Raul Boesel

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Stack Raul de Mesquita Boesel (Template:IPA, 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.

He won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona.

Personal and early life

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.<ref name=beforef1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Since 1988, Boesel resides in Key Biscayne, Florida with his wife Vera and children Raul Boesel Jr and Gabriela. He owns a Cigarette 38 Top Gun boat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

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A March 821, formerly driven by Boesel in the 1982 season, being demonstrated at Mont-Tremblant in 2010.

Boesel studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He entered into the first ever season of the Brazilian Stock Car championship in 1979.<ref name=richardsf1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Boesel 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.Template:Fact

In 1987, Boesel 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.Template:Fact

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.Template:Fact

Boesel ended his professional racing career in 2005 after returning to Stock Car Brasil, although he still competed in some races after his retirement.Template:Fact

Afterwards, he often commented about various racing categories. In 2007, he started a career as a disc jockey.<ref> Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1982	March Grand Prix Team	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	RSA Template:Small																NC	0
	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team				BRA Template:Small	USW Template:Small	SMR	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	NED Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	SUI Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CPL Template:Small
1983	Équipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA Template:Small	USW Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	NED Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	EUR Template:Small	RSA Template:Small		NC	0

American open-wheel racing

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

CART

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1985	Dick Simon Racing	22	March 85C	Cosworth DFX V8t	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL	POR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	POC	MDO Template:Small	SAN	MCH	LAG Template:Small	PHX	MIA Template:Small						28th	10	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Dick Simon Racing		Lola T86/00	Cosworth DFX V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	MIA Template:Small				13th	54	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987	Vince Granatelli Racing	4	March 87C	Cosworth DFX V8t	LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG Template:Small	MIA Template:Small						26th	8	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Shierson Racing	30	March 88C	Cosworth DFX V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small		MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small																8th	89	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Lola T88/00				INDY Template:Small			CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	MIA Template:Small
1989	Shierson Racing		Lola T89/00	Judd AV V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small						11th	68	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Truesports	8	Lola T89/00	Judd AV V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small					11th	42	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992	Dick Simon Racing	11	Lola T92/00	Chevrolet 265A V8t	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	NHA Template:Small		MCH Template:Small											9th	80	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		23											TOR Template:Small		CLE Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small
1993	Dick Simon Racing	9	Lola T93/00	Ford XB V8t	SRF Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small					5th	132	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Dick Simon Racing	5	Lola T94/00	Ford XB V8t	SRF Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small					7th	90	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	Rahal-Hogan Racing	11	Lola T95/00	Mercedes-Benz IC108B V8t	MIA Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small				16th	48	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996	Team Green	1	Reynard 96i	Ford XB V8t	MIA Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	500 Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small					22nd	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	Patrick Racing	40	Reynard 97i	Ford XB V8t	MIA Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	GAT Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	FON Template:Small				10th	91	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Team Green	26	Reynard 99i	Honda HRS V8t	MIA Template:Small	MOT	LBH	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	POR	CLE	ROA	TOR	MCH	DET	MDO							32nd	1	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	All American Racers	36	Eagle 997	Toyota RV8D V8t															CHI Template:Small	VAN	LAG	HOU	SRF	FON Template:Small

Indy Racing League

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1998	Template:Nowrap	G-Force GF01B	30	Template:Nowrap	WDW Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	DOV Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	PPR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	LVS Template:Small					20th	132	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999					WDW Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	CLT Template:Small													23rd	98	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Brant Motorsports	Template:Nowrap	3					INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	PPR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	DOV	PPR	LVS	TXS
2000	Treadway Racing	G-Force GF01C	5		WDW	PHX	LVS	INDY Template:Small	TXS	PPR	ATL	KTY	TXS							37th	14	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Treadway-Hubbard Racing	G-Force GF01C	5T		PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY Template:Small	TXS	PPR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS			NC	0
2002	Team Menard	Dallara IR-02	2	Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS	PHX	FON	NAZ	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	PPR	RIR								19th	158	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Bradley Motorsports		12	Infiniti VRH35ADE V8									KAN Template:Small	NSH Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	KTY Template:Small	GAT Template:Small	CHI Template:Small	TXS Template:Small

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
1985	March 85C	Ford Cosworth DFX	23	18	Dick Simon Racing
1986	Lola T86/00	Ford Cosworth DFX	22	13	Dick Simon Racing
1988	Lola T88/00	Ford Cosworth DFX	20	7	Shierson Racing
1989	Lola T89/00	Judd	9	3	Shierson Racing
1990	Lola T89/00	Judd	17	28	Truesports
1992	Lola T92/00	Chevrolet 265A	27	7	Dick Simon Racing
1993	Lola T93/00	Ford XB	3	4	Dick Simon Racing
1994	Lola T94/00	Ford XB	2	21	Dick Simon Racing
1995	Lola T95/00	Mercedes-Benz IC108B	22	20	Rahal-Hogan Racing
1998	G-Force	Oldsmobile	30	19	McCormack Motorsports
1999	Riley & Scott	Oldsmobile	33	12	Brant Racing
2000	G-Force	Oldsmobile	24	16	Treadway-Vertex Cunningham Racing
2001	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Replaced by Felipe Giaffone		Treadway-Hubbard Racing
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	3	21	Team Menard

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(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	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1982	Dome Co. Ltd.	C	Dome RC82	Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8	MNZ	SIL Template:Small	NÜR	LMS	SPA	MUG	FUJ	BRH				NC	0
1987	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	Jaguar XJR-8	Jaguar 7.0 V12	JAR Template:Small	JER Template:Small	MNZ Template:Small	SIL Template:Small		NOR Template:Small	BRH Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small		1st	127
				Jaguar 6.9 V12					LMS Template:Small
1988	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	Jaguar XJR-9	Jaguar 7.0 V12	JER	JAR	MNZ	SIL	LMS Template:Small	BRN	BRH	NÜR	SPA	FUJ	SAN	NC	0
1990	Konrad Motorsport	C	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t	SUZ	MNZ Template:Small	SIL	SPA	DIJ	NÜR Template:Small	DON	CGV	MEX			NC	0
1991	Silk Cut Jaguar	C2	Jaguar XJR-12	Jaguar 7.4 V12	SUZ	MNZ	SIL	LMS Template:Small	NÜR	MAG	MEX	AUT				21st	15

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1987	Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers	Jaguar XJR-8LM	C1	325	5th	5th
1988	Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Template:Flagicon John Watson Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Jaguar XJR-9LM	C1	129	DNF	DNF
1991	Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Template:Flagicon Michel Ferté	Jaguar XJR-12	C2	360	2nd	2nd
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Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Template:Tooltip	Pts
2007	Dener Motorsport	GT2	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	MNZ	VAL	NÜR	SPA	SIL	INT Template:Small	40th	4

External links

• Raul Boesel official website