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.