Felipe Nasr

Lore & Background

After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, Nasr joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015. However, from the 2017 season, he was replaced by Pascal Wehrlein. From 2018, Nasr has been competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Whelen Engineering Racing, winning the championship with co-driver Eric Curran in his first year in the series and winning another title with countryman Pipo Derani in 2021. For 2022, Nasr was named a Porsche factory driver. Since 2023, he has competed in IMSA for Team Penske.

Reader's Guide

Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos. He moved to the European championship of Formula BMW in 2009 for EuroInternational, winning the title. For the 2010 season, Nasr moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing, finishing fifth. He signed with Carlin Motorsport for the 2011 Championship and claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his teammate, Kevin Magnussen.

Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season. For the 2013 GP2 Series season Nasr moved to Carlin, finishing fourth overall. Nasr remained with Carlin for the 2014 season, finishing third overall. In Formula One, Nasr drove for Sauber in 2015 and 2016.

In January 2019, Nasr joined GEOX Dragon for the rookie test in Marrakesh, but was unable to participate due to contractual issues. The following month, it was announced Nasr would replace Maximilian Günther from the Mexico City ePrix onwards. He made his debut at the 2019 Mexico City ePrix where he finished in 19th place. Nasr has not returned to Formula E since.

On 10 March 2020, it was announced Nasr was scheduled to make his IndyCar debut for Carlin at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed until October, putting his debut on hold. Ultimately, Nasr did not compete in the 2020 season. In sportscar racing, Nasr entered the Prototype category of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship, partnering Eric Curran at Whelen Engineering Racing in a Cadillac DPi-V.R. During round five at Belle Isle, Nasr held off a fresh-tyred Ricky Taylor to claim his maiden IMSA win.

Nasr and Curran clinched both the North American Endurance Cup and overall titles at the final round in Road Atlanta. Nasr remained at the team for 2019, this time partnering compatriot Pipo Derani for the full season.