Sérgio Jimenez (born May 15, 1984, in
Piedade,
São Paulo State
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) is a Brazilian racecar driver.
Career
He started his career in 1994 with karting and in 2002 participated in the
Formula Renault
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Brazilian Championship, which he won. In 2006 he participated in the
Spanish Formula Three Championship
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. Jimenez drove five races for
Racing Engineering
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in the
2007 GP2 Series season
The 2007 GP2 Series season was the forty-first season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also third season under the GP2 Series moniker. The series began on 14 April at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on 30 ...
before being dropped in favor of
Ernesto Viso
Ernesto José "E. J." Viso Lossada (born March 19, 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver. He has raced in the 2005 and 2006 GP2 Series seasons, and has also driven the third car for Spyker MF1 Racing. In 2007 he competed in the GP2 S ...
after the
2007 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2007 Monaco Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2007) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 2007 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the fifth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 78-lap race was ...
.
He drove also for
A1 Team Brazil
A1 Team Brazil is the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
Management
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in the
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete GP2 Series results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
GT1 World Championship results
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
Complete Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
References
External links
Official website(in Portuguese and English)
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
Brazilian people of Spanish descent
Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Brazilian racing drivers
British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
A1 Team Brazil drivers
GP2 Series drivers
Brazilian GP2 Series drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Stock Car Brasil drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Manor Motorsport drivers
Racing Engineering drivers
W Racing Team drivers
A1 Grand Prix drivers
Karting World Championship drivers