João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira (born 13 July 1981) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently competing in the Japanese Super GT series and in the FIA World Endurance Championship driving for the Vanwall Racing Team. He won the Super GT GT300 class championship in both 2020 and 2022 and the Formula Nippon championship in 2010.
| João Paulo de Oliveira | |
|---|---|
de Oliveira at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan. | |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | 13 July 1981 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Kondo Racing |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 56 |
| Former teams | Hasemi Motorsport Team Impul D'station Racing AMR |
| Starts | 148 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2020 and 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2009 2006–08, 2010–12 2004–05 2003 2003 2001–03 1999–2001 | IndyCar Series WTCC Formula Nippon All-Japan Formula Three Austria Formula 3 Cup British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Three Sudamericana |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020, 2022 2010 2005 2003 1999 | Super GT - GT300 Formula Nippon All-Japan Formula Three German Formula Three F3 Sudamericana Class B |
He is regarded as one of the most successful racing drivers to race in Japan in the last decade. JP, as he is known, has won in every category he competed in. After becoming the German F3 champion in 2003 by far, winning 13 out of 16 races, he arrived in Japan in 2004 and took the Japanese F3 title in next year with 7 wins. After that, he joined Nissan as their official factory driver for the next 13 years in Super GT and Super Formula. He is known for his speed and his in-depth ability for car development.