Luciano Burti

Luciano Pucci Burti (born 5 March 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver who briefly raced in Formula One. He is now a commentator for TV Globo.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pucci and the second or paternal family name is Burti.
Luciano Burti
Born (1975-03-05) 5 March 1975
São Paulo, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Active years2000–2001
TeamsJaguar, Prost
Entries15 (14 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2000 Austrian Grand Prix
Last entry2001 Belgian Grand Prix

Early career

Burti's early career saw him graduate through the usual channels and he found himself in British Formula 3 driving for the crack Stewart Racing team. In his second season of F3 in 1999 he finished runner-up to Marc Hynes, but it was third-placed Jenson Button who would go on to achieve stardom in Formula One. Burti impressed when testing the Stewart F1 car that season and became Jaguar's tester for 2000, mainly down to the lobbying of Jackie Stewart, the outgoing team-boss.

Formula One career

2000–2001

A surprise Grand Prix début came on 16 July 2000 at the Austrian Grand Prix, when he was called up at short notice as a replacement for the ill Eddie Irvine. Having tested consistently well for Jaguar in the 2000 Formula One season and with a race start already under his belt, he was promoted to the race team alongside Irvine in 2001, replacing the retiring Johnny Herbert. However, he fell out of favour after just four races, and was replaced by ex-Arrows driver Pedro de la Rosa.

Burti found a seat immediately at Prost, where the underperforming Gastón Mazzacane had been sacked. Burti raced competently for Prost and recorded his highest finish - eighth place - at the Canadian Grand Prix; he also occasionally qualified ahead of his highly experienced teammate Jean Alesi. However, his most notable moment in the first half of the season was an accident at the German Grand Prix - unable to avoid the slowing Ferrari of Michael Schumacher, whose gearbox had failed seconds after the race start, Burti struck the back of Schumacher's car, launching his Prost into a destructive cartwheel over the Arrows of Enrique Bernoldi. None of the three drivers were injured and all took the restarted race, from which Burti spun out on the 23rd lap.

Crash at 2001 Belgian Grand Prix

Two races later he had a more serious crash at the Belgian Grand Prix when his car touched with Eddie Irvine as he attempted to overtake the Northern Irishman. The front wing became lodged under Burti's front wheels, leaving him unable to brake or steer into the 190 mph Blanchimont corner; the impact with the tire barrier was so great that segments of the barrier were thrown into the air, landing on Burti's cockpit and knocking him unconscious. Irvine, after suffering a sizeable impact himself, subsequently helped the marshals in their attempt to extract Burti from his car.[1] The crash forced him to sit out the rest of the season with facial bruising and a concussion. His seat was taken by Czech rookie Tomáš Enge.

2002–2004

Burti subsequently signed to test for the Ferrari team, but that came to an end at the end of his contract in 2004. Over the course of his Formula One career, he scored no championship points. He has since returned to Brazil, where he competes in Stock Car Brasil and commentates on Formula One races for TV Globo.

Racing results

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
2000 Jaguar Racing Jaguar R1 Cosworth CR2 V10 AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT
11		 GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL NC 0
2001 Jaguar Racing Jaguar R2 Cosworth CR3 V10 AUS
8		 MAL
10		 BRA
Ret		 SMR
11		 20th 0
Prost Grand Prix Prost AP04 Acer V10 ESP
11		 AUT
11		 MON
Ret		 CAN
8		 EUR
12		 FRA
10		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 BEL
DNS		 ITA USA JPN

Complete Stock Car Brasil results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
2005 Eurofarma RC Chevrolet Astra INT
3		 CTB
Ret		 RIO
7		 INT
6		 CTB
Ret		 LON
6		 BSB
Ret		 SCZ
Ret		 TAR
Ret		 ARG
3		 RIO
8		 INT
6		 5th 79
2006 Petrobras-Action Power Volkswagen Bora INT
Ret		 CTB
17		 CGD
19		 INT
20		 LON
14		 CTB
17		 SCZ
24		 BSB
23		 TAR
Ret		 ARG
3		 RIO
DSQ		 INT
23		 25th 18
2007 Cimed Racing Volkswagen Bora INT
14		 CTB
7		 CGD
9		 INT
Ret		 LON
Ret		 SCZ
2		 CTB
21		 BSB
24		 ARG
27		 TAR
9		 RIO
Ret		 INT
Ret		 17th 45
2008 Sky Racing Peugeot 307 INT
Ret		 BSB
11		 CTB
15		 SCZ
DSQ		 CGD
6		 INT
Ret		 RIO
2		 LON
29		 CTB
21		 BSB
15		 TAR
7		 INT
8		 12th 52
2009 Boettger Competições Chevrolet Vectra INT
Ret		 CTB
15		 BSB
8		 SCZ
11		 INT
2		 SAL
4		 RIO
13		 CGD
8		 CTB
8		 BSB
7		 TAR
1		 INT
7		 5th 257
2010 Itaipava Racing Team Peugeot 307 INT
Ret		 CTB
Ret		 VEL
7		 RIO
Ret		 RBP
Ret		 SAL
21		 INT
14		 CGD
7		 LON
7		 SCZ
5		 BSB
Ret		 CTB
Ret		 18th 41
2011 Itaipava Racing Team Peugeot 408 CTB
5		 INT
12		 RBP
Ret		 VEL
Ret		 CGD
1		 RIO
20		 INT
Ret		 SAL
4		 SCZ
10		 LON
7		 BSB
13		 VEL
16		 9th 226
2012 Itaipava Racing Team Peugeot 408 INT
14		 CTB
7		 VEL
Ret		 RBP
8		 LON
2		 RIO
Ret		 SAL
3		 CGD
24		 TAR
13		 CUR
16		 BRA
5		 INT
15		 11th 117
2013 Boettger Competições Peugeot 408 INT
8		 CUR
23		 TAR
12		 SAL
8		 BRA
DSQ		 CAS
15		 RBP
Ret		 CAS
6		 VEL
11		 CUR
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 INT
7		 12th 94
2014 Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet Sonic INT
1
16		 SCZ
1
Ret		 SCZ
2
DNS		 BRA
1
3		 BRA
2
18		 GOI
1
8		 GOI
2
4		 GOI
1
29		 CAS
1
22		 CAS
2
13		 CUR
1
26		 CUR
2
17		 VEL
1
Ret		 VEL
2
Ret		 SCZ
1
Ret		 SCZ
2
DNS		 TAR
1
8		 TAR
2
Ret		 SAL
1
5		 SAL
2
3		 CUR
1
DSQ		 19th 85
2015 RZ Motorsport Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1
16		 RBP
1
19		 RBP
2
5		 VEL
1
NC		 VEL
2
13		 CUR
1
12		 CUR
2
16		 SCZ
1
NC		 SCZ
2
11		 CUR
1
20		 CUR
2
13		 GOI
1
Ret		 CAS
1
16		 CAS
2
8		 MOU
1
20		 MOU
2
10		 CUR
1
4		 CUR
2
21		 TAR
1
12		 TAR
2
15		 INT
1
11		 19th 93
2016 RZ Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze CUR
1
30		 VEL
1
13		 VEL
2
20		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 TAR
1		 TAR
2		 CAS
1		 CAS
2		 INT
1		 LON
1		 LON
2		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 CRI
1		 CRI
2		 INT
1		 33rd 11
2018 Full Time Bassani Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
Ret		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 VEL
1		 VEL
2		 LON
1		 LON
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 GOI
1		 MOU
1		 MOU
2		 CAS
1		 CAS
2		 VCA
1		 VCA
2		 TAR
1		 TAR
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 INT
1		 NC† 0†

† As Burti was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References
  1. "Burti Spa 2001".

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