Sérgio Paese

Sérgio Paese (born 15 December 1975 in Curitiba) is a former racing driver who has competed in the 1996 International Formula 3000 season and subsequently raced in Indy Lights and Stock Car Brasil.

Sérgio Paese
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1975-12-15) December 15, 1975
Curitiba, Paraná
Retired2005
Stock Car Brasil
Years active2003, 2005
TeamsSalmini Racing
Greco Motorsport
Starts12
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2003
Previous series
1997-1998
1996
1995-1996
1994-1995		Indy Lights
International Formula 3000
Formula 3 Sudamericana
Formula Chevrolet Brasil

Racing career

Paese competed in his first international auto race in the 1994 EFDA Nations Cup partnered with Tony Kanaan the team competed at Circuit Park Zandvoort. The team finished fifteenth out of eighteen teams. In 1995 Paese finished third in his domestic Formula Chevrolet championship before graduating into the Formula 3 Sudamericana. In a Honda powered Dallara F394 Paese won one race and classified third in the championship.[1]

Paese joined Draco Racing for three rounds of the International Formula 3000 championship in 1996. At the Pau Grand Prix the Brazilian qualified 22nd and was the last driver allowed to compete. His debut did not last long as he was the first driver to retire.[2] After he failed to qualify for the race at Pergusa he returned at the Hockenheimring. After qualifying 21st Paese again was the first driver to retire.[3]

For 1997 Paese moved into the Indy Lights. Paese missed his debut race at Homestead-Miami Speedway due to an illness but joined the field at Long Beach.[4] In preparation of his Indy Lights season Paese tested with FRE Racing at Roebling Road Raceway. The Brazilian race car driver scored his best result of the season at the Hutchinson Island Road Race Course in Savannah, Georgia. At the track Paese finished behind Hélio Castroneves. After struggling with technical difficulties Paese qualified eighteenth in the championship. His 1998 season started strong with a pole position at the season opener at Homestead. During the race Paese lost the lead to Naoki Hattori on lap four. On lap 29 Paese attempted to recapture the lead of the race but he crashed in the process.[5] Paese again qualified on pole position at Milwaukee. During the race the Brazilian lost two places and eventually finished third. At Michigan International Speedway Paese had an impressive run. He qualified nineteenth and eventually finished third. Paese was classified thirteenth in the championship.

After the 1998 season Paese took a sabbatical from professional racing. He returned to full-time racing in the domestic Stock Car Brasil in 2003. The driver from Curitiba scored his best result at Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura. After being disqualified from qualifying he finished seventh. Paese eventually finished 22nd in the championship.[6] He returned for one race in 2005. At Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Paese finished sixteenth, just outside the points.[7]

Motorsports results

International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
1996 Draco Engineering NÜR
 PAU
Ret		 PER
DNQ		 HOC
Ret		 SIL SPA MAG EST MUG HOC N.C. -

American open-wheel racing results

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

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1997 FRE Racing MIA
DNS		 LBH
33		 NAZ SAV
2		 STL
18		 MIL
24		 DET POR
12		 TOR
23		 TRO
25		 VAN
27		 LS
13		 FON 18th 27
1998 Brian Stewart Racing MIA
21		 LBH
6		 NAZ
20		 STL
10		 MIL
3		 DET
22		 POR
6		 CLE
18		 TOR
9		 MIS
3		 TRO
13		 VAN LS FON
26		 13th 53
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References
  1. "Sergio Paese". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "Race result: FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship 1996 Race 2 in Pau on 27 May 1996". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Race result: FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship 1996 Race 4 in Hockenheim on 27 Jul 1996". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. "Neves wins inaugural Grand Prix before 19,000". Savannah Now. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. "Homestad Story". motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. "Results: Stock Car Brasil - Season 2003". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. "Brazilian V8 Stock Cars - Round 3 - Jacarepaguá". GT Planet. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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