Ana Beatriz

This article is about the Brazilian racing driver. For the Brazilian model, see Ana Beatriz Barros. For the Brazilian volleyball player, see Ana Beatriz Silva.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Caselato and the second or paternal family name is Gomes de Figueiredo.
Ana Beatriz
De Figueiredo in 2023
Nationality Brazilian
BornAna Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo
(1985-03-18) March 18, 1985
São Paulo, Brazil
Awards2008 Firestone Indy Lights Rookie of the Year
2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Rookie of the Year
IndyCar Series career
29 races run over 4 years
2013 position29th
Best finish21st (2011)
First race2010 São Paulo Indy 300 (São Paulo)
Last race2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 (Iowa)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of March 31, 2014.

Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo, known as both Ana Beatriz and Bia Figueiredo (born March 18, 1985), is a racing driver from Brazil. De Figueiredo has previously raced in the IndyCar Series and Stock Car Brasil, and was the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights series.

Career

Early career

De Figueiredo started her career in karting at age eight.[1]

At the age of 12, racing coach Nailor Campos – who had previously worked with Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello, Enrique Bernoldi and Andre Ribeiro – became her coach and chief mechanic. When De Figueiredo's family could no longer fund her racing endeavors at the age of 15, Campos helped her attain sponsorship from the Medley pharmaceutical company, owned by former racer Xandy (Pollini) Negrão, father of racer Alexandre Sarnes Negrão.[1]

With formal sponsorship, De Figueiredo finished as runner-up in a variety of karting championships and won the Sorriso Petrobrás Kart Cup championship in 2003.

After three seasons in the Brazilian Formula Renault championship, De Figueiredo started competing in Formula Three Sudamericana in 2006, driving for the Cesario Formula team. In 2006, she also drove a Volkswagen Touareg for PPD Sports, owned by Pedro Diniz.

Ana driving in the Firestone Freedom 100 in 2008

Indy Lights

2008

In 2008, De Figueiredo began racing in the American Indy Lights Series for defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports under the name Ana Beatriz.[2] Prior to racing in the United States, she was referred to as "Bia" (a nickname for Beatriz), not Ana, causing some confusion in the media.

De Figueiredo placed fifth in the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 23 May 2008, the highest finishing position by a female driver in that race.[3] On 12 July 2008, she led the most laps and won her first Indy Lights race at Nashville Superspeedway, becoming the first woman to win a race in Indy Lights.[4][5]

"Everybody is making that comparison [with Danica Patrick]... But I always say that I'm always going to be Bia. I'm never going to be Danica... I hope there is a place for a Bia now."

Beatriz after becoming the first woman to win a race in Indy Lights, July 2008.[6]

She was awarded Rookie of the Year honors as well as the Tony Renna Rising Star Award.

2009

De Figueiredo returned to the #20 Sam Schmidt car for 2009. She was forced to miss the Milwaukee Mile race following a hard crash in the Freedom 100 the prior week. On 20 June 2009, De Figueiredo won her second Indy Lights race at Iowa Speedway.[7][8] She skipped the final race of the season due to funding issues, finishing 8th in points despite missing the two races.

IndyCar

2010

Bia at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.

De Figueiredo's official Portuguese language site revealed on 23 February 2010 that she would drive a third car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the São Paulo Indy 300 in March 2010.[9] Further participation in the 2010 IndyCar Series season was confirmed and announced on May 12, 2010.[10] De Figueiredo qualified for the 2010 Indianapolis 500 but was involved in an accident with Ryan Hunter-Reay and teammate Mike Conway on the final lap of the race.

2011

For the 2011 IndyCar Series season she competed full-time for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the #24 car.[11] De Figueiredo broke her wrist in the opening laps of the first race at St. Petersburg, causing her to miss the next race and requiring her to compete with a brace for the large part of the season.

2012

On March 8, 2012, De Figueiredo tested for Andretti Autosport, driving James Hinchcliffe's car #27 during a session of the open test at Sebring, with an eye to her running that team's fourth car at April's IndyCar Series event in her home town of São Paulo.[12] On April 5, it was announced that she would compete in the 2012 São Paulo and Indianapolis races for Andretti Autosport with assistance from Conquest Racing.

Stock Car Brasil

In 2014, De Figueiredo began competing in Stock Car Brasil.[13] Competing in around 120 races, she scored two top-five race finishes and a best championship result of 24th in 2018 before taking maternal leave. De Figueiredo returned to racing full-time in 2023 via the Copa Truck series.[14]

In June 2020, De Figuereido's husband and father-in-law were charged with embezzling BR$9 million from the Lagos Rio Health Institute, around a sixth of which was alleged to have funded her career in Stock Car Brasil.[15]

Motorsport results

Career summary

Season Series Position Team Car
2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 11th Cesário Fórmula Tatuus-Renault FR2000
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 5th Bassani Racing Tatuus-Renault FR2000
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 3rd Cesário Fórmula Tatuus-Renault FR2000
2006 Formula 3 Sudamericana 5th Cesário Fórmula Dallara-Berta F301
2008 Indy Lights 3rd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2
2009 Indy Lights 5th Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2
2010 IndyCar Series 30th Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara IR-05
2011 IndyCar Series 21st Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda IR-05
2012 IndyCar Series 29th Andretti Autosport Dallara-Chevrolet DW12
2013 IndyCar Series 29th Dale Coyne Racing Dallara-Honda DW12
2014 Stock Car Brasil 32nd ProGP Chevrolet Sonic
2015 Stock Car Brasil 32nd Bassani Racing Peugeot 408
2016 Stock Car Brasil 26th Bassani Racing Peugeot 408
2017 Stock Car Brasil 29th Full Time Sports Chevrolet Cruze
2018 Stock Car Brasil 24th A.Mattheis Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 16th Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3
Stock Car Brasil 25th A.Mattheis Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 51st Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 (991.2) GT3 R
2022 TCR South America Touring Car Championship 17th Cobra Racing Team
Crown Racing 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
2023 Copa Truck 3rd ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros
2024 Copa Truck 1st ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros
2025 Copa Truck * ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros

American open–wheel results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2008 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS
7 		STP1
3 		STP2
16 		KAN
14 		INDY
5 		MIL
19 		IOW
3 		WGL1
4 		WGL2
3 		NSH
1 		MOH1
14 		MOH2
5 		KTY
16 		SNM1
6 		SNM2
3 		CHI
2 		3rd 449
2009 Sam Schmidt Motorsports STP1
4 		STP2
23 		LBH
5 		KAN
4 		INDY
17 		MIL IOW
1 		WGL
9 		TOR
13 		EDM
12 		KTY
3 		MOH
12 		SNM
5 		CHI
14 		HMS 8th 320

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2010 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara IR-05 23 Honda SAO
13 		STP ALA LBH KAN 30th 55 [16]
25 INDY
21 		TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MOH SNM
24 CHI
24 		KTY MOT HMS
26
2011 STP
14 		ALA LBH
19 		SAO
24 		INDY
21 		TXS1
22 		TXS2
22 		MIL
17 		IOW
23 		TOR
11 		EDM
13 		MOH
17 		NHM
14 		SNM
13 		BAL
16 		MOT
19 		KTY
24 		LVS
C 		21st 212 [17]
2012 Andretti Autosport Dallara DW12 25 Chevrolet STP ALA LBH SAO
20 		INDY
23 		DET TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MOH SNM BAL FON 29th 28 [18]
2013 Dale Coyne Racing 18 Honda STP
22 		ALA
24 		LBH
14 		SAO
25 		INDY
15 		DET1 DET2 TXS MIL
19 		IOW
22 		POC TOR1 TOR2 MOH SNM BAL HOU1 HOU2 FON 29th 72 [19]
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win) 		Top 10s
(Non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
Wins 		Championships
4 3 29 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2010 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 21 21 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2011 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 32 21 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2012 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t 13 23 Andretti Autosport/Conquest Racing
2013 Dallara DW12 Honda HI13TT V6t 29 15 Dale Coyne Racing

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Rank Points
2014 ProGP Chevrolet Sonic INT
1
15 		SCZ
1
22 		SCZ
2
18 		BRA
1
21 		BRA
2
16 		GOI
1
11 		GOI
2
23 		GOI
1
20 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
DNS 		CUR
1
30 		CUR
2
DNS 		VEL
1
18 		VEL
2
15 		SCZ
1
21 		SCZ
2
17 		TAR
1
27 		TAR
2
14 		SAL
1
21 		SAL
2
19 		CUR
1
Ret 		32nd 15
2015 União Química Bassani Peugeot 408 GOI
1
19 		RBP
1
20 		RBP
2
DNS 		VEL
1
23 		VEL
2
17 		CUR
1
20 		CUR
2
10 		SCZ
1
24 		SCZ
2
DNS 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
DNS 		GOI
1
Ret 		CAS
1
24 		CAS
2
22 		MOU
1
Ret 		MOU
2
DNS 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
Ret 		TAR
1
23 		TAR
2
Ret 		INT
1
18 		32nd 13
2016 União Química Bassani Peugeot 408 CUR
1
Ret 		VEL
1
17 		VEL
2
24 		GOI
1
18 		GOI
2
14 		SCZ
1
23† 		SCZ
2
DNS 		TAR
1
16 		TAR
2
6 		CAS
1
23 		CAS
2
Ret 		INT
1
13 		LON
1
21 		LON
2
17 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
19† 		GOI
1
15 		GOI
2
21† 		CRI
1
19 		CRI
2
11 		INT
1
Ret 		26th 57
2017 Full Time Academy Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
Ret 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
DNS 		SCZ
1
Ret 		SCZ
2
6 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
11 		CUR
1
16 		CRI
1
23 		CRI
2
20 		VCA
1
23 		VCA
2
21 		LON
1
28 		LON
2
Ret 		ARG
1
Ret 		ARG
2
DNS 		TAR
1
Ret 		TAR
2
16 		GOI
1
17 		GOI
2
16 		INT
1
24 		29th 28
2018 Ipiranga Racing Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
Ret 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
Ret 		VEL
1
22 		VEL
2
16 		LON
1
Ret 		LON
2
14 		SCZ
1
21 		SCZ
2
Ret 		GOI
1
10 		MOU
1
17 		MOU
2
5 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
Ret 		VCA
1
17 		VCA
2
Ret 		TAR
1
16 		TAR
2
11 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
15 		INT
1
17 		24th 21
2019 Ipiranga Racing Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1
19 		VCA
1
22 		VCA
2
16 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
22 		LON
1
Ret 		LON
2
4 		SCZ
1
23 		SCZ
2
Ret 		MOU
1
13 		MOU
2
21 		INT
1
Ret 		VEL
1
19 		VEL
2
20 		CAS
1
15 		CAS
2
10 		VCA
1
15 		VCA
2
18 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
19 		INT
1
16 		25th 73

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2019 Heinricher Racing w/ Meyer Shank Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
12 		SEB
8 		MOH DET WGL
4 		MOS
6 		LIM ELK
13 		VIR LGA PET
7 		16th 137
2021 Team Hardpoint EBM GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB
5 		MOH DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 51st 280
Source:[20]

References

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  2. ^ Knapp Schilke, Nancy. (1 January 2008) Schmidt gives opportunity to Beatriz-Figueiredo Archived July 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Motorsport.com. Accessed 1 January 2008.
  3. ^ Lewandowski, Dave. (1 January 2008) Battistini holds off Antinucci at the Yard of Bricks IndyCar. Accessed 24 May 2008.
  4. ^ IndyCar.com. (12 July 2008) History -- Again IndyCar. Accessed 12 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Beatriz takes lead at Indy Lights race, becomes first female winner". ESPN. 12 July 2008.
  6. ^ Braun, Travis. (16 July 2008) Beatriz looks to carve out own image among women racers USA Today. Accessed 3 August 2008.
  7. ^ DesMoinesRegister.com. (20 June 2009) [1] Des Moines Register. Accessed 20 June 2009.
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  10. ^ GPUpdate.net (12th May 2010) Beatriz to compete in 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold GPUpdate.net. Accessed 30 January 2011.
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  12. ^ The Indianapolis Star, March 9, 2012, edition
  13. ^ "Ana Beatriz".
  14. ^ "Bia Figueiredo to race in Brazilian Copa Truck". Racers: Behind the Helmet. 19 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Bia Figueiredo linked with embezzlement case in Brazil". Motorsport.com. 28 June 2020.
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