Matheus Leist

Matheus Leist 2017

Matheus Tobias Leist (born September 8, 1998 in Novo Hamburgo ) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver . He competed in the British Formula 4 Championship in 2015 . In 2018 and 2019 he competed in the IndyCar Series .

Career

Leist began his motorsport career in karting in 2009 , where he remained active until 2014. Among other things, he was runner-up in the 2013 Petrobras Kart Championship. In 2014 Leist made his debut in formula racing and competed in the Brazilian Formula 3 championship . He went to three events for Hitech Racing and five events for Cesário F3 . Three third places were his best overall results. Since he competed in an older vehicle, he was classified in the B class. In this he scored two wins and was second.

Leist 2019 at the Indianapolis 500

In 2015 Leist moved to Europe to Double R Racing and received a cockpit in the British Formula 4 championship . In the very first race at Brands Hatch , he achieved his first podium finish with a third place. At the next event in Donington his first victory followed. With another win, he ended the season in fifth place overall. In addition, Leist made his debut for Double R Racing in the European Formula 3 championship in 2015 . He took part in an event as an injury representative for Nicolas Pohler . With Double R Racing he won the British Formula 3 Championship the following year . In 2017 he competed for Carlin in the Indy Lights series. In the overall standings, he took fourth place. The move to the IndyCar Series followed in 2018 . As a driver for AJ Foyt Enterprises , he finished 18th in the drivers' championship. In 2019 , his best placement was fourth. In the overall ranking he finished 19th.

statistics

Career stations

2009–2014: karting 2014: Brazilian Formula 3 , B (2nd place) 2015 : British Formula 4 (5th place) 2015 : European Formula 3

2016: British Formula 3 (champions) 2017: Indy Lights (4th place) 2018 : IndyCar Series (18th place) 2019 : IndyCar Series (19th place)

Individual results in the British Formula 4 Championship

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th	Points	rank
2015	Double R Racing	BRH			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BRH			273	5.
		3	8th	3	7th	1	DNF	2	5	4th	5	2	DSQ	5	5	6th	7th	DNF	DNS	9	6th	11	5	4th	6th	4th	3	1	DNF	14th	7th

Individual results in the European Formula 3 championship

year	team	engine	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th	31	32	33	Points	rank
2015	Double R Racing	Mercedes	SIL			HO1			PAU			MNZ			SPA			NOR			ZAN			SPI			POR			ONLY			HO2			0	-
																								27	24	27

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
2018	AJ Foyt Enterprises	STP	PHO	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	ROA	IOW	GOAL	MDO	POC	STL	POR	SNM	253	18th
		24	19th	14th	12	21st	13 11	15th	14th	22nd	15th	22nd	15th	19th	11	16	14th	19th
2019	AJ Foyt Enterprises	STP	COA	ALA	LBH	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	ROA	GOAL	IOW	MDO	POC	STL	POR	LAG	261	19th
		22nd	17th	20th	15th	4th	15 24	21st	20th	22nd	20th	19th	16	18th	14th	17th	8th	17th

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Web links

Commons : Matheus Leist  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Career statistics from Matheus Leist (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Matheus Leist. msaformula.com, accessed September 30, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Peter Allen: Double R sign Brazilian Leist as second driver for MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, March 16, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Matheus Leist in control in reverse-grid Donington race. paddockscout.com, April 19, 2015, accessed September 30, 2015 . 
4. ↑ MSA Formula racer Matheus Leist to make European F3 debt. autosport.com, July 30, 2015, accessed September 30, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Formula 3 EM: Hot duels on the Red Bull Ring. Motorsport-Total.com, July 29, 2015, accessed September 30, 2015 .