Daniel Serra

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Daniel Serra
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 37)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Stock Car Brasil career
Debut season2007
Current teamEurofarma RC
Car number29
Starts248
Wins20
Poles13
Fastest laps23
Best finish1st in 2017, 2018, 2019
Championship titles
2017-2019Stock Car Brasil
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2017 –
Best finish17th (2017)
Class wins2 (2017, 2019)

Daniel Gardano Serra (born 24 February 1984, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil and is a Ferrari Factory Driver. He won 3 times the Stock Car Brasil in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is a two time 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class winner, having won in 2017 with Darren Turner and Jonathan Adam, while driving for Aston Martin Racing, and again in 2019, with James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, driving for AF Corse.

Career[]

Son of three-time Stock Car champion Chico Serra, began karting at age 14, after receiving authorization from his parents. He competed in Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (the lack of sponsorship brought him back to Brazil). In Stock Car Light, he finished in runner-up, opened the doors for Stock Car. His debut in the Red Bull-, scored pole position and finished the Championship as the eighth place. In 2009, he joined Red Bull-WA Mattheis. On 20 September 2009, he won for the first time in Stock Car. After joining Eurofarma RC for the 2017 season, Daniel won his first Stock Car title, a feat he would repeat in the next season. On international level, he has competed part time on the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing, winning the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. He additionally raced in three races of the 2018–19 WEC season for AF Corse, winning the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Podiums F/Laps Points Final Placing
2002 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil ? 6 0 0 0 0 14 19th
2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Medina Motorsport 12 0 0 3 0 86 7th
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil Bassani Racing 14 5 3 8 2 245 2nd
2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Cram Competition 16 0 0 0 0 17 17th
2006 Stock Car Light WB Motorsport 9 2 3 5 2 133 2nd
2007 Le Mans Series JMB Racing (GT2) 1 0 0 0 0 3 44th
International GT Open JMB Racing (GTA) 4 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Stock Car Brasil 12 1 0 1 1 223 8th
2008 GT3 Brasil Championship Via Italia 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open Escuderia Osona (GTA) 4 0 0 1 0 6 24th
Stock Car Brasil 12 0 0 0 0 17 28th
2009 GT3 Brasil Championship Ferrari Scuderia 11 4 1 6 4 112 11th
Brazilian Endurance Championship Ferrari Scuderia ? ? ? ? ? ? 2nd
TC 2000 Ford-YPF 3 0 1 1 0 0† NC†
TC 2000 Copa Endurance Series 32 4th
Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 0 1 1 0 234 9th
2010 GT Brasil Lamborghini Cimed (GT3) 16 3 2 6 4 167 3rd
Brazilian Endurance Championship Via Itália ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st
TC 2000 Ford-YPF 1 0 0 0 0 0† NC†
FIA GT1 World Championship Triple H Team Hegersport 2 0 0 0 0 0 57th
Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 1 0 0 0 224 9th
2011 GT Brasil Via Italia (GT3) 20 5 0 3 8 137 7th
Brasileiro de Marcas Serra Motosport 16 2 2 7 3 220 2nd
Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 0 1 3 1 240 5th
2012 Brazilian Endurance Championship Via Italia 2 1 1 1 1 79 2nd
Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 1 0 4 0 169 4th
2013 Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 3 1 3 6 181 4
Campeonato Sudamericano de GT - GT3 Via Italia 6 3 1 5 5 92 5
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Scuderia Corsa Michelotto 1 0 0 0 0 16 62
2014 Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 21 2 1 2 5 182 5
Super TC 2000, Argentina 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 1 0 0 0 0 23 73

† - ineligible for points.

Complete Stock Car Brasil results[]

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

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 23 24 Rank Points
2007 Red Bull Racing Volkswagen Bora INT
3 		CUR
5 		MOU
7 		INT
Ret 		LON
30 		SCZ
Ret 		CUR
12 		BRA
7 		ARG
10 		TAR
15 		RIO
24 		INT
9 		8th 223
2008 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Astra INT
Ret 		BRA
11 		CUR
11 		SCZ
9 		MOU
19 		INT
Ret 		RIO
30 		LON
28 		CUR
Ret 		BRA
22 		TAR
16 		INT
17 		27th 20
2009 Red Bull Racing Peugeot 307 INT
4 		CUR
11 		BRA
Ret 		SCZ
5 		INT
Ret 		SAL
16 		RIO
1 		MOU
11 		CUR
18 		BRA
6 		TAR
14 		INT
10 		9th 234
2010 Red Bull Racing Peugeot 307 INT
4 		CUR
12 		VEL
13 		RIO
6 		RBP
4 		SAL
9 		INT
7 		MOU
DSQ 		LON
Ret 		SCZ
23 		BRA
4 		CUR
13 		9th 224
2011 Red Bull Racing Peugeot 408 CUR
15 		INT
2 		RBP
Ret 		VEL
19 		MOU
15 		RIO
11 		INT
2 		SAL
15 		SCZ
Ret 		LON
8 		BRA
22 		VEL
1 		5th 240
2012 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Sonic INT
6 		CUR
6 		VEL
4 		RBP
1 		LON
3 		RIO
13 		SAL
Ret 		MOU
17 		TAR
3 		CUR
3 		BRA
7 		INT
12 		4th 169
2013 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Sonic INT
4 		CUR
1 		TAR
1 		SAL
12 		BRA
2 		CAS
5 		RBP
25 		CAS
2 		VEL
1 		CUR
3 		BRA
12 		INT
Ret 		4th 181
2014 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Sonic INT
1
5 		SCZ
1
19 		SCZ
2
2 		BRA
1
16 		BRA
2
5 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
DNS 		GOI
1
25 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
12 		CUR
1
1 		CUR
2
6 		VEL
1
3 		VEL
2
7 		SCZ
1
2 		SCZ
2
8 		TAR
1
17 		TAR
2
Ret 		SAL
1
12 		SAL
2
9 		CUR
1
1 		5th 182
2015 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1
12 		RBP
1
Ret 		RBP
2
DNS 		VEL
1
1 		VEL
2
4 		CUR
1
1 		CUR
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
10 		SCZ
2
2 		CUR
1
3 		CUR
2
4 		GOI
1
2 		CAS
1
25 		CAS
2
DNS 		MOU
1
7 		MOU
2
6 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
Ret 		TAR
1
8 		TAR
2
3 		INT
1
Ret 		6th 181
2016 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Sonic CUR
1
4 		3rd 229
Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1
2 		VEL
2
6 		GOI
1
19 		GOI
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
3 		SCZ
2
12 		TAR
1
4 		TAR
2
13 		CAS
1
10 		CAS
2
21† 		INT
1
8 		LON
1
20 		LON
2
Ret 		CUR
1
4 		CUR
2
13 		GOI
1
7 		GOI
2
15 		CRI
1
Ret 		CRI
2
3 		INT
1
1
2017 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1
1 		GOI
2
6 		VEL
1
4 		VEL
2
7 		SCZ
1
6 		SCZ
2
17 		CAS
1
2 		CAS
2
15 		CUR
1
1 		CRI
1
2 		CRI
2
6 		VCA
1
8 		VCA
2
2 		LON
1
2 		LON
2
Ret 		ARG
1
3 		ARG
2
21 		TAR
1
1 		TAR
2
22 		GOI
1
1 		GOI
2
9 		INT
1
3 		1st 371
2018 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
1 		CUR
1
2 		CUR
2
10 		VEL
1
8 		VEL
2
1 		LON
1
3 		LON
2
3 		SCZ
1
2 		SCZ
2
5 		GOI
1
8 		MOU
1
2 		MOU
2
DSQ 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
13 		VCA
1
2 		VCA
2
2 		TAR
1
4 		TAR
2
2 		GOI
1
3 		GOI
2
6 		INT
1
4 		1st 338
2019 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1
1 		VCA
1
2 		VCA
2
15 		GOI
1
3 		GOI
2
3 		LON
1
4 		LON
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
2 		SCZ
2
7 		MOU
1
8 		MOU
2
5 		INT
1
3 		VEL
1
9 		VEL
2
6 		CAS
1
4 		CAS
2
14 		VCA
1
3 		VCA
2
3 		GOI
1
4 		GOI
2
10 		INT
1
2 		1st 387
2020 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1
4 		GOI
2
6 		INT
1
13 		INT
2
DNS 		LON
1
16 		LON
2
10 		CAS
1
2 		CAS
2
10 		CAS
3
1 		VCA
1
9 		VCA
2
Ret 		CUR
1
3 		CUR
2
4 		CUR
3
3 		GOI
1
3 		GOI
2
8 		GOI
3
4 		INT
1
4 		3rd 275
2021 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1
1 		GOI
2
7 		INT
1
24 		INT
2
2 		VCA
1
7 		VCA
2
9 		VCA
1
4 		VCA
2
6 		CAS
1
4 		CAS
2
11 		CUR
1
2 		CUR
2
8 		CUR
1
2 		CUR
2
6 		GOI
1
11 		GOI
2
10 		GOI
1
18 		GOI
2
Ret 		VCA
1
5 		VCA
2
4 		SCZ
1
5 		SCZ
2
10 		INT
1
2 		INT
2
4 		2nd 354

† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GT1 World Championship results[]

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2010 Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati MC12 GT1 ABU
QR 		ABU
CR 		SIL
QR 		SIL
CR 		BRN
QR 		BRN
CR 		PRI
QR 		PRI
CR 		SPA
QR 		SPA
CR 		NÜR
QR 		NÜR
CR 		ALG
QR 		ALG
CR 		NAV
QR 		NAV
CR 		INT
QR
16 		INT
CR
17 		SAN
QR 		SAN
CR 		57th 0

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2014 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
10 		SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 73rd 23
2015 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
14† 		SEB LGA DET WGL LIM ELK VIR COA PET
6 		40th 27
2016 Scuderia Corsa GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8 DAY
4 		SEB
7 		LBH
6 		LGA
2 		WGL
5 		MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET
8 		10th 164
2018 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
21 		SEB
12 		MDO DET 29th 77
Squadra Corse Garage Italia WGL
18 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA
Scuderia Corsa PET
1
2019 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
20 		SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA 67th 11
Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE LBH PET
1 		22nd 35
2020 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
6 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 16th 25
2021 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
8 		SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM
 LGA LBH VIR PET 55th 246
2022 Risi Competizione GTP Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
2
LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
-* 0*

† Serra did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
7 		SPA
7 		LMS
1 		NÜR
7 		MEX
Ret 		COA
5 		FUJ SHA BHR 9th 79
2018–19 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA LMS
4 		SIL FUJ SHA SEB
4 		SPA LMS
1 		6th 71
2019–20 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS
2 		BHR
12 		14th 37
2021 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA
3 		ALG
2 		MNZ
4 		LMS
10 		BHR
4 		BHR
3 		4th 92

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro 		340 17th 1st
2018 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		339 22nd 7th
2019 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		342 20th 1st
2020 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		346 21st 2nd
2021 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom Sam Bird
Spain Miguel Molina 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		331 37th 5th

24 Hours of Daytona results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 United States Scuderia Corsa Brazil Francisco Longo
Brazil Raphael Matos
Brazil 		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am GT 576 38th 24th
2014 United States Scuderia Corsa Brazil Francisco Longo
Brazil Marcos Gomes
Brazil 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GTD 649 29th 10th
2015 United States Scuderia Corsa Brazil Francisco Longo
Brazil Marcos Gomes
Italy Andrea Bertolini 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GTD 545 32nd 14th
2016 United States Scuderia Corsa Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
France Alexandre Prémat
Mexico Memo Rojas 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTLM 721 10th 4th
2018 Switzerland Spirit of Race Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda 		Ferrari 488 GT3 GTD 571 44th 21st
2019 Switzerland Spirit of Race Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda 		Ferrari 488 GT3 GTD 349 DNF DNF
2020 United States Risi Competizione United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy Davide Rigon 		Ferrari 488 Evo GTLM 738 DNF DNF
2021 Italy AF Corse Italy Matteo Cressoni
Italy Simon Mann
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo GTD 743 29th 8th

External links[]

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Winner
2005 		Succeeded by
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