Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.
| Jaime Camara | |
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 Jaime Camara at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008. | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | November 5, 1980 Goiânia |
| IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Teams | Conquest Racing |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005-2007 2002-2004 | Indy Pro Series Formula Three Sudamericana |
Motorsports career
Indy Racing League
Camara previously competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the Indy Racing League's Indy Pro Series and finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively. He has also won the 2005 Freedom 100, the Indy Pro Series' biggest race, from the pole.
He sought a ride in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series during the 2006-2007 offseason, but could not put a deal together and returned to the IPS and Andretti Green Racing for the 2007 season. He finished 6th in points for the second year in a row without scoring a win.
On April 24, 2008 he was announced as the driver of the #34 Conquest Racing entry in the IndyCar Series beginning with the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway and will remain through the balance of the season.[1] At the Indianapolis 500 he pulled into the wrong pit box, delaying teammate Enrique Bernoldi in the process; he later crashed out in a single-car incident. After a very strong run at Richmond International Raceway, where he moved from a starting position of 24th up to first where he led 44 laps, he crashed out in another single-car incident. He finished the season 23rd in points. He participated in a test with the Conquest team prior to the 2009 season, but Alex Tagliani was named the driver for the team's single car prior to the beginning of the season.
Motorsports career results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | HMS 2 |
PHX 11 |
STP 13 |
INDY 1 |
TXS 9 |
IMS 5 |
NSH 1 |
MIL 5 |
KTY 8 |
PPIR 9 |
SNM 12 |
CHI 6 |
WGL 7 |
FON 10 |
5th | 403 | ||
| 2006 | Andretti Green Racing | HMS 11 |
STP1 12 |
STP2 15 |
INDY 3 |
WGL 4 |
IMS 13 |
NSH 2 |
MIL 1 |
KTY 14 |
SNM1 7 |
SNM2 14 |
CHI 16 |
6th | 298 | ||||
| 2007 | AGR-AFS Racing | HMS 4 |
STP1 23 |
STP2 8 |
INDY 3 |
MIL 17 |
IMS1 3 |
IMS2 5 |
IOW 21 |
WGL1 7 |
WGL2 10 |
NSH 3 |
MDO 8 |
KTY 5 |
SNM1 5 |
SNM2 17 |
CHI 20 |
6th | 373 |
IndyCar
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Conquest Racing | HMS | STP | MOT1 | LBH1 | KAN 21 |
INDY 31 |
MIL 24 |
TXS 24 |
IOW 20 |
RIR 14 |
WGL 18 |
NSH 21 |
MDO 14 |
EDM 23 |
KTY 16 |
SNM 24 |
DET 25 |
CHI 18 |
SRF2 19 |
23rd | 174 |
- 1 Races held on same day.
- 2 Non-points-paying exhibition race.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Lewandowski, Dave. Another graduate, IndyCar.com, April 24, 2008
External links
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