Hoover Orsi
Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins (born May 16, 1978 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a Brazilian race car driver. He began his professional career in 1998 in the European Formula Renault series where he captured 4th place. He returned to South America where he was the South American Formula 3 champion in 1999. 2000 brought him to the United States to compete in Toyota Atlantic where he finished 7th in his rookie season. In 2001 he switched teams to Hylton Motorsports and captured 5 wins on his way to the championship. However, in 2002 very few opportunities existed to move up to the Champ Car series and Orsi was left without a ride. In 2005 he made his Stock Car Brasil debut and captured 3 wins and finished 3rd in the championship. In 2006 he split time between Stock Car Brasil where he finished 3rd, but without any wins, and a frustrating partial season in the Cheever Racing Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype with teammate Christian Fittipaldi. In 2008 Orsi finished Stock Car championship in the 23rd position, 2008 was the last full-time season of Orsi in the category. After one year far of races, in 2011, Hoover returned on the Trofeo Linea Brasil, but, abandoned the category after losing his sponsorship. Orsi also competing in some races of the TC 2000 Championship.
| Hoover Orsi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | May 16, 1978 Campo Grande, MS (Brazil) |
| Stock Car Brasil career | |
| Debut season | 2004 |
| Former teams | Amir Nasr Racing Avallone Motorsport |
| Starts | 61 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2005 and 2006 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006 2000–2003 1999 1998 1997 | Rolex Sports Car Series Champ Car Atlantic Formula Three Sudamericana Formula Renault Europe Formula Renault 2000 UK |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 1999 | Champ Car Atlantic Formula Three Sudamericana |
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Formula Ford 1600 Brazil | Darci Competiçoes | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2nd |
| 1996 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Manor Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 7th |
| 1997 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Redgrave Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ? | 113 | 4th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | NC | ||
| 1998 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Tatuus RC Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 4th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Fortec Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 1999 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Césario Fórmula | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 211 | 1st |
| 2000 | Atlantic Championship | Hylton Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 7th |
| 2001 | Atlantic Championship | Hylton Motorsports | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 187 | 1st |
| 2003 | Atlantic Championship | Sierra Sierra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2004 | Stock Car Brasil | Avallone Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26th |
| 2005 | Stock Car Brasil | NasrCastroneves | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Stock Car Brasil | NasrCastroneves | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 248 | 3rd |
| TC 2000 | Ford YPF-Berta Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | Cheever Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 73rd | |
| 2007 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 10th |
| TC 2000 | Ford-YPF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2008 | Stock Car Brasil | Red Bull Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23rd |
| TC 2000 | Chevrolet Elaion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2009 | Stock Car Brasil | Amir Nasr Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| GT3 Brasil Championship | WB Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20th | |
| 2011 | Trofeo Linea Brasil | Fittipaldi Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th |
| TC 2000 | Sportteam Competición | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Avallone Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | CTB 14 |
INT Ret |
TAR 20 |
LON Ret |
RIO 7 |
INT 16 |
CTB 24 |
LON DSQ |
RIO Ret |
BSB 16 |
CGD 11 |
INT Ret |
26th | 14 |
| 2005 | NasrCastroneves | Chevrolet Astra | INT Ret |
CTB 18 |
RIO 5 |
INT 1 |
CTB 2 |
LON 1 |
BSB Ret |
SCZ Ret |
TAR 8 |
ARG Ret |
RIO 17 |
INT 1 |
3rd | 115 |
| 2006 | NasrCastroneves | Volkswagen Bora | INT 2 |
CTB 2 |
CGD 3 |
INT 4 |
LON 10 |
CTB 7 |
SCZ |
BSB 3 |
TAR 21 |
ARG 5 |
RIO 3 |
INT Ret |
3rd | 248 |
| 2007 | Red Bull Racing | Volkswagen Bora | INT 4 |
CTB 19 |
CGD 23 |
INT 9 |
LON 28 |
SCZ Ret |
CTB 24 |
BSB 1 |
ARG 18 |
TAR 14 |
RIO 8 |
INT Ret |
10th | 219 |
| 2008 | Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet Astra | INT 10 |
BSB 7 |
CTB 16 |
SCZ 16 |
CGD Ret |
INT 10 |
RIO Ret |
LON 24 |
CTB Ret |
BSB 13 |
TAR Ret |
INT 17 |
21st | 24 |
| 2009 | Amir Nasr Racing | Peugeot 307 | INT |
CTB |
BSB |
SCZ |
INT |
SAL |
RIO |
CDG 24 |
CTB |
BSB |
TAR |
INT |
31st | 0 |
External links
- Hoover Orsi career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gabriel Furlán |
Formula Three Sudamericana Champion 1999 |
Succeeded by Vítor Meira |
| Preceded by Buddy Rice |
Toyota Atlantic Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Jon Fogarty |