Igor Fraga

Igor Omura Fraga (born September 26, 1998) is a Japanese-born Brazilian racing driver and eSports player. He is the incumbent champion of the Toyota Racing Series 2020.[1]

Igor Fraga
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1998-09-26) September 26, 1998
Kanazawa, Japan
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamCharouz Racing System
Car number24
Starts0
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2020
Previous series
2020
2019

2018
2017-18
2015-17
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Regional European Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
Formula 3 Brasil
Championship titles
2020
2019
2018
2017
Toyota Racing Series
FIA GTC Manufacturer Series
FIA GTC Nations Cup
Formula 3 Brasil Academy Class

He won the inaugural FIA Gran Turismo Nations Cup and McLaren Shadow racing series in 2018, and also competed in the 2017 Formula One eSports Series.[2] 2020 he will compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[3]

Racing career

Fraga raced in Formula 3 Brasil for three years, all with Prop Car Racing. Fraga's first season in 2015 did not start well, retiring in its first three races under Class B. The following race, he finished eighth overall, and third in his class. Fraga would earn a total of two pole positions, four fastest laps, nine podiums, and four class wins in the season and would finish third in Class B with 117 points.

In 2016, Fraga was promoted to Class A, but only raced in four races, those being the first event at the Velopark and the last event at Interlagos. He would finish eleventh in the Class A standings, with one podium and 19 points. Fraga would return to the newly-renamed Academy class in 2017. Fraga won the class, finishing the season with 190 points, with seven pole positions, seven fastest laps, 13 podiums, and 10 class wins.

Simultaneously with Formula 3 Brasil, Fraga also raced in NACAM Formula 4 Championship in 2017. In his only season in 2017–18, Fraga finished second overall and earned 286 points, with five pole positions, seven fastest laps, 12 podiums, and six race wins.

In 2018, Fraga participated in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. He ended the season in fourth overall, with three podiums and 213 points.

2019 Fraga made his European debut in the inaugural Formula Regional European Championship, winning four races and finishing 3rd and therefore best of the non-Prema drivers.[4]

In 2020, Fraga will participate in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, driving alongside David Schumacher, son of F1 Grand Prix winner Ralf Schumacher, and series veteran, Niko Kari. All three of these drivers will be racing for the Czech Republic based Charouz Racing System.[2] In March of that year, Fraga was named as a new signing to the Red Bull Junior Team.[5]

Personal life

Fraga was born in Kanazawa, Japan to Brazilian parents.[6] He is a multilinguist, capable of speaking Portuguese, English, Japanese, and Spanish.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Fórmula 3 Brasil - Class B Prop Car Racing 16 4 2 4 9 117 3rd
2016 Fórmula 3 Brasil 4 0 0 0 1 19 11th
2017 Fórmula 3 Brasil - Academy Class 16 10 7 7 13 190 1st
2017-18 NACAM Formula 4 Championship 18 6 5 7 12 280 2nd
2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship Exclusive Autosport 14 0 0 0 3 213 4th
2019 Formula Regional European Championship DR Formula by RP Motorsport 24 4 4 3 11 300 3rd
2020 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 4 3 3 9 362 1st

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2018 Exclusive Autosport STP
8
STP
2
IMS
8
IMS
17
LOR
7
ROA
8
ROA
5
TOR
7
TOR
2
MDO
17
MDO
3
MDO
5
POR
15
POR
4
4th 213

References

  1. "Igor Fraga Wins 2020 Toyota Racing Series Title in Final Race Decider". GTPlanet. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. "The First Nations Cup Champion is Crowned! - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. "F1 Esports finalist Igor Fraga becomes first sim racer to join FIA F3 grid | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. "Can an Esports star end Brazil's F1 drought?". The Race. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. "Igor Fraga joins the Red Bull Junior Team". March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  6. "McLaren Racing - Getting to know: Igor Fraga". www.mclaren.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  7. "Igor Fraga - USF2000.com". USF2000. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Liam Lawson
Toyota Racing Series
Champion

2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Liam Lawson
New Zealand Grand Prix
Winner

2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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