Diego Nunes (racing driver)

Diego Nunes
Born	(1986-07-12) July 12, 1986 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Competing in GP2 Series, Stock Car Brasil, TCR South America; 2022 Porsche Endurance Series champion

Diego Nunes (born on July 12, 1986) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently participating in the TCR South America series with Cobra Racing. He has a history in Stock Car Brazil and earned the title of 2022 Porsche Endurance Series champion.

Formula Renault

Nunes launched his car racing journey in the Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil championship, taking part full-time during 2003 and 2004 following selected appearances in 2002. His top result was ninth place in 2004, after which he shifted his attention to other competitions from 2005 onward, although he made occasional returns to Brazilian Formula Renault events through 2006.

Formula Three

In 2005, Nunes advanced to Formula Three Sudamericana, where he achieved fourth position in his rookie season. The following year, despite earning pole position in half of the races, he secured only one victory and concluded the season third in the overall standings.

Formula 3000

During 2006, Nunes took part in two rounds of the Euroseries 3000. In 2007, he relocated to Europe for a full campaign with the former Formula One outfit Minardi, finishing as the championship’s runner-up.

GP2 Series

Nunes was recruited by Adrián Campos for the inaugural GP2 Asia Series in 2008 but switched to David Price Racing following the first round due to team roster adjustments. He accumulated two points and placed nineteenth overall. Remaining with DPR for the 2008 GP2 Series, he teamed up with Michael Herck and Giacomo Ricci, ending the season in 22nd place.

In 2009, Nunes joined leading squad iSport International, partnering rookie Giedo van der Garde and finishing twentieth in the championship. For the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series, he raced alongside Luca Filippi at Team Meritus during the initial Abu Dhabi round but was subsequently replaced by Alexander Rossi for the second event.

Stock Car Brasil

As his single-seater career waned, Nunes returned to Brazil in 2010 to compete in the Stock Car Brasil series with Bassani Racing. Piloting a Peugeot 307, he scored 43 points and clinched victory at the final race held at Curitiba, ultimately ranking fifteenth overall. He continued in 2011 with Peugeot upgrading to the 408, sharing the team with Denis Navarro, but was substituted by Bruno Junqueira after accumulating only 13 points across nine races.

TCR South America

In 2023, Nunes transitioned to the TCR South America Touring Car Championship, driving an Audi RS3 for Cobra Racing.

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	RS-Prop Car	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2003	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Bassani-Prop Car	12	0	0	0	0	26	18th
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Full Time Sports	11	0	1	1	1	76	9th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Gramacho Racing	3	0	0	0	1	44	12th
	Formula 3 Sudamericana	Bassani Racing	18	3	1	1	4	72	4th
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Bassani Racing	1	1   |   1   |   1   |   1   | 32   | 16th
	Formula 3 Sudamericana   | 16   | 2   | 8   | 3   | 7   | 78   | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2008	DPR	CAT FEA 15	CAT SPR 16	IST FEA 13	IST SPR 10	MON FEA 15	MON SPR 9	MAG FEA 11	MAG SPR Ret	SIL FEA 17	SIL SPR Ret	HOC FEA Ret	HOC SPR Ret	HUN FEA 12	HUN SPR 15	VAL FEA 10	VAL SPR 4	SPA FEA 12	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 16	22nd	3
2009	iSport International	CAT FEA 11	CAT SPR 8	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 14	IST FEA 11	IST SPR 11	SIL FEA 11	SIL SPR Ret	(NÜR) Ret	(NÜR) 11	(HUN) Ret	(HUN) 15	(VAL) 11	(VAL) 5	(SPA) 9	(SPA) 3	(MNZ) 10	(MNZ) Ret	(ALG) 12	(ALG) 5	20th	8

Full GP2 Asia Series standings

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

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Points
2008	Campos Grand Prix	DUB1 FEA 12	DUB1 SPR DNS											20th	2
	David Price Racing			SEN FEA Ret	SEN SPR 10	SEP FEA 10	SEP SPR 13	BHR FEA 7	BHR SPR Ret	DUB2 FEA 17	DUB2 SPR 12
2008–09	Piquet GP	SHI FEA 12	SHI SPR Ret	DUB FEA Ret	DUB SPR C	BHR1 FEA 13	BHR1 SPR 22	LSL FEA 11	LSL SPR 12	SEP FEA 1	SEP SPR 4	BHR2 FEA 1	BHR2 SPR 6	8th	24
2009–10	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	YMC1 FEA Ret	YMC1 SPR 13	YMC2 FEA	YMC2 SPR	BHR1 FEA	BHR1 SPR	BHR2 FEA	BHR2 SPR					28th	0

Full Stock Car Brasil Results

(legend) (Entries in bold signify pole positions) (Entries in italics denote 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	Final Position	Points Earned
2010	RC3 Bassani	Peugeot 307	INT 12	CTB 18	VEL 5	RIO 21	RBP Ret	SAL Ret	INT 17	CGD Ret	LON Ret	SCZ 14	BSB Ret	CTB 1										15th	43
2011	RC3 Bassani	Peugeot 408	CTB 18	INT 18	RBP 18	VEL 9	CGD 23	RIO 10	INT Ret	SAL Ret

References

• Accessed May 6, 2008.