Lucas di Grassi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lucas di Grassi
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1984(1984-08-11)
Age	40
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Leo

Lucas di Grassi Biography

Lucas di Grassi is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on August 11, 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil. Professional racing driver, who was a test driver for several Formula One teams and also competed in the 2010 F1 season. He has also participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In the 2014 ePrix, he competed against Nelson Piquet Jr..

Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for Audi Sport ABT Schaffler. He became the FIA Formula E World Champion in 2016-2017, also achieved 3 overall podiums and best result ever for a Brazilian driver at Le Mans 24h, including a FIA WEC Vice World Championship in 2016, competed in FIA Formula 1 in 2010, Vice-Champion in FIA Formula 2 and World Champion of FIA Formula 3 at the Macau GP in 2005.

Upon the invitation of his father, Vito, the former vice-president of the Brazilian heavy vehicles manufacturer Engesa, di Grassi made his karting debut at the age of ten. He won a karting series in São Paulo in 1997, and continued to progress upwards through the South American karting series by winning several races in his native country. The peak of di Grassi’s karting career came in 2000 when he placed fifth overall in the Formula A World Championship. That year, he won the Pan American Kart Championship. Di Grassi made his car racing debut in 2002, driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil, finishing the season with two victories, and placed seven points behind the series victor Sérgio Jimenez. In 2003, he switched to the Formula 3 Sudamericana and joined the Avellone team. Di Grassi took one victory and stood on the podium eleven times, en route to second in the championship, behind the more experienced Danilo Dirani, despite missing the season’s final six races due to him injuring his neck in an accident he sustained in Curitiba.

He was born in Sao Paolo (Brazil).

Lucas di Grassi Net Worth

Lucas di Grassi is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lucas di Grassi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he started karting, he was a karting enthusiast. He made his debut in Formula Renault in 2002. In 2002, he raced in Formula Three.

He began competing in Formula E, an electric racing class, in 2014. In the same year, he won the Beijing ePrix.

Di Grassi was born on 11 August 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil. He is of Italian descent through his grandfather who came from Polignano a Mare. Di Grassi’s family did not have a background in motor racing but his uncle owned a go-kart shop and di Grassi visited him driving go-karts every weekend between the ages of seven and eight. He was educated at the local Santa Cruz High School and later went on to graduate with a degree in Economics after his second year at the private business university Ibmec. Di Grassi married the designer Bianca Diniz Caloi in a ceremony held in the São Paulo municipality of Itirapina on 1 December 2013. He currently resides in Monaco. On 3 July 2018, di Grassi became a father with the birth of his son Leonardo.

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Who is Lucas di Grassi Dating?

According to our records, Lucas di Grassi married to Bianca Diniz Caloi. As of December 1, 2023, Lucas di Grassi’s is not dating anyone.

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Di Grassi had no intentions of remaining in GP2 for 2008 as due to his relationship with Renault he was developing the series’s new Dallara GP2/08 chassis in addition to his Formula One test and reserve driver duties. However, he resumed his GP2 career that year by securing a drive at Campos Racing from round four onwards, replacing the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up Ben Hanley. With three-second places and one fourth-place finish, di Grassi was the highest-scoring driver over the first two race meetings in which he took part. Two wins followed and he briefly looked set for a surprising championship challenge, before a final lap collision with Giorgio Pantano (who was disqualified for the incident) at Spa-Francorchamps effectively ended di Grassi’s hopes. He finished an eventual third, ten points behind Pantano despite six fewer races.

Facts & Trivia

Lucas Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Lucas di Grassi celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.

Di Grassi sought to race in Formula One in 2009 with Renault and speculation arose in the motor sport press over him replacing fellow countryman Nelson Piquet Jr. after the latter’s poor performance compared to his teammate Fernando Alonso. Renault looked at running either di Grassi or fellow test driver Romain Grosjean for the season, but eventually chose to keep Piquet and Alonso. He along with the 2008 GP2 Series runner-up Bruno Senna were strongly considered by Ross Brawn to drive for Honda. The pair tested the Honda RA108 at the Circuit de Catalunya in mid-November which had di Grassi lap within half a second of Senna’s pace. After Honda withdrew from Formula One due to the global financial crisis, Brawn elected for experience over youth by retaining Rubens Barrichello.

Who is the most successful Formula E driver?

Lucas di Grassi was the winner of the first-ever Formula E race – the 2014 Beijing E-Prix – and is the most successful driver in the history of the championship. For the 2021/22 season, its pastures new at ROKiT Venturi Racing, after a seven-year association with Audi’s Formula E team came to an end.

Where is Lucas di Grassi?

He currently resides in Monaco. On 3 July 2018, di Grassi became a father with the birth of his son Leonardo.

Who is the youngest Formula E driver?

At just 22 years old, Maximilian Guenther (born 2 July 1997) is Formula E’s youngest ever regular driver.

Who was the oldest Formula E driver?

DriverAge
1| Jacques Villeneuve| 44 years, 280 days
2| Stéphane Sarrazin| 42 years, 256 days
3| Jarno Trulli| 41 years, 117 days
4| Nick Heidfeld| 41 years, 67 days

How much do Formula E drivers make?

Annual SalaryWeekly Pay
Top Earners| $115,500| $2,221
75th Percentile| $80,000| $1,538
Average| $61,140| $1,175
25th Percentile| $35,500| $682