Duarte Maria de Ortigão Ramos Félix da Costa (born May 31, 1985 in

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) is a Portuguese

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driver. He is the older brother of racing driver António Félix da Costa.

Career history

Single-seaters

Félix da Costa began his career in

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, and moved into racing cars in 2004 when he competed in the

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UK championship, where he raced for two years for Carlin Motorsport, finishing 13th and 10th in the championship standings.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/2892/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database He moved to

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for 2006, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (which his brother Antonio won in 2009) and the

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Touring cars and GT

Having failed to win a race in single-seaters during three years, Félix da Costa moved to the Spanish

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Supercopa in 2007, finishing ninth. He moved to the new

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for 2008, where he also finished ninth. His performances at

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were enough to win a guest drive with World Touring Car Championship team

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for the Race of Italy at

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. For 2009 Félix da Costa competed in the

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and the International GT Open. He also competed in the European Touring Car Cup at Braga for

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team

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, in a Chevrolet Lacetti alongside team regular

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Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Felix Da Costa, Duarte 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Cascais Portuguese racing drivers Formula BMW UK drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers European Touring Car Cup drivers Carlin racing drivers Koiranen GP drivers Drivex drivers Zengő Motorsport drivers Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers