| Date of birth: |
19th September 1973 |
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| Current age: |
30 years |
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| Place of birth: |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Resident: |
Miami, Florida |
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| Current Team: |
Toyota |
| Official Website: |
http://www.damatta.com/ |
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| Height: |
1,65 m |
| Weight: |
59 kg |
| Marital status: |
Single |
| Sports: |
Cycling and Swimming |
| Hobbies: |
Guitar |
| Favourite music: |
Jazz, blues and rock'n'roll |
| Favourite singer: |
Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| Favourite drink: |
Ice Tea |
| Favourite food: |
Regional food from the state in Brazil |
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| Start of racing career: |
At the age of 17 in karts |
| First racing car: |
Formula Ford |
| First success: |
Minas Championship in 1990 |
| Most memorable experience: |
When I win a race, and also when I think I performed well at a race, even if nobody saw it but I know I worked a lot. |
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| Career: |
1990-1992 |
Various karting championships in Brazil |
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1990-1991 |
Minas Championship, 1st |
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1991 |
Brazilian Championship, 1st |
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1992 |
Rio-Minas Championship, 1st; Sao Paolo Championship, 1st |
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1993 |
Brazilian Formula Ford, champion, 4 wins |
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1994 |
Brazilian Formula 3, champion, 4 wins |
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1995 |
British Formula 3, 8th, 1 win |
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1996 |
European Formula 3000, 8th |
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1997 |
Indy Lights, 3rd, 3 wins and "Rookie of the Year" title |
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1998 |
Indy Lights, champion, 4 wins |
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1999 |
FedEx CART Championship with Arciero Wells/Toyota, 18th, runner-up to Juan Pablo Montoya for "Rookie of the Year" title |
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2000 |
FedEx CART Championship with PPI Motorsports/Toyota, 10th, 1 win |
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2001 |
FedEx CART Championship with Newman-Haas/Toyota, 5th, 3 wins |
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2002 |
FedEx CART Championship with Newman-Haas/Toyota, champion, 7 wins |
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2003 |
F1 Toyota, 10 points, 13th |
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2004 |
F1 Toyota |
