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Augusto Farfus

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Augusto Farfus
Born (1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 43)
Curitiba, Brazil
OccupationProfessional racing driver
Years active2000–present
Known forFactory driver for BMW Motorsport, competitor in World Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Cup

Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a professional racing driver from Brazil, currently serving as a factory driver for BMW Motorsport and residing in Monaco.

Early years

Originating from Curitiba, Farfus initiated his motorsport journey competing in minibike events, capturing several local titles in 1991. He progressed to kart racing in 1992, earning the Paraná state cadet championship at the age of nine and predominantly participating in São Paulo state competitions until 1998. In 1999, he claimed victory in the Italian Winter Cup and secured second place in the North American Championship. He is married to Elirane Johnsson.

Formula racing

Farfus relocated to Italy in 2000 to partake in the Italian Formula Renault and Eurocup series, ultimately winning the Eurocup championship in 2001.

In 2002, he joined Draco Racing to compete in Euro Formula 3000, and a year later, at just 20 years old, he won the Euro Formula 3000 title.

Alfa Romeo

Between 2004 and 2006, Farfus was employed as a factory driver for Alfa Romeo under N.Technology competing initially in the European Touring Car Championship and subsequently in the World Touring Car Championship. During the 2006 campaign, he remained a title contender alongside Andy Priaulx and Jörg Müller until the final round in Macau, ultimately finishing third due to inconsistent performances.

BMW

Prior to the start of the 2007 season, Farfus transferred to BMW Team Germany, managed by Schnitzer Motorsport, partnering with Jörg Müller. He briefly held the championship lead but concluded the season fourth as Priaulx secured the championship. Continuing with BMW through 2008 and 2009, Farfus achieved six victories in 2009 but narrowly lost the title to SEAT’s Gabriele Tarquini.

In the 2010 season, BMW scaled back to a two-car lineup with Farfus and Andy Priaulx driving for Racing Bart Mampaey. Although Farfus initially won race two at Okayama, he was later disqualified due to using a gearbox that was not homologated. On 5 December 2010, BMW declared its withdrawal from WTCC as a factory team but continued to supply customer teams with its 320TC vehicles.

On 25 January 2011, it was confirmed that Farfus would compete in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup representing BMW alongside former WTCC drivers Andy Priaulx, Jörg Müller, and Dirk Müller.

Hyundai

On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Farfus would join Hyundai for the upcoming 2019 World Touring Car Cup season, teaming up with inaugural champion Gabriele Tarquini, along with teammates Norbert Michelisz and Nicky Catsburg.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Cram Competition 9 1 1 1 1 46 10th
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 8 0 0 0 0 10 21st
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup RC Motorsport 10 4 3 1 4 160 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Italia 4 0 1 1 2 50 9th
2002 Euro Formula 3000 Draco Junior Team 9 0 0 0 1 8 9th
2003 Euro Formula 3000 Draco Junior Team 9 4 5 4 8 60 1st
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT JMB Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 30th

† As Farfus participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn points. * Season currently ongoing.

Full Euro Formula 3000 Results

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Standing Points
2002 Draco Junior Team VLL
Retired 		PER
Retired 		MOZ
Retired 		SPA
3rd 		DON
6th 		BRN
4th 		DIJ
7th 		JER
Retired 		CAG
13th 		9th overall 8
2003 Draco Junior Team NÜR
2nd 		MAG
3rd 		PER
1st 		MOZ
1st 		SPA
1st 		DON
3rd 		BRN
Retired 		JER
1st 		CAG
2nd 		Champion (1st) 60

24 Hours of Daytona Performances

Year Team Name Co-Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall Rank Class Rank
2003 United States JMB Racing Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Emmanuel Collard
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Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Garbagnati 		Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT GT 621 14th place 7th place in class
2014 United States Turner Motorsport Canada Paul Dalla Lana
United States Dane Cameron
Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall Markus Palttala 		BMW Z4 GT3 GTD 659 25th overall 7th in class
2015 United States BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing United States Bill Auberlen
Germany Dirk Werner
Canada Bruno Spengler 		BMW Z4 GTLM GTLM 725 5th overall 2nd in class
2016 United States BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Bill Auberlen
Dirk Werner
Bruno Spengler 		BMW M6 GTLM GTLM 721 11th overall 5th in class
2017 BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Bill Auberlen
Alexander Sims
Bruno Spengler 		BMW M6 GTLM GTLM 651 12th overall 8th in class
2018 BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Nick Catsburg
John Edwards
Jesse Krohn 		BMW M8 GTE GTLM 773 18th overall 7th in class
2019 BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Connor De Phillippi
Philipp Eng
Colton Herta 		BMW M8 GTE GTLM 571 10th overall Class Winner
2020 BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing John Edwards
Chaz Mostert
Jesse Krohn 		BMW M8 GTE GTLM 786 13th overall style ="background:#FFFFBF;" Class Winner
[[2021 24 Hours of Daytona 2021]]

BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Marco Wittmann
John Edwards
Jesse Krohn

BMW M8 GTE

GTLM

769

13th overall

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[[2022 24 Hours of Daytona 2022]]

BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

John Edwards
Jesse Krohn
Connor De Phillippi

BMW M4 GT3

GTD Pro

698

30th overall

7th in class

[[2023 24 Hours of Daytona 2023]] 
BMW M Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing  

Philipp Eng 
 Colton Herta 
 Marco Wittmann  

BMW M Hybrid V8  

GTP

768

6th overall

6th in class

[[2024 24 Hours of Daytona 2024]] 
BMW M Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing   

Philipp Eng 
 Jesse Krohn 
 Dries Vanthoor   

BMW M Hybrid V8   

GTP

776

8th overall

8th in class

[[2025 24 Hours of Daytona 2025]] 
Paul Miller Racing   

Dan Harper 
 Max Hesse 
 Jesse Krohn   

BMW M4 GT3 Evo   

GTD Pro

668

12th overall

12th in class


Full European Touring Car Championship Results

(Key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Standing Points
2004 AutoDelta Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 156 MNZ
1
19 		MNZ
2
16 		VAL
1
3 		VAL
2
3 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
3 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DNS 		BRN
1
12 		BRN
2
Ret 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
Ret 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
22 		IMO
1
3 		IMO
2
11 		OSC
1
2 		OSC
2
3 		DUB
1
4 		DUB
2
15 		6th place 54 points

Full World Touring Car Championship Results

(Key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final Position Points
2005 Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 ITA
1
3 		ITA
2
9 		FRA
1
8 		FRA
2
5 		GBR
1
4 		GBR
2
4 		SMR
1
5 		SMR
2
5 		MEX
1
9 		MEX
2
10 		BEL
1
DSQ 		BEL
2
4 		GER
1
9 		GER
2
5 		TUR
1
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   style= background: #ffdf9f; 113

2010

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Full Results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Class Laps Completed Overall Position Class Position
2010 align="left"| BMW Motorsport (Germany) align="left"| Jörg Müller (DEU) and Uwe Alzen (DEU) align="left"| BMW M3 GT2 GT2 320 laps 19th overall 6th in class
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Full World Touring Car Cup Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics denote fastest laps)

Season Team Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Final Position Points Earned
2019 BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR MAR
1
13 		MAR
2
11 		MAR
3
Ret 		HUN
1
9 		HUN
2
9 		HUN
3
8 		SVK
1
5 		SVK
2
21 		SVK
3
7 		NED
1
Ret 		NED
2
6 		NED
3
4 		GER
1
8 		GER
2
3 		GER
3
Ret 		POR
1
3 		POR
2
Ret 		POR
3
Ret 		CHN
1
7 		CHN
2
Ret 		CHN
3
4 		JPN
1
15 		JPN
2
21 		JPN
3
22

15th

142


Full European Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Events in bold represent pole positions; entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team Entrant Category Chassis Model Engine Type Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Overall Standing Total Points
2020 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbocharged V8 LEC SPA
3 		LEC MNZ ALG NC† 0† 
† Since Farfus participated as a guest competitor, he was not eligible to receive championship points.

Full GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup standings

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Season Team Vehicle Category Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Final position Total points
2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Bronze BRH
1 		BRH
2 		ZAN
1
19 		ZAN
2
31 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MAG
1
 MAG
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 7th* 19.5*

* Current season ongoing.

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