{"id":117,"date":"2023-11-01T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkslategray-starling-653112.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2023-11-21T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:13:44","slug":"sobre-a-bia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/sobre-a-bia\/","title":{"rendered":"About Bia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bia is considered one of the top female drivers in the world. She started her Racing career when she was 8 years old in S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil. She is the Brazilian female that broke every record in Karting with many wins and championships. In 2003 Bia transitioned to Formula Renault Brazil where she was awarded Rookie of the Year and in 2005 she placed 3rd within the championship, becoming the first woman in the world to win a race in Formula Renault.

\n\nParallel to her Racing career, Bia gained a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Business at FMU in S\u00e3o Paulo in 2007.<\/p>

In 2008 Bia moved to IndyLights series, quickly becoming a contender for the championship and winning Nashville GP, and receiving the Rising Star Award that year. She raced 4 years in IndyCar.<\/p>

From 2014-2019 she raced n StockCar Brazil. On 2020 and 2021 she took a break to give birth to 2 baby boys. On 2023 she is Racing in Truck Series Brazil in Mercedes Oficial team scoring 3 Pole Position and she has become the first female to win in the series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Career<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2023 | Copa Truck Brazil
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2022 | SouthAmerican TCR - 6 races<\/strong><\/p>

2021 | 5th Place Sebring 12h GTD Class\/ Pause for 2nd baby<\/strong><\/p>

2021 | IMSA Series in the U.S<\/strong><\/p>

2020 | Maternity Leave<\/strong><\/p>

2019 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
A.Mattheis\/Ipiranga Racing<\/p>

2018 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
A.Mattheis\/Ipiranga Racing<\/p>

2017 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
AmPm Full Time Academy<\/p>

2016 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
AmPm Uni\u00e3o Qu\u00edmica Racing (Bassani)<\/p>

2015 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
AmPm Uni\u00e3o Qu\u00edmica Racing (Bassani)<\/p>

2014 | StockCar Brasil<\/strong>
AmPm Pro GP Team<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2013 | IndyCar Series<\/strong>
Partial Season with Ipiranga Dale Coyne Racing<\/p>

2013 | Indy500<\/strong>
\u2022 15th place
\u2022 4th fastest lap
\u2022 Biggest Mover (14 places) with Ipiranga Dale Coyne Racing<\/p>

2012 | IndyCar Series<\/strong>
2 races IndyCar Series with Andretti Autosport<\/p>

2011 | IndyCar Series<\/strong>
Full Season \u2013 Ipiranga Dreyer Reinbold Racing<\/p>

2010 | IndyCar Series<\/strong>
\u2022 Debut in IndyCar Series
\u2022 4 races
\u2022 Best Rookie\/ Woman race finish at her race debut in S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil 13th.
\u2022 Best Rookie Qualified for Indy500<\/p>

2009 | Firestone Indy Lights<\/strong>
\u2022 1st Place at Iowa Grand Prix
\u2022 Indy Lights Most Popular Driver Award<\/p>

2008 | Firestone Indy Lights<\/strong>
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 Sam Schmidt Motorsport Team
\u2022 6 podiums \u2013 St Peterburg, Iowa Speedway, Watkins Glen, Nashville, Infineon, Chicagoland
\u2022 One victory \u2013 Nashville
\u2022 Rising Star Award<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2007 | A1 GP<\/strong>
\u2022 Rookie driver for brazilian team in China
\u2022 Testing in Europe<\/p>

2006 | South American Formula 3<\/strong>
\u2022 5th place
\u2022 5 podiums and one pole position
\u2022 Award: S\u00e3o Paulo Citizen Driver<\/p>

2005 | Formula Renault Brazil<\/strong>
\u2022 3rd place in the general classification
\u2022 3 victories in the season: Campo Grande, Vit\u00f3ria and Tarum\u00e3
\u2022 4 pole positions: Campo Grande, Vit\u00f3ria and Interlagos (2 times)
\u2022 Winner of the \u201cGolden Helmet\u201d Award<\/p>

2004 | Formula Renault Brazil<\/strong>
5th place in Formula Renault Brazil<\/p>

2004 | South American F3 Lights<\/strong>
2nd place in South American F3 Lights<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2003 | Kart<\/strong>
\u2022 Rookie of the year \u2013 Brazilian Formula Renault
\u2022 Best lap \u2013 Londrina and Campo Grande<\/p>

2003 | Kart<\/strong>
\u2022 Champion \u2013 Sorriso Petrobr\u00e1s Kart Cup
\u2022 2nd place \u2013 Petrobr\u00e1s Karting Selective<\/p>

2002 | Kart<\/strong>
\u2022 Gold Helmet Award \u2013 Best Brazilian Driver
\u2022 2nd place \u2013 Brazilian Championship
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p>

2001 | Kart<\/strong>
\u2022 Gold Helmet Award \u2013 Best Brazilian Driver
\u2022 2nd of Brazil Kart Cup
\u2022 Pole Position \u2013 Brazilian Championship \u2013 cat. A
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 Brazilian Championship \u2013 cat. A
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p>

2000 | Kart (Categoria B)<\/strong>
\u2022 2nd place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Campionship
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 Parilla Racing Cup
\u2022 6th place \u2013 Spring of Braga Cup, Portugal
\u2022 38th place \u2013 World Championship \u2013 Braga, Portugal
\u2022 Gold Helmet Award from Racing Magazine \u2013 Best Brazilian Driver<\/p>

1999 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
\u2022 5th place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship
\u2022 13th place \u2013 Brazilian Championship<\/p>

1998 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
5th place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p>

1997 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
3rd place \u2013 Brazilian Championship<\/p>

1996 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
4th place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p>

1995 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
\u2022 5th place \u2013 Brazilian Champioship
\u2022 3rd place \u2013 Schincariol Cup
\u2022 6th place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p>

1994 | Kart (Cadete Jr)<\/strong>
6th place \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo Championship<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Biografia Primeira brasileira a correr em uma categoria top do automobilismo mundial, a F\u00f3rmula Indy, Ana Beatriz Figueiredo \u2013 ou Bia Figueiredo \u2013 disputou seis temporadas da Stock Car. Ela \u00e9 a primeira mulher do mundo a vencer na Firestone Indy Lights, a \u00fanica a vencer na F\u00f3rmula Renault, a \u00fanica a conquistar uma pole […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":726,"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions\/726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biaracing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}