Ingo Hoffmann

Template:Short description Template:BLP one source Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Ingo Ott Hoffmann (born 28 February 1953) is a Brazilian retired racing driver from São Paulo. He is most well known for winning the Brazilian Stock Car Championship 12 times (1980, 1985, 1989–1994, 1996–1998 and 2002). He also participated in six Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 25 January 1976. He scored no championship points.

History

Early career

Hoffman began his career in Brazil competing in Formula Vee and saloon cars.<ref name="Small">Template:Cite book</ref> He came to England in 1975 and competed in Formula Three in a March,<ref name ="Small"/> before moving into Formula One in 1976.

Formula One years

Hoffmann's Formula One career was hindered by the financial problems of the Fittipaldi team, and he drove the team's second car when realistically the team could only afford to run one. This meant Hoffmann only entered certain selected races, and ultimately the second car was dropped altogether. He entered four Grands Prix in 1976, did not qualify for three of them and an eleventh place at Interlagos was the best result achieved.<ref name="Small"/> In 1977, Hoffman competed at Buenos Aires (retired, engine) and again at Interlagos where he finished seventh, two laps behind the winner.<ref name="Small"/> However, that was Hoffman's last race in Formula One, as the second Fittipaldi entry was withdrawn.<ref name ="Small"/>

After Formula One

File:Stock Car Brasil 1988 Chevrolet Opala Ingo Hoffman.jpg

Hoffmann's Chevrolet Opala in the Brazilian Stock Car Championship, 1988

With the end of his Formula One career, Hoffmann competed in Formula 2 for Project Four with a Ralt and a March in 1977 and 1978, (which was his last year in Europe).<ref name ="Small"/> He also competed in sports cars and saloon cars both in Europe and in South America.
Notably, Ingo Hoffmann has won the Brazilian Stock Car Championship 12 times (1980, 1985, 1989-1994, 1996-1998 and 2002). In 2006 December, he took his 100th win (of the races in the Brazilian circuits) at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet de Brasília, final race of the 2006 season.

Racing record

Complete European F5000 Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1975	A.G. Dean	Chevron B28	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH	OUL	BRH	SIL	ZOL	ZAN	THR	SNE	MAL	THR	BRH	OUL	SIL Template:Small	SNE	MAL Template:Small	BRH Template:Small	14th	24

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Template:Tooltip	Pts
Template:F2	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	March 762	Hart	HOC Template:Small	THR Template:Small	VAL Template:Small	SAL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	HOC	ROU Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	PER Template:Small	EST	NOG Template:Small	HOC Template:Small		14th	3
Template:F2	Project Four Racing	Ralt RT1	BMW	SIL Template:Small	THR Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	NÜR Template:Tooltip	VAL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	ROU Template:Small	NOG Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	EST Template:Small	DON Template:Small	7th	18
Template:F2	Project Four Racing	March 782	BMW	THR Template:Small	HOC Template:Tooltip	NÜR Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	VAL Template:Small	ROU Template:Small	DON Template:Small	NOG Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	HOC Template:Small		6th	13

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1976	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD03	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA Template:Small	RSA																NC	0
		Fittipaldi FD04				USW Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA Template:Small	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN
1977	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	NC	0

External links

• Instituto Ingo Hoffmann
• Entrevista com Ingo Hoffman - an interview about his career
• Biography at F1 Rejects Template:Webarchive