Thiago Medeiros

Thiago Medeiros
Medeiros in the pits during 2006 Indy 500 Carb Day
Nationality Brazil
Born (1982-07-24) July 24, 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo
Indy Pro Series
Years active2003–2004, 2006
TeamsGenoa Racing
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
AFS Racing
Starts25
Wins7
Poles9
Best finish1st in 2004
Previous series
2007–2008
2006
2006
1999–2002		Stock Car Brasil
USAC Silver Crown Series
Indianapolis 500
Formula Three Sudamericana

Thiago Cavalcante de Medeiros (born July 24, 1982 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian racing driver.

After racing in Formula Three Sudamericana from 1999 to 2002, finishing 3rd in 2001 and 4th in 2002, he came to the United States in 2003 to race in the Infiniti Pro Series for Genoa Racing. He started his first race from the pole at Homestead Miami Speedway and captured his first victory in the final race of the season at Texas Motor Speedway. He switched to Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2004 and had a dream season, albeit in a season where the field of most races was very small. Medeiros captured six wins, all from the pole, on his way to the championship.

He attempted to make his IndyCar Series debut in the last race of the 2005 season at California Speedway for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. However, he crashed in practice and could not make a qualifying attempt or participate in the race. He returned to the series and attempted to qualify for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 in a car fielded by PDM Racing, his USAC Silver Crown Series team. On Bump Day, he made the grid taking the 33rd and final spot on the grid and finished 31st in the race after an electrical problem.

He returned to his native Brazil to drive in Stock Car Brasil. Thiago quit motoracing in 2007 and started a new career flying helicopters. He currently lives in Dubai.[citation needed]

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Pro Series

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2003 Genoa Racing HMS
2 		PHX
2 		INDY
19 		PPIR
6 		KAN
7 		NSH
5 		MIS
3 		STL
11 		KTY
3 		CHI
9 		FON
3 		TXS
1 		4th 371
2004 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS
2 		PHX
1 		INDY
1 		KAN
1 		NSH
1 		MIL
6 		MIS
2 		KTY
6 		PPIR
3 		CHI
1 		FON
9 		TXS
1 		1st 513
2006 AFS Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY WGL IMS NSH MIL
6 		KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI 34th 28

IRL IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2005 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara IR-05 44 Honda HI5R V8 HMS PHX STP MOT INDY TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON
DNS 		32nd 12 [1]
2006 PDM Racing Panoz GF09C 18 Honda HI6R V8 HMS STP MOT INDY
31 		WGL TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY SNM CHI 39th 10 [2]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2006 Panoz Honda 33 31 PDM Racing

References

  1. ^ "Thiago Medeiros – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Thiago Medeiros – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Infiniti Pro Series Champion
2004 		Succeeded by
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