Raul Boesel

Raul de Mesquita Boesel (Portuguese pronunciation: [raˈuw boˈɛzew], born 4 December 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.

Raul Boesel
Born (1957-12-04) 4 December 1957
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Brazilian
Active years1982 – 1983
TeamsMarch, Ligier
Entries30 (23 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1982 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1983 South African Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1987 – 1988, 1991
TeamsTom Walkinshaw Racing (Silk Cut Jaguar)
Best finish2nd (1991)
Class wins0

He won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona.

Personal and early life

Raul Boesel was born on 4 December 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil as the son of Jorny and Elizadea de Mesquita Boesel. Boesel had a brief career in equestrian show jumping winning state championships and other competitions.[1]

He lives in Key Biscayne, Florida with his wife Vera and children Raul Boesel Jr and Gabriela where they have resided since 1988. He owns a Cigarette 38 Top Gun boat.[2]

Career
A March 821, formerly driven by Boesel in the 1982 season, being demonstrated at Mont-Tremblant in 2010.

He studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He entered into first ever season of the Brazilian Stock Car championship in 1979.[3]

He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and in 1981 entered Formula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and entered the March team, only to switch in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race in CART.

In 1987 he switched to World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988 he won the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Jaguar XJR-9, along with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also returned to CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991 he finished second in Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series, although never winning a race. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went to Indy Racing League. Because of this, he has multiple starts in the Indy 500. His last race in CART was at the 1999 Marlboro 500 at Fontana.

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, a racing circuit in Curitiba, is officially nicknamed "Circuito Raul Boesel" (Raul Boesel circuit) in honour of his success in Europe.

Boesel retired his professional racing career in 2005 after returning to Stock Car Brasil though he competes in some races after his retiring.

Afterwards, he often comments about various racing categories. In 2007, he started a career as a disc jockey.[4]

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1982 March Grand Prix Team March 821 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA
15		 NC 0
Rothmans March Grand Prix Team BRA
Ret		 USW
9		 SMR BEL
8		 MON
DNPQ		 DET
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GBR
DNQ		 FRA
DNQ		 GER
Ret		 AUT
DNQ		 SUI
Ret		 ITA
DNQ		 CPL
13
1983 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA
Ret		 USW
7		 FRA
Ret		 SMR
9		 MON
Ret		 BEL
13		 DET
10		 CAN
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
DNQ		 NED
10		 ITA
DNQ		 EUR
15		 RSA
NC		 NC 0

American open-wheel racing

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

CART
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
1985 Dick Simon Racing March 85C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH
20		 INDY
18		 MIL POR
11		 MEA
11		 CLE
12		 MCH
28		 ROA
8		 POC MDO
23		 SAN MCH LAG
20		 PHX MIA
23		 28th 10
1986 Dick Simon Racing Lola T86/00 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
13		 LBH
19		 INDY
13		 MIL
14		 POR
8		 MEA
23		 CLE
6		 TOR
7		 MCH
5		 POC
5		 MDO
7		 SAN
9		 MCH
15		 ROA
8		 LAG
14		 PHX
13		 MIA
19		 13th 54
1987 Vince Granatelli Racing March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG
16		 MIA
6		 26th 8
1988 Shierson Racing March 88C Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
5		 LBH
4		 MIL
4		 POR
26		 8th 89
Lola T88/00 INDY
7		 CLE
5		 TOR
8		 MEA
9		 MCH
11		 POC
5		 MDO
6		 ROA
14		 NAZ
5		 LAG
21		 MIA
22
1989 Shierson Racing Lola T89/00 Judd AV V8t PHX
14		 LBH
6		 INDY
3		 MIL
4		 DET
28		 POR
7		 CLE
8		 MEA
6		 TOR
7		 MCH
20		 POC
20		 MDO
23		 ROA
9		 NAZ
11		 LAG
10		 11th 68
1990 Truesports Lola T89/00 Judd AV V8t PHX
18		 LBH
8		 INDY
28		 MIL
6		 DET
6		 POR
18		 CLE
20		 MEA
13		 TOR
10		 MCH
9		 DEN
28		 VAN
19		 MDO
9		 ROA
10		 NAZ
8		 LAG
11		 11th 42
1992 Dick Simon Racing Lola T92/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t SRF PHX LBH INDY
7		 DET
2		 POR
9		 MIL
10		 NHA
18		 TOR
22		 MCH
3		 CLE
6		 ROA
8		 VAN
11		 MDO
7		 NAZ
6		 LAG
6		 9th 80
1993 Dick Simon Racing Lola T93/00 Ford XB V8t SRF
8		 PHX
2		 LBH
12		 INDY
4		 MIL
2		 DET
2		 POR
7		 CLE
7		 TOR
7		 MCH
4		 NHA
21		 ROA
4		 VAN
9		 MDO
4		 NAZ
9		 LAG
11		 5th 132
1994 Dick Simon Racing Lola T94/00 Ford XB V8t SRF
27		 PHX
8		 LBH
4		 INDY
21		 MIL
8		 DET
28		 POR
23		 CLE
6		 TOR
12		 MCH
9		 MDO
8		 NHA
4		 VAN
23		 ROA
6		 NAZ
4		 LAG
2		 7th 90
1995 Rahal-Hogan Racing Lola T95/00 Mercedes-Benz IC108B V8t MIA
6		 SRF
8		 PHX
6		 LBH
16		 NAZ
10		 INDY
20		 MIL
11		 DET
DNS		 POR
5		 ROA
22		 TOR
6		 CLE
20		 MCH
24		 MDO
20		 NHA
18		 VAN
10		 LAG
12		 16th 48
1996 Team Green Reynard 96i Ford XB V8t MIA
14		 RIO
7		 SRF
13		 LBH
16		 NAZ
21		 500
24		 MIL
26		 DET
8		 POR
28		 CLE
26		 TOR
24		 MCH
7		 MDO
22		 ROA
14		 VAN
23		 LAG
20		 22nd 17
1997 Patrick Racing Reynard 97i Ford XB V8t MIA
17		 SRF
7		 LBH
8		 NAZ
8		 RIO
5		 GAT
14		 MIL
4		 DET
6		 POR
3		 CLE
16		 TOR
8		 MCH
18		 MDO
4		 ROA
21		 VAN
6		 LAG
8		 FON
20		 10th 91
1999 Team Green Reynard 99i Honda HRS V8t MIA
27		 MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MCH DET MDO 32nd 1
All American Racers Eagle 997 Toyota RV8D V8t CHI
12		 VAN LAG HOU SRF FON
17

Indy Racing League
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts
1998 McCormack Motorsports G-Force GF01B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
18		 PHX
8		 INDY
19		 TXS
28		 NHA
19		 DOV
14		 CLT
24		 PPR
25		 ATL
10		 TXS
17		 LVS
18		 20th 132
1999 McCormack Motorsports G-Force GF01B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
5		 PHX
19		 CLT
C		 23rd 98
Brant Motorsports Riley & Scott MkV INDY
12		 TXS
23		 PPR
18		 ATL
11		 DOV PPR LVS TXS
2000 Treadway Racing G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW PHX LVS INDY
16		 TXS PPR ATL KTY TXS 37th 14
2001 Treadway-Hubbard Racing G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 PHX HMS ATL INDY
DNQ		 TXS PPR RIR KAN NSH KTY GAT CHI TXS NA -
2002 Team Menard Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
21		 TXS
13		 PPR RIR 19th 158
Bradley Motorsports Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 KAN
11		 NSH
5		 MCH
15		 KTY
13		 GAT
8		 CHI
11		 TXS
22

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1985 March 85C Ford Cosworth DFX 23 18 Dick Simon Racing
1986 Lola T86/00 Ford Cosworth DFX 22 13 Dick Simon Racing
1988 Lola T88/00 Ford Cosworth DFX 20 7 Shierson Racing
1989 Lola T89/00 Judd 9 3 Shierson Racing
1990 Lola T89/00 Judd 17 28 Truesports
1992 Lola T92/00 Chevrolet 265A 27 7 Dick Simon Racing
1993 Lola T93/00 Ford XB 3 4 Dick Simon Racing
1994 Lola T94/00 Ford XB 2 21 Dick Simon Racing
1995 Lola T95/00 Mercedes-Benz IC108B 22 20 Rahal-Hogan Racing
1998 G-Force Oldsmobile 30 19 McCormack Motorsports
1999 Riley & Scott Oldsmobile 33 12 Brant Racing
2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 24 16 Treadway-Vertex Cunningham Racing
2001 G-Force Oldsmobile DNQ Treadway-Hubbard Racing
2002 Dallara Chevrolet 3 21 Team Menard

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
1982 Dome Co. Ltd. C Dome RC82 Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 MNZ SIL
Ret		 NÜR LMS SPA MUG FUJ BRH NC 0
1987 Silk Cut Jaguar C1 Jaguar XJR-8 Jaguar 7.0 V12 JAR
3		 JER
1		 MNZ
Ret		 SIL
1		 NOR
4		 BRH
1		 NÜR
1		 SPA
1		 FUJ
2		 1st 127
Jaguar 6.9 V12 LMS
5
1988 Silk Cut Jaguar C1 Jaguar XJR-9 Jaguar 7.0 V12 JER JAR MNZ SIL LMS
Ret		 BRN BRH NÜR SPA FUJ SAN NC 0
1990 Konrad Motorsport C Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t SUZ MNZ
Ret		 SIL SPA DIJ NÜR
11		 DON CGV MEX NC 0
1991 Silk Cut Jaguar C2 Jaguar XJR-12 Jaguar 7.4 V12 SUZ MNZ SIL LMS
2		 NÜR MAG MEX AUT 21st 15

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1987 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing		 Eddie Cheever
Jan Lammers		 Jaguar XJR-8LM C1 325 5th 5th
1988 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing		 John Watson
Henri Pescarolo		 Jaguar XJR-9LM C1 129 DNF DNF
1991 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing		 Davy Jones
Michel Ferté		 Jaguar XJR-12 C2 360 2nd 2nd
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References
  1. "Raul Boesel: Before Formula One". f1rejects.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
  2. "Raul Boesel: After Formula One". f1rejects.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
  3. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Raul Boesel". richardsf1.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "DJ Raul Boesel" (in Portuguese). Descubra o Brasil. 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  5. "All Results of Raul Boesel". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Derek Bell		 World Sportscar Championship Champion
1987		 Succeeded by
Martin Brundle
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