Daniel Gardano Serra(born 24 February 1984) is a Brazilianauto racingdriver. He competes full-time in the BrazilianStock Car Pro Series,driving the No. 29Chevrolet CruzeforEurofarma-RCand is also a Ferrari Factory Driver.
Daniel Serra | |
---|---|
Nationality | Brazilian |
Born | São Paulo(Brazil) | 24 February 1984
Stock Car Pro Seriescareer | |
Debut season | 2007 |
Current team | Eurofarma RC |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 29 |
Starts | 312 |
Championships | 3 (2017,2018,2019) |
Wins | 26 |
Podiums | 84 |
Poles | 17 |
Fastest laps | 28 |
Finished last season | 2nd (2023) |
Championship titles | |
2017-2019 | Stock Car Brasil |
24 Hours of Le Manscareer | |
---|---|
Years | 2017– |
Best finish | 17th(2017) |
Class wins | 2 (2017,2019) |
He won 3 times theStock Car Brasilin the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is a two time24 Hours of Le MansGTE Pro class winner, having won in2017withDarren TurnerandJonathan Adam,while driving forAston Martin Racing,and again in2019,withJames CaladoandAlessandro Pier Guidi,driving forAF Corse.
Career
editSon of three-time Stock Car championChico Serra,began karting at age 14, after receiving authorization from his parents. He competed inFormula Renault 2.0 BrazilandEurocup Formula Renault 2.0(the lack of sponsorship brought him back to Brazil). InStock Car Light,he finished in runner-up, opened the doors for Stock Car. His debut in theRed Bull-Amir Nasr,scored pole position and finished the Championship as the eighth place. In 2009, he joinedRed Bull-WA Mattheis.On 20 September 2009, he won for the first time in Stock Car. After joiningEurofarma RCfor the 2017 season, Daniel won his first Stock Car title, a feat he would repeat in the next season. On international level, he has competed part time on the2017 FIA World Endurance ChampionshipforAston Martin Racing,winning the2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.He additionally raced in three races of the2018–19 WEC seasonforAF Corse,winning the2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Racing record
editCareer summary
editSeason | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F/Laps | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | ? | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19th |
2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Medina Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 7th |
2004 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Bassani Racing | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 245 | 2nd |
2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Cram Competition | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
2006 | Stock Car Light | WB Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 2nd |
2007 | Le Mans Series | JMB Racing(GT2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44th |
International GT Open | JMB Racing(GTA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 8th | |
2008 | GT3 Brasil Championship | Via Italia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
International GT Open | Escuderia Osona (GTA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24th | |
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28th | |
2009 | GT3 Brasil Championship | Ferrari Scuderia | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 11th |
Brazilian Endurance Championship | Ferrari Scuderia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd | |
TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
TC 2000 Copa Endurance Series | 32 | 4th | |||||||
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 9th | |
2010 | GT Brasil | Lamborghini Cimed (GT3) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 167 | 3rd |
Brazilian Endurance Championship | Via Itália | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
FIA GT1 World Championship | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th | |
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 9th | |
2011 | GT Brasil | Via Italia (GT3) | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 137 | 7th |
Brasileiro de Marcas | Serra Motosport | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 220 | 2nd | |
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 240 | 5th | |
2012 | Brazilian Endurance Championship | Via Italia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 2nd |
Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 4th | |
2013 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 181 | 4 |
Campeonato Sudamericano de GT- GT3 | Via Italia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 5 | |
Rolex Sports Car Series- GT | Scuderia Corsa Michelotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 62 | |
2014 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 182 | 5 |
SuperTC 2000,Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | ||
United SportsCar Championship- GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 73 |
† - ineligible for points.
Complete Stock Car Pro Series results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
†Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. *Season still in progress.
Complete GT1 World Championship results
editYear | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Maserati MC12 GT1 | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
BRN QR |
BRN CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
SPA QR |
SPA CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
INT QR 16 |
INT CR 17 |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
57th | 0 |
Source:[1] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
†Serra did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; races in italicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin4.5 L V8 | SIL 7 |
SPA 7 |
LMS 1 |
NÜR 7 |
MEX Ret |
COA 5 |
FUJ | SHA | BHR | 9th | 79 |
2018–19 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | LMS 4 |
SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB 4 |
SPA | LMS 1 |
6th | 71 | |
2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS 2 |
BHR 12 |
14th | 37 | |
2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA 3 |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 4 |
LMS 10 |
BHR 4 |
BHR 3 |
4th | 92 | |||
2022 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS 2 |
MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 11th | 36 | |||
2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | FerrariF154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB 3 |
ALG 10 |
SPA 8 |
LMS Ret |
MNZ | FUJ | BHR 5 |
11th | 43 | ||
Sources:[12][13] |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
editYear | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Jonathan Adam |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
340 | 17th | 1st |
2018 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
339 | 22nd | 7th |
2019 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
342 | 20th | 1st |
2020 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
346 | 21st | 2nd |
2021 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
331 | 37th | 5th |
2022 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
350 | 29th | 2nd |
2023 | Kessel Racing | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
254 | DNF | DNF |
2024 | GR Racing | Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 278 | 39th | 12th |
Sources:[12][14] |
24 Hours of Daytona results
editYear | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Raphael Matos Xandinho Negrão |
Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | GT | 576 | 38th | 24th |
2014 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Marcos Gomes Xandinho Negrão |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GTD | 649 | 29th | 10th |
2015 | Scuderia Corsa | Francisco Longo Marcos Gomes Andrea Bertolini |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GTD | 545 | 32nd | 14th |
2016 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Pier Guidi Alexandre Prémat Memo Rojas |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTLM | 721 | 10th | 4th |
2018 | Spirit of Race | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 571 | 44th | 21st |
2019 | Spirit of Race | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 349 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | Risi Competizione | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 Evo | GTLM | 738 | DNF | DNF |
2021 | AF Corse | Matteo Cressoni Simon Mann Nicklas Nielsen |
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo | GTD | 743 | 29th | 8th |
Sources:[12][15] |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA 5 |
ALG 4 |
ALG 12 |
14th | 22 |
2024 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F1633.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 9 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 4 |
SPA 1 |
MUG 1 |
ALG 5 |
2nd | 74 |
Source:[12] |
References
edit- ^"Daniel Serra".Motor Sport.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^abcde"Daniel Serra Results".Motorsport Stats.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra".FIA World Endurance Championship.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Daniel Serra".Automobile Club de l'Ouest.Retrieved8 March2024.
- ^"Complete Archive of Daniel Serra".Racing Sports Cars. pp.1,2,3.Retrieved8 March2024.
External links
edit- Official website(in Portuguese)