Roberto Streit (born 17 November 1983, in

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) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Streit debuted in 2001 in Formula Chevrolet Brazil. His first season was a very successful one, with Streit dominating the championship, and winning the title comfortably. That year, he also won the

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. The following season, Streit competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and Formula Renault 2.0 Italy championships for Cram Competition. He finished ninth in the Eurocup standings, scoring two podium places. In the Italian Championship, he took fourth place, scoring three podium places. For the 2003 season, he remained in both championships but switched to

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. He once again finished ninth in the Eurocup, and also garnered a fourth-place finish in the Italian Championship.

Formula Three

In 2004, Streit stepped up to the

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with Prema. He finished tenth in the standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in twenty races, including a podium in the final race of the season at

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. During the winter of 2004, Streit signed a contract with the Japanese F3 team Inging to compete full-time in the championship for the upcoming season. He finished sixth in the standings, including a win at Suzuka. For 2006, he remained in the championship with Inging, and improved to third place with wins at Suzuka,

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and

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. He guested at the two final races at Hockenheimring in the

for Prema Powerteam, finishing seventh and fifth respectively. In 2007, Streit finished as runner-up with seven wins, as he lost out to

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by ten points.

Formula Nippon

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, he moved to

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with the Stonemarket Blaak Cerumo team. He finished thirteenth with one podium at Fuji Speedway. He returned to Formula Three for the

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, but was forced to retire on the first lap after a clash with

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Sports car racing

Streit concentrated on

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for 2009. He drove for Sangari Team Brazil in the

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. He finished seventh in the standings with one win in 2009 FIA GT Paul Ricard 2 Hours.

Racing career

Career summary

References

External links

Official site

Streit career statistics
at Driver Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Streit, Roberto Brazilian racing drivers 1983 births Living people Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Formula Nippon drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of German descent 24 Hours of Spa drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Cram Competition drivers Double R Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers Super GT drivers