Luiz Razia

Luiz Razia
Born	Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 Brazil
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, entrepreneur
Years active	2005–2016
Known for	GP2 Series runner-up (2012), Formula One test driver

Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born 4 April 1989) is a retired Brazilian racing driver and entrepreneur.

Early career

Razia launched his single-seater journey in 2005, competing in the South American Formula 3 championship with Dragão Motorsport. He concluded the season sixth overall, achieving six podium finishes and two victories. Additionally, he took part in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series, where he placed tenth.

In 2006, Razia secured the South American Formula 3 championship title by claiming seven wins and eleven podiums. That same year, he entered three rounds of the Formula 3000 International Masters with Charouz Racing, winning each race and finishing eighth in the championship standings. He also contributed as a rookie driver for A1 Team Brazil during the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season.

The following year, Razia transitioned to European racing by joining Euroseries 3000. He started with Fisichella Motor Sport but switched mid-season to ELK Motorsport. Throughout the year, he achieved four podiums and ended third in the overall standings, while ranking fourth within the Italian championship. Moreover, he substituted for Ricardo Risatti in four World Series by Renault events with GD Racing.

Razia remained in Euroseries 3000 for the 2008 season with ELK Motorsport, teaming up with Nicolas Prost. He finished fourth in the Italian Formula 3000 championship, securing three podiums and his inaugural victory at Misano.

Towards late 2006, Razia tested a GP2 car for Racing Engineering at Jerez and repeated testing at Paul Ricard in 2008. On 2 October 2008, he signed with Trust Team Arden to compete in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. Demonstrating consistency, he earned points regularly and clinched his first win in Bahrain from pole position under the reverse-grid format.

For the 2009 main GP2 Series campaign, Razia joined Fisichella Motor Sport. After scoring his initial point at Monza, he captured his first GP2 victory starting from pole position.

In the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series, Razia partnered with Max Chilton at Barwa Addax Team but was replaced prior to the second round; however, he returned for the final round in Bahrain driving for Rapax Team. Continuing with Rapax during the 2010 GP2 Series season, Razia started strongly with two podium finishes but ultimately ended eleventh overall. While his teammate Pastor Maldonado secured the drivers' championship, Razia contributed to Rapax winning the teams' title.

In 2011, as part of his Formula One testing arrangement with Lotus, Razia raced for Caterham Team AirAsia alongside Davide Valsecchi. Although he failed to score points in the GP2 Asia Series that year, he collected three points during the main series’ opening race and achieved his first pole position at Hungaroring, finishing twelfth in the final standings.

For the 2012 season, Razia joined Arden International alongside Simon Trummer. He won feature races in Malaysia and sprint races at Silverstone, Catalunya, and Valencia, initially leading the championship. Despite his strong results throughout the season, Davide Valsecchi ultimately claimed the title while Razia finished as runner-up.

Testing role (2010—2012)

Razia’s initial involvement in Formula One came as a test driver for Virgin Racing in . He took part in the Young Drivers' Test but did not participate in Grand Prix sessions. In , he served as reserve and test driver for Team Lotus while simultaneously competing in the GP2 Series with Team AirAsia, which was managed by Lotus principal Tony Fernandes. Razia participated in the first Free Practice session at the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix and returned for the Young Driver test at season’s conclusion.

Marussia (2013)

Razia was initially scheduled to make his competitive debut at the 2013 Australian Grand Prix with the Marussia team; however, due to financial difficulties, his contract was terminated and he was succeeded by Jules Bianchi.

Indy Lights

During 2014, Razia participated in the Indy Lights series representing Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, achieving one victory along with five podium finishes, culminating in a fifth-place standing overall.

Brazil

In 2015, Razia took part as a guest competitor in the opening round of Stock Car Brasil, driving alongside Lucas Foresti. Subsequently, he competed in the Brasileiro de Marcas championship behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla for Bassani.

Career summary

  ;2009 GP2 Series   ;Fisichella Motor Sport   ;18   ;1   ;0   ;1   ;1   ;8   ;19th - ;Rapax Team ;- ;- ;- ;- ;- ;- ;- ; - !rowspan =2 ;2010 ;GP2 Series ;Rapax ;20 ;0 ;0 ;1 ;3 ;28 ;11th ; - ;Formula One;Virgin Racing;Test driver colspan =7 ; - !rowspan =4 ;2011 ;GP2 Series;Caterham Team AirAsia;18;0;1;0;2;19;12th; - GP2 Final;Caterham Team AirAsia;2;0;0;1;1;9;3rd; - GP2 Asia Series;Team AirAsia;4;0;0;0;0;0;25th; - Formula One;Team Lotus (2010–11);Test driver colspan =7; - !2012 ;GP2 Series;Arden International;24;4;0;3;9;222;2nd; - !rowspan =2 ;2013 ;Formula One ;Marussia F1 Team ;Pre-season test driver colspan =7 ; - International GT Open (GTS class);Bhai Tech Racing;15;1;0;0;3;37;8th; - !2014 ;Indy Lights ;Schmidt Peterson Motorsports ;14 ;1 ;2 ;1 ;5 ;403 ;5th ; - !2015 ;Stock Car Brasil ;AMG Motorsport ;1 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;0 ;NC† ; - !2016 ;Stock Car Brasil Championship ;Full Time-ProGP ;;1;;0;;0;;0;;0;;NC† ;

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	South American Formula Three	Dragão Motorsport	18	2	2	4	6	52	6th
	Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0		13	0	0	0	0	68	10th
2006	South American Formula Three	Dragão Motorsport	16	7	6	7	11	99	1st
	F3000 International Masters	Charouz Racing System	3	3	0	2	3	30	8th
2007	Euroseries 3000	Fisichella Motor Sport	16	0	1	1	4	57	3rd
		ELK Motorsport
	Italian Formula 3000	Fisichella Motor Sport	8	0	0	0	2	26	4th
		ELK Motorsport
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	GD Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	38th
Euroseries 3000	ELK Motorsport	13	2	1	1	5	52	4th
Italian Formula 3000		8	1	0	1	3	32	4th
GP2 Asia Series	Arden International (Trust Team Arden)	11	1	0	0	1	9	13th

^† As Razia participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn points.

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Events shown in bold represent pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Position	Points
2007	GD Racing	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MON 1	HUN 1	HUN 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 Ret	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 20	EST 1	EST 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	38th	0

Full GP2 Series Results

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

... (second team results omitted for brevity) ... 201020112012

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	24	Final Position	Points Scored
2009	FMSI	CAT FEA 16	CAT SPR 12	MON FEA 13	MON SPR 10	IST FEA Ret	IST SPR 20	SIL FEA 20	SIL SPR Ret	NÜR FEA Ret	NÜR SPR 14	HUN FEA Ret ... (remaining columns omitted for brevity) ...	19th	8
	Rapax	CAT FEA 7	CAT SPR 2 ... (remaining columns omitted for brevity) ...	11th	28
Caterham Team AirAsia	IST FEA 6 ... (remaining columns omitted for brevity) ...	12th	19
Arden International	SEP FEA 1 ... (remaining columns omitted for brevity) ...	2nd	222

Full GP2 Asia Series standings

(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Overall Position	Points
2008–09	Trust Team Arden	SHI FEA Retired	SHI SPR 17th	DUB FEA 10th	DUB SPR Collision	BHR1 FEA 14th	BHR1 SPR 9th	LSL FEA 8th	LSL SPR 6th	SEP FEA Retired	SEP SPR Retired	BHR2 FEA 8th	BHR2 SPR 1st	13th overall	9 points
2009–10	Barwa Addax Team	YMC1 FEA Retired	YMC1 SPR 11th	YMC2 FEA	YMC2 SPR	BHR1 FEA	BHR1 SPR							26th overall	0 points
	Rapax Team							BHR2 < br /> FEA < br /> Retired	BHR2 < br /> SPR < br /> 13th
2011	Team AirAsia	YMC < br/> FEA < br/> Retired	YMC < br/> SPR < br/> 16th	IMO < br/> FEA < br/> Retired	IMO < br/> SPR < br/> 14th									25th overall	0 points
Source:

Complete GP2 Final standings

(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Team	Event 1	Event 2	Final Ranking	Points Accumulated
2011	Caterham Team AirAsia	YMC < br> FEA < br> 2nd place	YMC < br> SPR < br> 8th place	3rd overall	9 points
Source:

Complete Formula One Appearances

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

Year	Team	Car Model	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Drivers' Championship Position	Points
Template:F1	Team Lotus	Lotus T128	Renault RS27 2.4 V8	AUS	MAL	CHN TD	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA TD	–	–
Sources:

American Open-Wheel Racing Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are in italics)

Indy Lights

Year	Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Overall Rank	Total Points	Reference
2014	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	STP 5	LBH 5	ALA 2	ALA 4	IND 2	IND 1	INDY 4	POC 8	TOR 12	MOH 3	MOH 11	MIL 8	SNM 3	SNM 4	5th	403