Sérgio Paese (born 15 December 1975 in

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) is a former racing driver who has competed in the

1996 International Formula 3000 season The 1996 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over ten rounds from 11 May to 12 October 1996. This was the first F3000 season in which every team had the same chassis, engine and tyres. Drivers and constructors Calendar ...

and subsequently raced in Indy Lights and Stock Car Brasil.

Racing career

Paese competed in his first international auto race in the

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partnered with

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the team competed at Circuit Park Zandvoort. The team finished fifteenth out of eighteen teams. In 1995 Paese finished third in his domestic Formula Chevrolet championship before graduating into the

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. In a

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F394 Paese won one race and classified third in the championship. Paese joined

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for three rounds of the International Formula 3000 championship in 1996. At the Pau Grand Prix the Brazilian qualified 22nd and was the last driver allowed to compete. His debut did not last long as he was the first driver to retire. After he failed to qualify for the race at Pergusa he returned at the

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. After qualifying 21st Paese again was the first driver to retire. For 1997 Paese moved into the Indy Lights. Paese missed his debut race at Homestead-Miami Speedway due to an illness but joined the field at Long Beach. In preparation of his Indy Lights season Paese tested with

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. The Brazilian race car driver scored his best result of the season at the

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. At the track Paese finished behind Hélio Castroneves. After struggling with technical difficulties Paese qualified eighteenth in the championship. His 1998 season started strong with a pole position at the season opener at Homestead. During the race Paese lost the lead to

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on lap four. On lap 29 Paese attempted to recapture the lead of the race but he crashed in the process. Paese again qualified on pole position at Milwaukee. During the race the Brazilian lost two places and eventually finished third. At Michigan International Speedway Paese had an impressive run. He qualified nineteenth and eventually finished third. Paese was classified thirteenth in the championship. After the 1998 season Paese took a sabbatical from professional racing. He returned to full-time racing in the domestic Stock Car Brasil in 2003. The driver from Curitiba scored his best result at Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura. After being disqualified from qualifying he finished seventh. Paese eventually finished 22nd in the championship. He returned for one race in 2005. At Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Paese finished sixteenth, just outside the points.

Motorsports results

International Formula 3000 results

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

American open-wheel racing results

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

Indy Lights

References

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