Boesel, Raul (Brz)

b 4/12/1957 (Curitiba)


1980 - 2nd in both UK FF1600 championships (8 wins - Van Diemen)
1981 - UK F3: 3rd, 80 points. Won 3 (Silverstone twice, Oulton Park)
1982 - 15 F1 attempts (March), DNQ=5
1983 - 15 F1 attempts (Ligier), DNQ=2
1984 - Won Brazilian F2 event in Rio de Janeiro
1985 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 10 pts, 30th
1986 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 54 pts, 13th (5th Michigan, Pocono)
1987 - TWR Jaguar sportscars - won drivers title, 5 wins (Jerez, Silverstone,
       Brands Hatch, Nurburgring, Spa). Indycars, 8 pts, 27th
1988 - Indycar, 89pts, 8th
1989 - Indycar (Shierson), 68 pts, 11th.  (3rd Indy 500, 4th Milwaukee,
       6th Long Beach)
1990 - Indycar (Truesports), 42 pts, 12th (6th Milwaukee, Detroit)
1991 - Indycar. Won IMSA race at Miami, 6th in series
1992 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 80 pts, 9th. 13 races, 2nd Detroit
1993 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 132 pts, 5th
1994 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 90 pts, 7th. 2nd Laguna Seca
1995 - Indycars (Rahal Hogan - Lola Mercedes), 16th (4th Portland, 6th Miami, 
       Phoenix, Toronto)
1996 - Indycars (Brahma Reynard Ford 961)
       Date    Q       R       Venue                   Result/Reason
       3/3     17      14      Homestead               -2 laps
       31/3    15      13      Surfers' Paradise       -5 laps, fuel
       14/4    16      16      Long Beach              -15 laps
       28/4    11      -       Nazareth                engine
       26/5    10      -       US500 - Michigan        electrics
       2/6     8       -       Milwaukee               accident
       9/6     18      8       Detroit                 +12.171s
       23/6    17      -       Portland                engine
       30/6    17      -       Cleveland               engine
       14/7    19      -       Toronto                 driver fatigue
       28/7    15      7       Michigan                -3 laps
       11/8    11      -       Mid-Ohio                electrics
       18/8    17      14      Elkhart Lake            -4 laps/electrics
       1/9     16      -       Vancouver               engine
       8/9     22      -       Laguna Seca             electrics
1997 - Indycars (Team Rahal Reynard Ford 971): 10th, 91 pts
       Date    Q       R       Venue                   Time/Reason
       2/3     8       17      Homestead               -4 laps
       6/4     18      7       Surfers' Paradise       57 laps
       13/4    12      8       Long Beach              +26.194s
       27/4    6       8       Nazareth                -1 lap
       11/5    18      5       Rio de Janeiro          133 laps
       25/5    1       14      Gateway Park            -5 laps
       1/6     3       4       Milwaukee               +12.521s
       8/6     14      6       Detroit                 +4.364s
       22/6    14      3       Portland                +0.055s
       13/7    14      16      Cleveland               +55.149s
       20/7    8       8       Toronto                 +34.639s
       27/7    3       18      Michigan                ret/transmission
       10/8    11      4       Mid-Ohio                +13.037s
       17/8    9       21      Road America            ret/accident
       31/8    12      6       Vancouver               +23.160s
       7/9     15      8       Laguna Seca             +75.197s
       28/9    9       20      California Speedway     ret/electrics
1998 - Daytona 24 Hrs (Panoz GTR), retired overheating, with A.Wallace & 
       S.Pruett.
       USRCC (Panoz GTR)
       Jun 14  Mid-Ohio                4th, -2 laps (with E.Bernard)
       Jun 21  Road Atlanta            >6th, -18 laps (with E.Bernard)
       Aug 9   Mosport Park            4th, 127 laps (with E.Bernard)
       Aug 23  Watkins Glen            4th, 170 laps (with E.Bernard & A.Wallace)
       IRL (G-Force Oldsmobile)
       Jan 24  Disney World            >10th
       Mar 22  Phoenix                 8th, -3 laps
       Jun 6   Texas Motor Speedway    accident
       Aug 29  Atlanta                 10th, -6 laps
       Sep 20  Texas Motor Speedway    accident
       Oct 4   Las Vegas               >10th
1999 - Indycars (Team Green Reynard Honda), 32nd, 1 pt
       Date    Q    R   Venue                   Time/Reason
       21/3    20   27  Homestead               0 laps/accident
       All-American Racers Eagle-Toyota 997
       22/8    22   12  Chicago                 -3 laps
       31/10   25   17  Fontana                 164 laps/engine
       IRL (G-Force Aurora): 5th Walt Disney World.
2000 - IRL (Treadway Racing G-Force Oldsmobile): 16th in Indy 500
2001 - Brazilian Stock Cars: 10th, 40 pts (5th Brasilia, 3rd Interlagos, 2nd 
       Rio de Janeiro)
2002 - Brazilian 1000 Kms (Porsche 911 GT3-RS): 1st, with R.Schuch & F.Trindade
       IRL: 19th, 158 pts
       (Team Menard Dallara-Aurora)
       May 26   Indy 500                21st, -3 laps
       Jun 8    Texas Motor Speedway    13th/185 laps/mechanical
       (Bradley Motorsports Dallara-Infiniti)
       Jul 7    Kansas                  11th, -2 laps
       Jul 20   Nashville               5th, 2h01m54.3305
       Jul 28   Michigan                15th, -3 laps
       Aug 11   Kentucky                13th, 1h59m35.9215
       Aug 25   Gateway                 8th, 1h44m49.8555
       Sep 8    Chicagoland             11th, 2h04m40.6504
       Sep 15   Texas Motor Speedway    22nd, 152 laps, engine
2003 - Brazil 1000 Miles (Dener Motorsport Porsche GT3): 3rd, with 
       R.Mauricio & P.Bonifacio
       Brazilian Stock Cars (Repsol Boettger): 7th, 101 pts
       Mar 23	Curitiba		accident
       Apr 13	Campo Grande		2nd, 49m25.294
       Apr 27	Interlagos		17th, -1 lap
       May 25	Rio de Janeiro		10th, 49m06.336
       Jun 15	Londrina		>15th
       Jul 13	Interlagos		6th, 46m55.248
       Aug 17	Curitiba		4th, 45m07.183
       Sep 7	Campo Grande		5th, 43m26.249
       Sep 28	Rio de Janeiro		7th, 52m09.486
       Oct 19	Brasilia		10th, 48m04.340
       Nov 9	Curitiba		4th, 49m38.477
       Nov 30	Interlagos		6th, 46m48.255
2004 – Brazilian Stock Cars: J5th, 88 pts
       Mar 28	Curitiba		20th
       Apr 18	Interlagos		6th, 47m02.726
       May 2	Taruma			2nd, 45m49.284
       May 16	Londrina		2nd, 48m27.630
       Jun 6	Jacarepagua		14th, 51m47.757
       Jul 18	Interlagos		4th, 50m28.401
       Aug 1	Curitiba		ret/accident
       Aug 29	Londrina		9th, 48m03.326
       Sep 19	Jacarepagua		16th, 52m42.555
       Oct 17	Brasilia		26th, -8 lap
       Nov 7	Campo Grande		6th, 44m11.807
       Nov 28	Interlagos		10th, 46m09.104
2005 – Brazilian 1000 Miles (Porsche GT3): 7th, with M.Visconde, M.Wilson & 
       A.Lara Resende.
       Brazilian Stock Cars (RR Embratel 21 Chevrolet): 27th, 19 pts
       May 1	Interlagos		33rd, -20 laps
       May 15	Curitiba		30th, -26 laps
       Jun 19	Jacarepagua		22nd, 48m43.010
       Jul 3	Interlagos		15th, 45m06.783
       Jul 24	Curitiba		12th, 51m51.121
       Aug 28	Londrina		13th, 49m57.070
       Sep 18	Brasilia		13th, 50m47.420
       Oct 2	Santa Cruz do Sul	26th, -6 laps
       Oct 16	Tarumã			23rd, 40m01.068
       Oct 29	Buenos Aires		8th, 45m13.943
       Nov 13	Jacarepagua		23rd, 45m53.630
       Nov 27	Interlagos		23rd, 50m32.861
2006 - Mil Milhas Brasileiras (Capuava Mercedes DTM): 2nd, with T.Kanaan, 
       P.Lamy & G.Losacco.
       Grand-Am (Doran Racing Doran-Ford JE4): with S.Bourdais, BJ Zacharias
       Jan 28-29 Daytona 24 Hrs		56th, 156 laps/alternator	
       Brazilian Stock Cars: 0 pts
       (Chevrolet Astra):
       Oct 15	Taruma			17th, 47:43.213
       (WB Motorsport Volkswagen Bora)
       Oct 29	Buenos Aires		19th
       Nov 19	Jacarepagua		19th, -1 lap
       Dec 10	Interlagos		16th, 46:39.897
2007 – Mil Milhas Brasileiras (Dener Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 RSR): 12th, 
       318 laps, with F.Figueiredo & M.Visconde.