Luciano Burti


Luciano Pucci Burti is a Brazilian racing driver who briefly raced in Formula One. He is now a commentator for TV Globo.

Early career

Burti's early career saw him graduate through the usual channels and he found himself in British Formula 3 driving for the crack Stewart Racing team. In his second season of F3 in 1999 he finished runner-up to Marc Hynes, but it was third-placed Jenson Button who would go on to achieve stardom in Formula One. Burti impressed when testing the Stewart F1 car that season and became Jaguar's tester for 2000, mainly down to the lobbying of Jackie Stewart, the outgoing team-boss.

Formula One career

2000–2001

A surprise Grand Prix début came on 16 July 2000 at the Austrian Grand Prix, when he was called up at short notice as a replacement for the ill Eddie Irvine. Having tested consistently well for Jaguar in the 2000 Formula One season and with a race start already under his belt, he was promoted to the race team alongside Irvine in 2001, replacing the retiring Johnny Herbert. However, he fell out of favour after just four races, and was replaced by ex-Arrows driver Pedro de la Rosa.
Burti found a seat immediately at Prost, where the underperforming Gastón Mazzacane had been sacked. Burti raced competently for Prost and recorded his highest finish - eighth place - at the Canadian Grand Prix; he also occasionally qualified ahead of his highly experienced teammate Jean Alesi. However, his most notable moment in the first half of the season was an accident at the German Grand Prix - unable to avoid the slowing Ferrari of Michael Schumacher, whose gearbox had failed seconds after the race start, Burti struck the back of Schumacher's car, launching his Prost into a destructive cartwheel over the Arrows of Enrique Bernoldi. None of the three drivers were injured and all took the restarted race, from which Burti spun out on the 23rd lap.

Crash at 2001 Belgian Grand Prix

Two races later he had a more serious crash at the Belgian Grand Prix when his car touched with Eddie Irvine as he attempted to overtake the Northern Irishman. The front wing became lodged under Burti's front wheels, allowing him no braking or steering into the 190 mph Blanchimont corner; the impact with the tire barrier was so great that segments of the barrier were thrown into the air, landing on Burti's cockpit and knocking him unconscious. Irvine, after suffering a sizeable impact himself, subsequently helped the marshals in their attempt to extract Burti from his car. The crash forced him to sit out the rest of the season with facial bruising and a concussion. His seat was taken by Czech rookie Tomáš Enge.

2002–2004

Burti subsequently signed to test for the Ferrari team, but that came to an end at the end of his contract in 2004. Over the course of his Formula One career, he scored no championship points. He has since returned to Brazil, where he competes in Stock Car Brasil and commentates on Formula One races for TV Globo.

Racing results

Complete Formula One results

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDCPoints
2000Jaguar RacingJaguar R1Cosworth CR2 V10AUSBRASMRGBRESPEURMONCANFRAAUT
11
GERHUNBELITAUSAJPNMAL23rd0
2001Jaguar RacingJaguar R2Cosworth CR3 V10AUS
8
MAL
10
BRA
Ret
SMR
11
20th0
2001Prost Grand PrixProst AP04Acer V10ESP
11
AUT
11
MON
Ret
CAN
8
EUR
12
FRA
10
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
DNS
ITAUSAJPN20th0

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021RankPoints
2005Eurofarma RCChevrolet AstraINT
3
CTB
Ret
RIO
7
INT
6
CTB
Ret
LON
6
BSB
Ret
SCZ
Ret
TAR
Ret
ARG
3
RIO
8
INT
6
5th79
2006Petrobras-Action PowerVolkswagen BoraINT
Ret
CTB
17
CGD
19
INT
20
LON
14
CTB
17
SCZ
24
BSB
23
TAR
Ret
ARG
3
RIO
DSQ
INT
23
25th18
2007Cimed-Action PowerVolkswagen BoraINT
14
CTB
7
CGD
9
INT
Ret
LON
Ret
SCZ
2
CTB
21
BSB
24
ARG
27
TAR
9
RIO
Ret
INT
Ret
17th45
2008Sky-Action PowerPeugeot 307INT
Ret
BSB
11
CTB
15
SCZ
DSQ
CGD
6
INT
Ret
RIO
2
LON
29
CTB
21
BSB
15
TAR
7
INT
8
12th52
2009Boettger CompetiçõesChevrolet VectraINT
Ret
CTB
15
BSB
8
SCZ
11
INT
2
SAL
4
RIO
13
CGD
8
CTB
8
BSB
7
TAR
1
INT
7
5th257
2010Itaipava Racing TeamPeugeot 307INT
Ret
CTB
Ret
VEL
7
RIO
Ret
RBP
Ret
SAL
21
INT
14
CGD
7
LON
7
SCZ
5
BSB
Ret
CTB
Ret
18th41
2011Itaipava Racing TeamPeugeot 408CTB
5
INT
12
RBP
Ret
VEL
Ret
CGD
1
RIO
20
INT
Ret
SAL
4
SCZ
10
LON
7
BSB
13
VEL
16
9th226
2012Itaipava Racing TeamPeugeot 408INT
14
CTB
7
VEL
Ret
RBP
8
LON
2
RIO
Ret
SAL
3
CGD
24
TAR
13
CUR
16
BRA
5
INT
15
11th117
2013Boettger CompetiçõesPeugeot 408INT
8
CUR
23
TAR
12
SAL
8
BRA
DSQ
CAS
15
RBP
Ret
CAS
6
VEL
11
CUR
Ret
BRA
Ret
INT
7
12th94
2014Vogel MotorsportChevrolet SonicINT
1
16
SCZ
1
Ret
SCZ
2
DNS
BRA
1
3
BRA
2
18
GOI
1
8
GOI
2
4
GOI
1
29
CAS
1
22
CAS
2
13
CUR
1
26
CUR
2
17
VEL
1
Ret
VEL
2
Ret
SCZ
1
Ret
SCZ
2
DNS
TAR
1
8
TAR
2
Ret
SAL
1
5
SAL
2

3
CUR
1

DSQ
19th85
2015RZ MotorsportChevrolet SonicGOI
1
16
RBP
1
19
RBP
2
5
VEL
1
NC
VEL
2
13
CUR
1
12
CUR
2
16
SCZ
1
NC
SCZ
2
11
CUR
1
20
CUR
2
13
GOI
1
Ret
CAS
1
16
CAS
2
8
MOU
1
20
MOU
2
10
CUR
1
4
CUR
2
21
TAR
1
12
TAR
2
15
INT
1
11
19th93
2016RZ MotorsportChevrolet SonicCUR
1
30
33rd11
2016RZ MotorsportChevrolet CruzeVEL
1
13
VEL
2
20
GOI
1
GOI
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT
1
LON
1
LON
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
CRI
1
CRI
2
INT
1
33rd11
2018Full Time BassaniChevrolet CruzeINT
1
Ret
CUR
1
CUR
2
VEL
1
VEL
2
LON
1
LON
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
GOI
1
MOU
1
MOU
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
INT
1
NC†0†

As Burti was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.