Raul de Mesquita Boesel (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁaˈuw boˈɛzew], born 4 December 1957) is a Brazilian former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.
 Boesel at the 2007 Mil Milhas Brasil | |
| Born | 4 December 1957 Curitiba, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Active years | 1982 – 1983 |
| Teams | March, Ligier |
| Entries | 30 (23 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1982 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1983 South African Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1987 – 1988, 1991 |
| Teams | Tom Walkinshaw Racing (Silk Cut Jaguar) |
| Best finish | 2nd (1991) |
| Class wins | 0 |
He won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona.
Personal and early life edit
Raul Boesel was born on 4 December 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil as the son of Jorny and Elizadea de Mesquita Boesel. Boesel had a brief career in equestrian show jumping winning state championships and other competitions.[1]
He lives in Key Biscayne, Florida with his wife Vera and children Raul Boesel Jr and Gabriela where they have resided since 1988. He owns a Cigarette 38 Top Gun boat.[2]
Career edit
He studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He entered into first ever season of the Brazilian Stock Car championship in 1979.[3]
He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and in 1981 entered Formula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and entered the March team, only to switch in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race in CART.[citation needed]
In 1987 he switched to World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988 he won the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Jaguar XJR-9, along with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also returned to CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991 he finished second in Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series, although never winning a race. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went to Indy Racing League. Because of this, he has multiple starts in the Indy 500. His last race in CART was at the 1999 Marlboro 500 at Fontana.[citation needed]
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, a racing circuit in Curitiba, is officially nicknamed "Circuito Raul Boesel" (Raul Boesel circuit) in honour of his success in Europe.[citation needed]
Boesel ended his professional racing career in 2005 after returning to Stock Car Brasil, although he still competes in some races after his retirement.[citation needed]
Afterwards, he often comments about various racing categories. In 2007, he started a career as a disc jockey.[4]
Racing record edit
Complete Formula One results edit
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | March Grand Prix Team | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 15 | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Rothmans March Grand Prix Team | BRA Ret | USW 9 | SMR | BEL 8 | MON DNPQ | DET Ret | CAN Ret | NED Ret | GBR DNQ | FRA DNQ | GER Ret | AUT DNQ | SUI Ret | ITA DNQ | CPL 13 | ||||||
| 1983 | Équipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA Ret | USW 7 | FRA Ret | SMR 9 | MON Ret | BEL 13 | DET 10 | CAN Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | AUT DNQ | NED 10 | ITA DNQ | EUR 15 | RSA NC | NC | 0 |
American open-wheel racing edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
CART edit
Indy Racing League edit
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | McCormack Motorsports | G-Force GF01B | 30 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 18 | PHX 8 | INDY 19 | TXS 28 | NHA 19 | DOV 14 | CLT 24 | PPR 25 | ATL 10 | TXS 17 | LVS 18 | 20th | 132 | [18] | ||||
| 1999 | WDW 5 | PHX 19 | CLT C | 23rd | 98 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||
| Brant Motorsports | Riley & Scott MkV | 3 | INDY 12 | TXS 23 | PPR 18 | ATL 11 | DOV | PPR | LVS | TXS | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Treadway Racing | G-Force GF01C | 5 | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY 16 | TXS | PPR | ATL | KTY | TXS | 37th | 14 | [20] | |||||||
| 2002 | Team Menard | Dallara IR-02 | 2 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY 21 | TXS 13 | PPR | RIR | 19th | 158 | [21] | |||||||
| Bradley Motorsports | 12 | Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 | KAN 11 | NSH 5 | MCH 15 | KTY 13 | GAT 8 | CHI 11 | TXS 22 |
Indianapolis 500 edit
Complete World Sportscar Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dome Co. Ltd. | C | Dome RC82 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | MNZ | SIL Ret | NÜR | LMS | SPA | MUG | FUJ | BRH | NC | 0 | |||
| 1987 | Silk Cut Jaguar | C1 | Jaguar XJR-8 | Jaguar 7.0 V12 | JAR 3 | JER 1 | MNZ Ret | SIL 1 | NOR 4 | BRH 1 | NÜR 1 | SPA 1 | FUJ 2 | 1st | 127 | ||
| Jaguar 6.9 V12 | LMS 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Silk Cut Jaguar | C1 | Jaguar XJR-9 | Jaguar 7.0 V12 | JER | JAR | MNZ | SIL | LMS Ret | BRN | BRH | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | SAN | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Konrad Motorsport | C | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t | SUZ | MNZ Ret | SIL | SPA | DIJ | NÜR 11 | DON | CGV | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Silk Cut Jaguar | C2 | Jaguar XJR-12 | Jaguar 7.4 V12 | SUZ | MNZ | SIL | LMS 2 | NÜR | MAG | MEX | AUT | 21st | 15 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |  Eddie Cheever Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-8LM | C1 | 325 | 5th | 5th |
| 1988 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | John Watson Henri Pescarolo | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 129 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Michel Ferté | Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd |
Source:[22] | |||||||
Complete European Le Mans Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dener Motorsport | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | MNZ | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | INT 5 | 40th | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Raul Boesel: Before Formula One". f1rejects.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Raul Boesel: After Formula One". f1rejects.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Raul Boesel". richardsf1.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DJ Raul Boesel" (in Portuguese). Descubra o Brasil. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1997 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1999 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Raul Boesel – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "All Results of Raul Boesel". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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