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    DANIEL SERRA

    • Risi Competizione
      IMSA
    • 24 February 1984
      BIRTHDATE
    • Brazil
      COUNTRY
    DANIEL SERRA
    He started in karting before progressing to Formula Renault 2.0, competing in both the Brazilian and European series.In 2009, he claimed his first victory in the Brazilian Stock Car series, which he went on to win in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
    Daniel Serra
    In the three years 2014-2016, he drove in the IMSA series for Scuderia Corsa at the wheel of the Ferrari 458 Italia and in his last year, in the 488 GTE at Daytona and the Petit Le Mans, which he won with Scuderia Corsa in 2018.In 2017, he claimed his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, a feat he repeated with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado at the wheel of the Ferrari in 2019. He won the Petit Le Mans for a second time with the same crew, driving the 488 GTE of Risi Competizione. In December, he was appointed official Competizioni GT driver. Then, in 2020 he competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second with Calado and Pier Guidi. He also took part in various races in the SRO championships for HubAuto and AF Corse, in IMSA for Risi Competizione and ALMS for Spirit of Race.

    After a full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the wheel of AF Corse’s 488 GTE shared with Miguel Molina, in 2022, the Brazilian will be at the wheel of Risi Competizione’s 488 GT3 Evo 2020 in the IMSA Series Endurance races with Risi Competizione and in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Iron Lynx.

    After competing in the world championship, Daniel Serra drove for Risi Competizione in the IMSA series alongside Davide Rigon. The pairing won the Endurance Cup. He also contested the GT WC Europe, finishing on the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps podium, and worked on developing the 296 GT3.

    The Brazilian in the 2023 FIA WEC aboard the 488 GTE claimed the lowest step of the podium in the opening round, the 1000 Miles of Sebring, before taking fifth place in Bahrain. Serra gave the 296 GT3 its maiden outing in the GT WC Europe – Endurance Cup, sealing a runner-up spot in Barcelona. In America, the best result for the official Prancing Horse driver in the 296 GT3, entered in the GTD Pro class, was second place at Watkins Glen alongside Davide Rigon. 

    Daniel Serra