E. J. Viso

E. J. Viso
E. J. Viso
Born	Ernesto José Viso Lossada; March 19, 1985 (age 41); Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1993–present
Known for	GP2 Series, IndyCar Series, Stadium Super Trucks

Ernesto José "E. J." Viso Lossada (born March 19, 1985) is a professional racing driver from Venezuela. He took part in the GP2 Series during the 2005 and 2006 seasons and was the third driver for Spyker MF1 Racing. In 2007, he competed in GP2 with Racing Engineering. Viso made his Stadium Super Trucks debut in 2014 at the Long Beach Grand Prix and has most recently driven for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series.

Early racing

Hailing from Caracas, Viso started his motorsport journey in karting in 1993 before moving up to the US Barber Formula Dodge East series in 2001, where he clinched the championship title. In 2002, he raced in both the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and British Formula Renault, also making appearances in a single Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup event and competing in the British Formula 3 Winter Series that same year.

The following year, Viso stepped into British Formula 3's B-Class and secured the championship by winning the final race decisively. In 2004, he progressed to the main British F3 category with P1 Racing, catching the eye of F3000 team Durango, which signed him for part of their season.

GP2

Viso participated in the inaugural GP2 Series season in 2005 with BCN Competicion, partnering with Hiroki Yoshimoto. The next year, he joined iSport, where he claimed victories in Sunday races at both the San Marino and Spain rounds. Additionally, he took part in Friday practice sessions for Spyker MF1 Team during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.

Ahead of the 2007 French Grand Prix, Viso replaced underperforming Sérgio Jimenez at Racing Engineering. His race was cut short following a major accident involving Michael Ammermüller and Kazuki Nakajima, which saw his car overturn barriers and narrowly avoid fatal consequences. The crash resulted in a serious concussion and arm injury. Subsequently, he was replaced by Filipe Albuquerque for the British GP and later by Marcos Martinez.

IndyCar Series

In 2008, Viso joined the unified IndyCar Series driving for HVM Racing. He made his oval track debut on March 29, followed by a strong fourth-place finish at St. Petersburg and an eighth-place result at Milwaukee. After finishing tenth at Watkins Glen but being involved in an incident with Vítor Meira, he was diagnosed with mumps and missed the subsequent race. He concluded the season ranked 18th overall and re-signed with HVM for the 2009 campaign. In 2010, KV Racing announced that Viso would pilot their No. 8 car full-time.

Viso continued with KV Racing in 2011, demonstrating competitive pace particularly in Brazil; however, his frequent accidents raised concerns about his seat for 2012. He finished that season 18th in the standings, achieving four top-10 finishes with a best result of seventh place in Texas Race No. 2.

In 2013, Viso joined Andretti Autosport, driving car No. 5 sponsored by oil company PDVSA. He recorded a top finish of fourth at Milwaukee and ended up fifteenth in the championship.

Although Viso did not secure a full-time IndyCar seat in 2014, Andretti Autosport called upon him to participate in practice sessions for the Indianapolis 500 during James Hinchcliffe’s recovery from a concussion. Viso led speed charts on day three before Hinchcliffe returned for Fast Friday practice.

Stadium Super Trucks

Viso made his Stadium Super Trucks series debut in 2014 at Long Beach, California, where he finished second after a last-lap duel with series founder Robby Gordon. On May 30, he claimed his inaugural SST victory at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, outperforming Gordon. The following day, Viso secured a second win and completed a clean sweep of all three Detroit races on June 1. Additionally, he won the first race at Coronado and ended the season ranked fifth overall.

Driving style

During his time in IndyCar, Viso was recognized for his assertive driving approach, which often resulted in frequent retirements due to collisions and attracted criticism from fellow drivers.

Personal life

Throughout his racing career, Viso engaged in unicycling as a recreational activity.

Complete Formula Renault UK results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated in italics)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	DC	Points
2002	Manor Motorsport	BRH 18	OUL 18	THR Ret	SIL 16	THR Ret	BRH Ret	CRO 20	SNE 17	SNE 20	KNO 23	BRH 10	DON 9	DON Ret	20th	40

Complete British Formula 3 International Series results

(key) (Pole positions marked in bold; fastest laps shown in italics)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Class	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	DC	Points
2003	P1 Motorsport	Dallara F301	Mugen-Honda	Scholarship	Donington Park#DON_1 Ret	Donington Park#DON_2 Ret	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit#SNE_1 10	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit#SNE_2 12	Croft Circuit#CRO_1 16	Croft Circuit#CRO_2 14	Knockhill Racing Circuit#KNO_1 13	Knockhill Racing Circuit#KNO_2 9	Silverstone Circuit#SIL_1 22	Silverstone Circuit#SIL_2 26	Castle Combe Circuit#CAS_1 12	Castle Combe Circuit#CAS_2 11	Oulton Park#OUL_1 Ret	Oulton Park#OUL_2 13	Rockingham Motor Speedway#ROC_1 13	Rockingham Motor Speedway#ROC_2 7	Thruxton Circuit#THR_1 9	Thruxton Circuit#THR_2 8	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA_1 20	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA_2 16	Donington Park#DON_1 13	Donington Park#DON_2 9	(continued)		1st	323

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Full International Formula 3000 Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps.)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Points Scored
2004	Durango Corse	IMO	CAT	MON	NUR	MAG 8	SIL 11	HOC 7	HUN 6	SPA 10	MNZ 8	12th	7

Complete GP2 Series Results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics signifies fastest lap)

2007 GP2 Series season

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Final Standing	Points Total
2005	BCN Competición	IMO FEA 10	IMO SPR DNS	CAT FEA Ret	CAT SPR Ret	MON FEA DSQ	NÜR FEA Ret	NÜR SPR 11	MAG FEA 11	MAG SPR 8	SIL FEA 15	SIL SPR 13	HOC FEA DSQ	HOC SPR 12	HUN < br/> FEA < br/> 6	HUN < br/> SPR < br/> Ret	IST < br/> FEA < br/> 14	IST < br/> SPR < br/> 12	MNZ < br/> FEA < br/> Ret	MNZ < br/> SPR < br/> Ret	SPA < br/> FEA < br/> 2	SPA < br/> SPR < br/> 3	BHR < br/> FEA < br/> 8	BHR < br/> SPR < br/> 2	11th	21
2006 GP2 Series season	iSport International	VAL < br/> FEA < br/> 8	VAL < br/> SPR < br/> 2	IMO < br/> FEA < br/> 6	IMO < br/> SPR < br/> 1	NÜR < br/> FEA < br/> 6	NÜR < br/> SPR < br/> 11	CAT < br/> FEA < br/> 8	CAT < br/> SPR < br/> 1	MON < br/> FEA < br/> Ret \|- style = "vertical-align:center; text-align:center; background-color: #e9e9e9; font-weight:bold;" \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
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nowrap \| Racing Engineering	Bahrain International Circuit BHR FEA \| Bahrain International Circuit BHR SPR \| Circuit de Catalunya CAT FEA \| Circuit de Catalunya CAT SPR \| Circuit de Monaco MON FEA \| style= "background :#EFCFFF ;" Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours MAG FEA \| style= "background :#FFFFFF ;" Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours MAG SPR \| Silverstone Circuit SIL FEA \| Silverstone Circuit SIL SPR \| style= "background :#CFCFFF ;" Nürburgring NÜR FEA \| style= "background :#CFCFFF ;" Nürburgring NÜR SPR \| Hungaroring HUN FEA \| Hungaroring HUN SPR \| Istanbul Park IST FEA \| Istanbul Park IST SPR \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ FEA \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ SPR \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA FEA \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA SPR \| Circuit de Valencia VAL FEA \| Circuit de Valencia VAL SPR \|	29th ! 0 \|

Full Formula One Appearances

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Year	Team	Car	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Drivers' Championship Position	Points Scored
2006	Spyker MF1 Racing	Spyker M16	Toyota V8	BHR	MAL	AUS	SMR	EUR	ESP	MON	GBR	CAN	USA	FRA	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	CHN	JPN	BRA TD	–	–

Results in American Open-Wheel Racing

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IndyCar Series

2008 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Honda 26 style="background:#efcfff;" |26 HVM Racing 2009 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Honda 29 style="background:#efcfff;" |24 HVM Racing 2010 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Honda 19 style="background:#efcfff;" |25 KV Racing Technology 2011 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Honda 18 style="background:#efcfff;" |32 KV Racing Technology 2012 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Chevrolet 9 style="background:#CFCFFF;" |18 KV Racing Technology 2013 Indianapolis 500#Results Dallara Chevrolet 4 style="background:#CFCFFF;" |18 Andretti Autosport/HVM Racing

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Final Standing

Points Total

2008

HVM Racing

33

Dallara IR-05

Honda

HMS
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STP
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MOT¹
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KAN
14

INDY
26

MIL
8

TXS
14

IOW
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RIR
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Indianapolis 500 Results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Grid Position	Final Position	Team

Complete American Le Mans Series Performance

Year	Team Entry	Category	Car Model	Engine Type	Tire Brand	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race10	Final Ranking	Total Points

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Full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Record

Year	Team Name	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Supplier	Round1	Round2	Round3	Round4	Round5	Round6	Round7	Round8	Round9	Round10	Round11	Final Position	Points Accumulated

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Stadium Super Trucks

(Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend#key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

		5th ! 280 \|- \|2015 Stadium Super Trucks	style="background:#FFFFBF;" \|Adelaide Street Circuit 1*	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|Adelaide Street Circuit 4	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|Adelaide Street Circuit 10	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 4*	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 5	style="background:#FFFFBF;" \|Grand Prix of Long Beach 1*	style="background:#DFDFDF;" \|Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 2*	style="background:#FFFFBF;" \|Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 1	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 5	style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|X Games Austin 2015 7	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|Honda Indy Toronto 8	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|Honda Indy Toronto 9	OC Fair & Event Center Rpl^†	OC Fair & Event Center Rpl^†	OC Fair & Event Center Rpl^†	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Valvoline Raceway	Las Vegas Village	Las Vegas Village	6th ! 344 \|- \| 2016 Stadium Super Trucks	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide Street Circuit	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Grand Prix of Long Beach	Grand Prix of Long Beach	style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 8	style="background:#FFFFFF;" \| Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix C¹	style="background:#DFDFDF;" \| Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 2	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| Townsville Street Circuit 10*	style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| Townsville Street Circuit 7	style="background:#FFFFBF;" \| Townsville Street Circuit 1*	Honda Indy Toronto	Honda Indy Toronto	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Charlotte Motor Speedway	OC Fair & Event Center	OC Fair & Event Center	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	14th ! 99

^{^{{{1}}}†Template:/sup}: "Mad" Mike Whiddett competed in Viso's truck; all points accumulated by Whiddett are attributed to Viso.

1 Event canceled following severe injuries sustained by Matt Mingay on the third lap.

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