Jaime Camara(born November 5, 1980, inGoiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in theIndyCar SeriesforConquest Racing.
| Jaime Camara | |
|---|---|
 Jaime Camara at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008. | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | November 5, 1980 Goiânia |
| IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Teams | Conquest Racing |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005-2007 2002-2004 | Indy Pro Series Formula Three Sudamericana |
Motorsports career
editIndy Racing League
editCamara previously competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of theIndy Racing League'sIndy Pro Seriesand finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively. He has also won the 2005Freedom 100,the Indy Pro Series' biggest race, from the pole.
He sought a ride in theIndy Racing LeagueIndyCar Seriesduring the 2006-2007 offseason, but could not put a deal together and returned to the IPS andAndretti Green Racingfor the 2007 season. He finished 6th in points for the second year in a row without scoring a win.
On April 24, 2008, he was announced as the driver of the #34Conquest Racingentry in the IndyCar Series beginning with theRoadRunner Turbo Indy 300atKansas Speedwayand will remain through the balance of the season.[1]At the Indianapolis 500 he pulled into the wrong pit box, delaying teammateEnrique Bernoldiin the process; he later crashed out in a single-car incident. After a very strong run at Richmond International Raceway, where he moved from a starting position of 24th up to first where he led 44 laps, he crashed out in another single-car incident. He finished the season 23rd in points. He participated in a test with the Conquest team prior to the 2009 season, butAlex Taglianiwas named the driver for the team's single car prior to the beginning of the season.
Motorsports career results
editAmerican Open-Wheel racing results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position)
Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | HMS 2 |
PHX 11 |
STP 13 |
INDY 1 |
TXS 9 |
IMS 5 |
NSH 1 |
MIL 5 |
KTY 8 |
PPIR 9 |
SNM 12 |
CHI 6 |
WGL 7 |
FON 10 |
5th | 403 | ||
| 2006 | Andretti Green Racing | HMS 11 |
STP1 12 |
STP2 15 |
INDY 3 |
WGL 4 |
IMS 13 |
NSH 2 |
MIL 1 |
KTY 14 |
SNM1 7 |
SNM2 14 |
CHI 16 |
6th | 298 | ||||
| 2007 | AGR-AFS Racing | HMS 4 |
STP1 23 |
STP2 8 |
INDY 3 |
MIL 17 |
IMS1 3 |
IMS2 5 |
IOW 21 |
WGL1 7 |
WGL2 10 |
NSH 3 |
MDO 8 |
KTY 5 |
SNM1 5 |
SNM2 17 |
CHI 20 |
6th | 373 |
IndyCar
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Conquest Racing | HMS | STP | MOT1 | LBH1 | KAN 21 |
INDY 31 |
MIL 24 |
TXS 24 |
IOW 20 |
RIR 14 |
WGL 18 |
NSH 21 |
MDO 14 |
EDM 23 |
KTY 16 |
SNM 24 |
DET 25 |
CHI 18 |
SRF2 19 |
23rd | 174 | [2] |
- 1Races held on same day.
- 2Non-points-paying exhibition race.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 30 | 31 | Conquest |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DKR Engineering | Corvette | ABU QR Ret |
ABU CR 13 |
ZOL QR 9 |
ZOL CR Ret |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
SAC QR |
SAC CR |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR |
ORD CR |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
37th | 0 |
References
edit- ^Lewandowski, Dave.Another graduate,IndyCar, April 24, 2008
- ^"Jaime Camara – 2008 IndyCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 1,2023.
External links
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