Ana Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo, known as both Ana Beatriz and Bia Figueiredo (born March 18, 1985), is a racing driver from Brazil. Figueiredo has previously raced in the IndyCar Series and Stock Car Brasil, and was the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights series.

Career

Early career Figueiredo started her career in karting at the age of eight.Wagner, Phillip. (30 July 2008) Is Bia Brazil's Danica Patrick (Part 1) Motorsport.com. Accessed 31 July 2008.

At the age of twelve, racing coach Nailor Campos – who had previously worked with Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello, Enrique Bernoldi and Andre Ribeiro – became her coach and chief mechanic. When Figueiredo's family could no longer fund her racing endeavors at the age of 15, Campos helped her attain sponsorship from the Medley pharmaceutical company, owned by former racer Xandy (Pollini) Negrão, father of racer Alexandre Sarnes Negrão.

With formal sponsorship, Figueiredo finished as runner-up in a variety of karting championships and won the Sorriso Petrobrás Kart Cup championship in 2003.

After three seasons in the Brazilian Formula Renault championship, Figueiredo started competing in Formula Three Sudamericana in 2006, driving for the Cesario Formula team. In 2006, she also drove a Volkswagen Touareg for PPD Sports, owned by Pedro Diniz.

Indy Lights 2008 In 2008, De Figueiredo began racing in the American Indy Lights Series for defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports under the name Ana Beatriz.Knapp Schilke, Nancy. (1 January 2008) Schmidt gives opportunity to Beatriz-Figueiredo Motorsport.com. Accessed 1 January 2008. Prior to racing in the United States, she was referred to as "Bia" (a nickname for Beatriz), not Ana, causing some confusion in the media.

De Figueiredo placed fifth in the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 23 May 2008, the highest finishing position by a female driver in that race.Lewandowski, Dave. (1 January 2008) Battistini holds off Antinucci at the Yard of Bricks IndyCar. Accessed 24 May 2008. On 12 July 2008, she led the most laps and won her first Indy Lights race at Nashville Superspeedway, becoming the first woman to win a race in Indy Lights.IndyCar.com. (12 July 2008) History -- Again IndyCar. Accessed 12 July 2008.

De Figueiredo was awarded Rookie of the Year honors as well as the Tony Renna Rising Star Award.

2009 De Figueiredo returned to the No. 20 Sam Schmidt car for 2009. She was forced to miss the Milwaukee Mile race following a hard crash in the Freedom 100 the prior week. On 20 June 2009, De Figueiredo won her second Indy Lights race at Iowa Speedway.DesMoinesRegister.com. (20 June 2009) Des Moines Register. Accessed 20 June 2009.Lewandowski, Dave. (June 20, 2009) SSM Sweep, IndyCar. Accessed 16 October 2009. She skipped the final race of the season due to funding issues, finishing eighth in points despite missing the two races.

IndyCar 2010

De Figueiredo's official Portuguese language site revealed on 23 February 2010 that she would drive a third car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the São Paulo Indy 300 in March 2010.BiaFigueiredo.com (23 February 2010) Fórmula Indy: Ana Beatriz fecha com a equipe Dreyer & Reinbold Racing BiaFigueiredo.com. Accessed 23 February 2010. Further participation in the 2010 IndyCar Series season was confirmed and announced on May 12, 2010.GPUpdate.net (12th May 2010) Beatriz to compete in 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold GPUpdate.net. Accessed 30 January 2011. De Figueiredo qualified for the 2010 Indianapolis 500 but was involved in an accident with Ryan Hunter-Reay and teammate Mike Conway on the final lap of the race.

2011 For the 2011 IndyCar Series season, De Figueiredo competed full-time for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the No. 24 car.Dreyer & Reinbold Racing names Ana Beatriz as driver , AutoWeek, March 3, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-03 De Figueiredo broke her wrist in the opening laps of the first race at St. Petersburg, causing her to miss the next race and requiring her to compete with a brace for the large part of the season.

2012 On March 8, 2012, De Figueiredo tested for Andretti Autosport, driving James Hinchcliffe's car No. 27 during a session of the open test at Sebring, with an eye to her running that team's fourth car at April's IndyCar Series event in her home town of São Paulo.The Indianapolis Star, March 9, 2012, edition On April 5, it was announced that she would compete in the 2012 São Paulo and Indianapolis races for Andretti Autosport with assistance from Conquest Racing.

Stock Car Brasil In 2014, De Figueiredo began competing in Stock Car Brasil. Competing in around 120 races, she scored two top-five race finishes and a best championship result of 24th in 2018 before taking maternal leave. De Figueiredo returned to racing full-time in 2023 via the Copa Truck series.

In June 2020, De Figuereido's husband and father-in-law were charged with embezzling BR$9 million from the Lagos Rio Health Institute, around a sixth of which was alleged to have funded her career in Stock Car Brasil.

Motorsport results Career summary

Season Series Position Team Car 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 11th Cesário Fórmula Tatuus-Renault FR2000 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 5th Bassani Racing Tatuus-Renault FR2000 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil 3rd Cesário Fórmula Tatuus-Renault FR2000 2006 Formula 3 Sudamericana 5th Cesário Fórmula Dallara-Berta F301 2008 Indy Lights 3rd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 2009 Indy Lights 5th Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 2010 IndyCar Series 30th Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara IR-05 2011 IndyCar Series 21st Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda IR-05 2012 IndyCar Series 29th Andretti Autosport Dallara-Chevrolet DW12 2013 IndyCar Series 29th Dale Coyne Racing Dallara-Honda DW12 2014 Stock Car Brasil 32nd ProGP Chevrolet Sonic 2015 Stock Car Brasil 32nd Bassani Racing Peugeot 408 2016 Stock Car Brasil 26th Bassani Racing Peugeot 408 2017 Stock Car Brasil 29th Full Time Sports Chevrolet Cruze 2018 Stock Car Brasil 24th A.Mattheis Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 16th Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Stock Car Brasil 25th A.Mattheis Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 51st Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 (991.2) GT3 R 2022 TCR South America Touring Car Championship 17th Cobra Racing TeamCrown Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 2023 Copa Truck 3rd ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros 2024 Copa Truck 1st ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros 2025 Copa Truck * ASG Motorsport Mercedes-Benz Actros

American open–wheel results (key)

Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref 2008 Sam Schmidt MotorsportsHMS7STP13STP216KAN14INDY5MIL19IOW3WGL14WGL23NSH1MOH114MOH25KTY16SNM16SNM23CHI23rd449 2009 Sam Schmidt MotorsportsSTP14STP223LBH5KAN4INDY17MILIOW1WGL9TOR13EDM12KTY3MOH12SNM5CHI14HMS8th320

IndyCar Series Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref 2010 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 Dallara IR-05 Honda SAO13STPALALBHKAN30th55 25INDY21TXSIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSNM 24CHI24KTYMOTHMS26 2011STP14ALALBH19SAO24INDY21TXS122TXS222MIL17IOW23TOR11EDM13MOH17NHM14SNM13BAL16MOT19KTY24LVSC21st212 2012 Andretti Autosport 25 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STPALALBHSAO20INDY23DETTXSMILIOWTOREDMMOHSNMBALFON 29th 28 2013 Dale Coyne Racing 18 Honda STP22 ALA24 LBH14 SAO25 INDY15 DET1 DET2 TXS MIL19 IOW22 POC TOR1 TOR2 MOH SNM BAL HOU1 HOU2 FON 29th 72

Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums(Non-win) Top 10s(Non-podium) Indianapolis 500Wins Championships4329000000

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2010 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V82121 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 2011 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V83221 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 2012 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t1323 Andretti Autosport/Conquest Racing 2013 Dallara DW12 Honda HI13TT V6t2915 Dale Coyne Racing

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 22 Rank Points 2014 ProGP Chevrolet Sonic INT115 SCZ122 SCZ218 BRA121 BRA216 GOI111 GOI223 GOI120 CAS1Ret CAS2DNS CUR130 CUR2DNS VEL118 VEL215 SCZ121 SCZ217 TAR127 TAR214 SAL121 SAL219 CUR1Ret 32nd 15 2015 União Química Bassani Peugeot 408GOI119RBP120RBP2DNSVEL123VEL217CUR120CUR210SCZ124SCZ2DNSCUR1RetCUR2DNSGOI1RetCAS124CAS222MOU1RetMOU2DNSCUR1RetCUR2RetTAR123TAR2RetINT11832nd13 2016 União Química Bassani Peugeot 408 CUR1 VEL1 VEL2 GOI1 GOI2 SCZ1 SCZ2 TAR1 TAR2 CAS1 CAS2 INT1 LON1 LON2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 CRI1 CRI2 INT1 26th 57 2017 Full Time Academy Chevrolet Cruze GOI1 GOI2 VEL1 VEL2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CRI1 CRI2 VCA1 VCA2 LON1 LON2 ARG1 ARG2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 29th 28 2018 Ipiranga Racing Chevrolet Cruze INT1 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 GOI1 MOU1 MOU2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 24th 21 2019 Ipiranga Racing Chevrolet Cruze VEL1 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 MOU1 MOU2 INT1 VEL1 VEL2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 25th 73 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2019 Heinricher Racing w/ Meyer Shank Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 16th 137 2021 Team Hardpoint EBM GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 51st 280Source:

Complete Copa Truck results Year Team Class Constructor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2023 ASG Motorsport S Mercedes-Benz Actros GN1 GN2 SP1 SP2 LO1 LO2 PR1 PR2 CA1 CA2 GO1 GO2 RS1 RS2 TR1 TR2 IT1 IT2 3rd215 2024 ASG Motorsport S Mercedes-Benz Actros CG1 CG2 GO1 GO2 LO1 LO2 PT1 PT2 IT1 IT2 CA1 CA2 TR1 TR2 MG1 MG2 GN1 GN21st280Source:

References

External links

Ana Beatriz at IndyCar.com Torcida Bia Figueiredo fan site New York Times feature on Bia, October 2006 IndyCar 11 in '11 video