Matheus Leist

Matheus Leist
Matheus Leist at the 2017 500 Festival Parade
Nationality  Brazil
Born Matheus Tobias Leist
(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
IndyCar Series career
Debut season 2018
Current team AJ Foyt Racing
Car no. 4
Starts 3
Wins 0
Poles 0
Previous series
2017
2016
2015-16
2015
2014
Indy Lights
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge
MSA Formula
Brazilian Formula Three Championship
Championship titles
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Matheus Leist, winner of the 2017 Freedom 100

Matheus Tobias Leist (born September 8, 1998)[1] is a Brazilian racing driver set to contest the IndyCar series in 2018.

Career

Karting

Leist began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven. In 2013, he finished as runner-up in the Petrobras Karting Championship.

Lower formulae

In 2014, Leist graduated to single-seaters, racing in the B class of the Brazilian F3 Championship, finishing runner-up to Vitor Baptista.

The following year, Leist switched to MSA Formula in Britain with Double R Racing. He scored two victories and finished fifth in the standings.

British F3

In 2016, Leist reunited with Double R Racing and graduated to BRDC British F3. Scoring four wins, two poles and six fastest laps, Leist took the title at the final round after a close fight with Ricky Collard throughout the season.[2]

GP3 Series

In November 2016, it was announced Leist would partake in the GP3 post-season test at Yas Marina with ART Grand Prix, Arden International and Trident Racing.[3]

Indy Lights

In February 2017, Leist signed with Carlin for the Indy Lights Championship.[4] During his first season, Leist picked up his first podium at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis before taking pole and winning the Freedom 100 under two weeks later, having led from start to finish.[5]

IndyCar Series

In November 2017, A.J. Foyt Enterprises announced that the team hired Leist to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet in 2018.[6] Leist partners veteran Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan and made his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 11, 2018.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Fórmula 3 Brasil - Class B Hitech Racing 16 2 0 0 9 115 2nd
2015 MSA Formula Championship Double R Racing 30 2 1 1 7 273 5th
FIA European Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 41st
2015-16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 2 0 0 0 0 20 14th
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 24 4 2 6 11 493 1st
2017 Indy Lights Carlin 16 3 2 1 4 279 4th
2018 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 17 0 0 0 0 253 18th

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2017 Carlin STP
15
STP
11
ALA
4
ALA
7
IMS
5
IMS
3
INDY
1
RDA
1
RDA
4
IOW
1
TOR
13
TOR
5
MDO
11
MDO
10
GMP
10
WGL
4
4th 279

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2018 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP
24
PHX
19
LBH
14
ALA
12
IMS
21
INDY
13
DET
15
DET
14
TXS
22
ROA
15
IOW
22
TOR
15
MDO
19
POC
11
GTW
16
POR
14
SNM
19
18th 253

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 11 13 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References

  1. "Matheus Leist". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. Cozens, Jack (September 11, 2016). "British F3 championship won by Matheus Leist at Donington finale". Autosport. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. "Matheus Leist participa de testes com a GP3 em Abu Dhabi (Matheus Leist participates in testing with GP3 in Abu Dhabi)". November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. "Leist joins Carlin for Indy Lights". February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. Straw, Edd (May 26, 2017). "Indy Lights Freedom 100: Matheus Leist wins Indianapolis showpiece". Autosport. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. Racing, By Marshall Pruett / Image courtesy of A.J. Foyt. "Foyt team confirms Leist to partner Kanaan". www.racer.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.

Matheus Leist career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Will Palmer
(British F4 champion)
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Champion

2016
Succeeded by
Enaam Ahmed
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