Boesel, Raul (Brz)
b 4/12/1957 (Curitiba)
1980 - 2nd in both UK FF1600 championships (8 wins - Van Diemen)
1981 - UK F3: 3rd, 80 points. Won 3 (Silverstone twice, Oulton Park)
1982 - 15 F1 attempts (March), DNQ=5
1983 - 15 F1 attempts (Ligier), DNQ=2
1984 - Won Brazilian F2 event in Rio de Janeiro
1985 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 10 pts, 30th
1986 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 54 pts, 13th (5th Michigan, Pocono)
1987 - TWR Jaguar sportscars - won drivers title, 5 wins (Jerez, Silverstone,
Brands Hatch, Nurburgring, Spa). Indycars, 8 pts, 27th
1988 - Indycar, 89pts, 8th
1989 - Indycar (Shierson), 68 pts, 11th. (3rd Indy 500, 4th Milwaukee,
6th Long Beach)
1990 - Indycar (Truesports), 42 pts, 12th (6th Milwaukee, Detroit)
1991 - Indycar. Won IMSA race at Miami, 6th in series
1992 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 80 pts, 9th. 13 races, 2nd Detroit
1993 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 132 pts, 5th
1994 - Indycar (Dick Simon), 90 pts, 7th. 2nd Laguna Seca
1995 - Indycars (Rahal Hogan - Lola Mercedes), 16th (4th Portland, 6th Miami,
Phoenix, Toronto)
1996 - Indycars (Brahma Reynard Ford 961)
Date Q R Venue Result/Reason
3/3 17 14 Homestead -2 laps
31/3 15 13 Surfers' Paradise -5 laps, fuel
14/4 16 16 Long Beach -15 laps
28/4 11 - Nazareth engine
26/5 10 - US500 - Michigan electrics
2/6 8 - Milwaukee accident
9/6 18 8 Detroit +12.171s
23/6 17 - Portland engine
30/6 17 - Cleveland engine
14/7 19 - Toronto driver fatigue
28/7 15 7 Michigan -3 laps
11/8 11 - Mid-Ohio electrics
18/8 17 14 Elkhart Lake -4 laps/electrics
1/9 16 - Vancouver engine
8/9 22 - Laguna Seca electrics
1997 - Indycars (Team Rahal Reynard Ford 971): 10th, 91 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
2/3 8 17 Homestead -4 laps
6/4 18 7 Surfers' Paradise 57 laps
13/4 12 8 Long Beach +26.194s
27/4 6 8 Nazareth -1 lap
11/5 18 5 Rio de Janeiro 133 laps
25/5 1 14 Gateway Park -5 laps
1/6 3 4 Milwaukee +12.521s
8/6 14 6 Detroit +4.364s
22/6 14 3 Portland +0.055s
13/7 14 16 Cleveland +55.149s
20/7 8 8 Toronto +34.639s
27/7 3 18 Michigan ret/transmission
10/8 11 4 Mid-Ohio +13.037s
17/8 9 21 Road America ret/accident
31/8 12 6 Vancouver +23.160s
7/9 15 8 Laguna Seca +75.197s
28/9 9 20 California Speedway ret/electrics
1998 - Daytona 24 Hrs (Panoz GTR), retired overheating, with A.Wallace &
S.Pruett.
USRCC (Panoz GTR)
Jun 14 Mid-Ohio 4th, -2 laps (with E.Bernard)
Jun 21 Road Atlanta >6th, -18 laps (with E.Bernard)
Aug 9 Mosport Park 4th, 127 laps (with E.Bernard)
Aug 23 Watkins Glen 4th, 170 laps (with E.Bernard & A.Wallace)
IRL (G-Force Oldsmobile)
Jan 24 Disney World >10th
Mar 22 Phoenix 8th, -3 laps
Jun 6 Texas Motor Speedway accident
Aug 29 Atlanta 10th, -6 laps
Sep 20 Texas Motor Speedway accident
Oct 4 Las Vegas >10th
1999 - Indycars (Team Green Reynard Honda), 32nd, 1 pt
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
21/3 20 27 Homestead 0 laps/accident
All-American Racers Eagle-Toyota 997
22/8 22 12 Chicago -3 laps
31/10 25 17 Fontana 164 laps/engine
IRL (G-Force Aurora): 5th Walt Disney World.
2000 - IRL (Treadway Racing G-Force Oldsmobile): 16th in Indy 500
2001 - Brazilian Stock Cars: 10th, 40 pts (5th Brasilia, 3rd Interlagos, 2nd
Rio de Janeiro)
2002 - Brazilian 1000 Kms (Porsche 911 GT3-RS): 1st, with R.Schuch & F.Trindade
IRL: 19th, 158 pts
(Team Menard Dallara-Aurora)
May 26 Indy 500 21st, -3 laps
Jun 8 Texas Motor Speedway 13th/185 laps/mechanical
(Bradley Motorsports Dallara-Infiniti)
Jul 7 Kansas 11th, -2 laps
Jul 20 Nashville 5th, 2h01m54.3305
Jul 28 Michigan 15th, -3 laps
Aug 11 Kentucky 13th, 1h59m35.9215
Aug 25 Gateway 8th, 1h44m49.8555
Sep 8 Chicagoland 11th, 2h04m40.6504
Sep 15 Texas Motor Speedway 22nd, 152 laps, engine
2003 - Brazil 1000 Miles (Dener Motorsport Porsche GT3): 3rd, with
R.Mauricio & P.Bonifacio
Brazilian Stock Cars (Repsol Boettger): 7th, 101 pts
Mar 23 Curitiba accident
Apr 13 Campo Grande 2nd, 49m25.294
Apr 27 Interlagos 17th, -1 lap
May 25 Rio de Janeiro 10th, 49m06.336
Jun 15 Londrina >15th
Jul 13 Interlagos 6th, 46m55.248
Aug 17 Curitiba 4th, 45m07.183
Sep 7 Campo Grande 5th, 43m26.249
Sep 28 Rio de Janeiro 7th, 52m09.486
Oct 19 Brasilia 10th, 48m04.340
Nov 9 Curitiba 4th, 49m38.477
Nov 30 Interlagos 6th, 46m48.255
2004 – Brazilian Stock Cars: J5th, 88 pts
Mar 28 Curitiba 20th
Apr 18 Interlagos 6th, 47m02.726
May 2 Taruma 2nd, 45m49.284
May 16 Londrina 2nd, 48m27.630
Jun 6 Jacarepagua 14th, 51m47.757
Jul 18 Interlagos 4th, 50m28.401
Aug 1 Curitiba ret/accident
Aug 29 Londrina 9th, 48m03.326
Sep 19 Jacarepagua 16th, 52m42.555
Oct 17 Brasilia 26th, -8 lap
Nov 7 Campo Grande 6th, 44m11.807
Nov 28 Interlagos 10th, 46m09.104
2005 – Brazilian 1000 Miles (Porsche GT3): 7th, with M.Visconde, M.Wilson &
A.Lara Resende.
Brazilian Stock Cars (RR Embratel 21 Chevrolet): 27th, 19 pts
May 1 Interlagos 33rd, -20 laps
May 15 Curitiba 30th, -26 laps
Jun 19 Jacarepagua 22nd, 48m43.010
Jul 3 Interlagos 15th, 45m06.783
Jul 24 Curitiba 12th, 51m51.121
Aug 28 Londrina 13th, 49m57.070
Sep 18 Brasilia 13th, 50m47.420
Oct 2 Santa Cruz do Sul 26th, -6 laps
Oct 16 Tarumã 23rd, 40m01.068
Oct 29 Buenos Aires 8th, 45m13.943
Nov 13 Jacarepagua 23rd, 45m53.630
Nov 27 Interlagos 23rd, 50m32.861
2006 - Mil Milhas Brasileiras (Capuava Mercedes DTM): 2nd, with T.Kanaan,
P.Lamy & G.Losacco.
Grand-Am (Doran Racing Doran-Ford JE4): with S.Bourdais, BJ Zacharias
Jan 28-29 Daytona 24 Hrs 56th, 156 laps/alternator
Brazilian Stock Cars: 0 pts
(Chevrolet Astra):
Oct 15 Taruma 17th, 47:43.213
(WB Motorsport Volkswagen Bora)
Oct 29 Buenos Aires 19th
Nov 19 Jacarepagua 19th, -1 lap
Dec 10 Interlagos 16th, 46:39.897
2007 – Mil Milhas Brasileiras (Dener Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 RSR): 12th,
318 laps, with F.Figueiredo & M.Visconde.