Chico Serra

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Francisco Adolpho "Chico" Serra (born 3 February 1957) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Biography

Serra made his mark in International motorsport when he won the 1979 British Formula 3 Championship, one season after his compatriot Nelson Piquet had won the title. His performance caught the eye of Emerson Fittipaldi, he himself a British Formula 3 Championship winner in 1969, who signed him for his Formula One team Fittipaldi.

Serra debuted alongside Keke Rosberg on 15 March 1981 in Long Beach, finishing seventh. Serra's result would turn out to be the best one for the team over the rest of the season. In 1982, with Rosberg moving to Williams, Fittipaldi resized the operation, fielding only one car for Serra. Serra scored his first championship point for finishing sixth in the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. At the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, Serra and countryman Raul Boesel made headlines for having a short scuffle after the qualifying session. Serra was furious at Boesel for blocking his last flying lap after waving Rosberg by.<ref>Template:YouTube</ref> Boesel denied that this was intentional. Fittipaldi's lack of pace meant that Serra occasionally failed to qualify. As the best of the non-qualified drivers, he was in contention for starting the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix after Ferrari withdrew Patrick Tambay's entry but FIA rejected Serra's request on the ground that Ferrari announced Tambay's retirement, who on Sunday morning did not feel well enough to race, too late.<ref name=TV198219>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 1983 Serra raced for Arrows. Despite scoring three top-ten finishes in his first four outings with the team, he was released after the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix and replaced with Thierry Boutsen. Overall Serra participated in 33 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.

Following the end of his Formula One career, Serra made one CART Champ Car start in 1985 at the Portland International Raceway for Ensign Racing but suffered an engine failure.<ref>Chico Serra, Champ Car Stats, retrieved 2011-12-30</ref>

Serra has participated in Brazilian stock car racing since the 1980s and was series champion in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Serra was a good friend of Ayrton Senna as they both climbed the motorsport ladder at the same time. In 1981 Serra recommend Senna to Ralph Firman, who had his team in the Formula Ford 1600.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1994 Serra refused to attend Senna's funeral. In an interview with the Brazilian magazine Grid he said that he disliked the hypocrisy surrounding the event. "There was too much pretence, which made me sick. Some people came a long way just to use the situation for their own good. These people never helped him, and they wanted to make us believe that they were great friends who were suffering so much. Going to the funeral was more beneficial to them than winning at Indianapolis".<ref>Richard Williams, The Death of Ayrton Senna, London: Penguin Books, 2010.</ref>

Serra is the father of racing driver Daniel Serra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Template:Tooltip	Pts
Template:F2	Project Four Racing	March 802	BMW	THR Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	VLL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	11th	9

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1981	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Cosworth V8	USW Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	ARG Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT	NED Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	CPL Template:Small		NC	0
1982	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8D	Cosworth V8	RSA Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	USW Template:Small	SMR	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	NED Template:Small	GBR Template:Small							26th	1
		Fittipaldi F9												FRA Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	SUI Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CPL Template:Small
1983	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Cosworth V8	BRA Template:Small	USW	FRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	BEL	DET	CAN	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	RSA		NC	0

Indy Car World Series

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Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points	Ref
1985	Theodore Racing	15	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR 25	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA	57th	0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Template:Tooltip	Pts
2007	JMB Racing	GT2	Ferrari F430 GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	MNZ	VAL	NÜR	SPA	SIL	INT Template:Small	44th	3