António Félix da Costa
António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa ComM (born 31 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Drivers' Champion.
| António Félix da Costa | |
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Félix da Costa at the 2023 Jakarta ePrix. | |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 31 August 1991 Cascais, Portugal |
| Related to | Duarte Félix da Costa (half-brother) |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2014–15 |
| Current team | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 13 |
| Former teams | Team Aguri, BMW i Andretti Motorsport, DS Techeetah |
| Starts | 116 |
| Championships | 1 (2019–20) |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 19 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2019–20 |
| Finished last season | 9th (93 pts) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | Hertz Team Jota |
| Car number | 38 |
| Former teams | BMW Team MTEK |
| Starts | 33 |
| Championships | 1 (2022) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2022 |
| Finished last season | 1st (138 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-2016 2012–13 2010–12 2010 2008–09 2008–09 2008 2008 | DTM Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter FR 2.0 Portugal W.S. |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2019–20 2009 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Formula E Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
He won the Macau Grand Prix invitational Formula Three race in 2012 and 2016, as well as the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in 2009. He is the younger half-brother of Duarte Félix da Costa, also a racing driver, who primarily competes in sportscar racing.
After progressing through various levels of the junior formulae motorsport ladder, Félix da Costa's breakthrough year came during the 2012 season. Having started the season driving for the Carlin team in the GP3 Series, Félix da Costa was selected to join the Red Bull Junior Team, replacing Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Lewis Williamson, who had failed to score a point in the first three meetings of the season. Félix da Costa assumed Williamson's drive with the Arden Caterham team, where he ultimately won four of the final five races to be held in the campaign en route to fourth position in the final championship standings, just 23 points behind eventual champion Robin Frijns. Félix da Costa moved to the Arden Caterham team full-time for the 2013 season.
Both Félix da Costa and Frijns received tests with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team for the Young Drivers' test in Abu Dhabi – Félix da Costa's second such appearance at the tests, after driving for Force India in 2010 – with Félix da Costa setting the pace on the second day. He completed the season with the first Portuguese victory in the Macau Grand Prix in 58 years, leading every racing lap of the meeting en route to victory.