 2	PHX 1	INDY 1	KAN 1	NSH 1	MIL 6	MIS 2	KTY 6	PPIR 3	CHI 1	FON 9	TXS 1	1st	513
2006	AFS Racing	HMS	STP1	STP2	INDY	WGL	IMS	NSH	MIL 6	KTY	SNM1	SNM2	CHI	34th	28

IRL IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
2005	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	DallaraIR-05	44	HondaHI5RV8	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON DNS	32nd	12
2006	PDM Racing	PanozGF09C	18	HondaHI6RV8	HMS	STP	MOT	INDY 31	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI				39th	10

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2006	Panoz	Honda	33	31	PDM Racing

External links

• Full American Open Wheel Racing results on ChampCarStats.comArchived2013-01-18 atarchive.today
• Thiago Medeiroscareer summary at DriverDB.com