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Profile of Raul de Mesquita Boesel on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Raul de Mesquita Boesel  
   
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Date of Birth: 4th December 1957
   
Place of Birth: Curitiba, Brazil
   
Profession: Racing driver
 
 
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Raul de Mesquita Boesel (born 4 December 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil) was a Formula One driver who raced for the March and Ligier teams. Although an outstanding participant in equestrian show jumping, he studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and in 1981 entered Formula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and entered the March team, only to swtich in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race in CART. In 1987 he switched to World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988 he won the Daytona 24 Hours in a Jaguar XJR-9, along with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also joined CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991 he finished second in Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went to Indy Racing League.

Complete Formula One results

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Team
1982 Marc SAF BRA USAW SAN BEL MON USAE CAN DUT GBR FRA DEU AUT SWI ITA LAS Marc
1983 Ligi BRA USAW FRA SAN MON BEL USAE CAN GBR DEU AUT DUT ITA EUR SAF   Ligi
Raul Boesel
Nationality Brazilian
Active years 1982 - 1983
Team(s) March and Ligier
Race starts 30
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First Grand Prix 1982 South African Grand Prix
First win
Last win
Last Grand Prix 1983 South African Grand Prix
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