Arthur Leist (racing driver)
| Arthur Leist | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 17 June 2001 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil |
| Stock Car Pro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Crown Racing |
| Car number | 81 |
| Starts | 26 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 19th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2022 2018-2019 | Stock Series Formula 4 United States Championship |
Arthur Leist (born 17 June 2001) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He currently drives an Toyota Corolla Cross for Crown Racing in the Stock Car Pro Series.[1] His debut in motorsport was in 2018 in Formula 4 United States Championship, then moved to Stock Light back in 2020, when was 3rd place in 2022, in 2024 he moved up to Stock Car Pro Series with Full Time Sports, for 2025 he was announced as Crown Racing driver. He did sporadic rounds in the TCR South America Touring Car Championship and Império Endurance Brasil.
Career
Formula 4 United States Championship
Leist's debut in Single seater racing was in the 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship season, driving for Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport, where he achieved 2 podiums and an fastest lap, for the next year he returned with the same team and finished the season in 4th place with 2 wins, 4 poles and 4 podiums.[2]
Stock Light Brasil
After two years racing in American motorsport, Leist returned to Brazil to race in Stock Light, the Stock Car Pro Series feeder series.[3] He joined Mortech Motorsport for the 2020 season and the following years 2021 and 2022, in the meantime, he achieved 6 wins, 3 pole positions, 8 fastests laps and 20 podiums achieving an 3rd place in 2022 as best standings result.[4]
Endurance Brasil and TCR
Between 2020 and 2024, Leist did rounds in Império Endurance Brasil and TCR South America Touring Car Championship, in 2020 he did two rounds in different cars, driving an Metalmoro JLM AJR on P1 class for Mc Tubarão team and an Metalmoro MRX on P3 class for Motocar racing,[5] in 2021 he returned to Endurance Brasil with Power Imports team and did 4 races with an Metalmoro AJR gaining one podium. In 2024 he raced with an Lynk & Co 03 as guest driver with Full Time Sports in TCR South America.[6]
Stock Car Pro Series
Leist's debut in the major Brazilian motorsport series was in the 2022 Stock Car Pro Series season as a guest driver with Felipe Baptista. In 2023 he did one round with Full Time Sports, where he got a full-time seat for the 2024 Stock Car Pro Series season.[7] For 2025 he moved on to Crown Racing,[7] achieving two third places as the season goes on.[8]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 9th |
| 2019 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 126 | 4th |
| 2020 | Império Endurance Brasil - P1 | Mc Tubarão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Império Endurance Brasil - P3 | Motocar racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | |
| Stock Light Brasil | Mortech Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 5th | |
| 2021 | Stock Light Brasil | Mortech Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 259 | 4th |
| 2022 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Império Endurance Brasil - P1 | Power imports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Stock Series | Mortech Motorsport | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 310 | 3rd | |
| 2023 | Stock Car Pro Series | Texaco Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32nd |
| 2024 | TCR South America | PMO Full Time Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19th |
| Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 553 | 19th | |
| 2025 | Stock Car Pro Series | Crown Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 7th* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Stock Car: Crown Racing anuncia Arthur Leist na temporada 2025". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ Greenway, Amy (2019-01-30). "Arthur Leist Returns for Second F4 U.S. Season". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Arthur Leist corre na Stock Light em 2020 com a equipe Motortech". Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing anuncia Arthur Leist para temporada 2024 da Stock Car". Toyota Comunica. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Jovens promessas do automobilismo desembarcam no Império Endurance Brasil | Endurance - Classificações, Calendário, Pilotos, Videos e Muito Mais". www.cba.org.br. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "TCR Series – Os pilotos Arthur Leist e Lucas Fecury estreiam no TCR South America correndo em dupla pela Full Time Sports". Velocidade no Sangue (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ a b "Stock Car". Stock Car (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Stock Car: Arthur Leist celebra pódio no Velocitta". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
External Links
- Arthur Leist career summary at DriverDB.com