Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins (born May 16, 1978 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a Brazilian race car driver. He began his professional career in 1998 in the European Formula Renault series where he captured 4th place. He returned to South America where he was the South American Formula 3 champion in 1999. 2000 brought him to the United States to compete in Toyota Atlantic where he finished 7th in his rookie season. In 2001 he switched teams to Hylton Motorsports and captured 5 wins on his way to the championship. However, in 2002 very few opportunities existed to move up to the Champ Car series and Orsi was left without a ride. In 2005 he made his Stock Car Brasil debut and captured 3 wins and finished 3rd in the championship. In 2006 he split time between Stock Car Brasil where he finished 3rd, but without any wins, and a frustrating partial season in the Cheever Racing Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype with teammate Christian Fittipaldi. In 2008 Orsi finished Stock Car championship in the 23rd position, 2008 was the last full-time season of Orsi in the category. After one year far of races, in 2011, Hoover returned on the Trofeo Linea Brasil, but, abandoned the category after losing his sponsorship. Orsi also competing in some races of the TC 2000 Championship.

Hoover Orsi
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1978-05-16) May 16, 1978 (age 46)
Campo Grande, MS (Brazil)
Stock Car Brasil career
Debut season2004
Former teamsAmir Nasr Racing
Avallone Motorsport
Starts61
Wins4
Poles3
Fastest laps2
Best finish3rd in 2005 and 2006
Previous series
2006
20002003
1999
1998
1997
Rolex Sports Car Series
Champ Car Atlantic
Formula Three Sudamericana
Formula Renault Europe
Formula Renault 2000 UK
Championship titles
2001
1999
Champ Car Atlantic
Formula Three Sudamericana
Orsi leads Allam Khodair and Ingo Hoffman in the 2007 Stock Car Brasil season.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1995 Formula Ford 1600 Brazil Darci Competiçoes 12 2 0 6 2 ? 2nd
1996 Formula Renault 2000 UK Manor Motorsports 12 0 0 3 2 77 7th
1997 Formula Renault 2000 UK Redgrave Racing 12 2 1 5 ? 113 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault ? ? ? ? ? 0 NC
1998 Eurocup Formula Renault Tatuus RC Motorsport 10 1 0 3 0 116 4th
Masters of Formula 3 Fortec Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
1999 Formula Three Sudamericana Césario Fórmula 18 4 4 9 5 211 1st
2000 Atlantic Championship Hylton Motorsports 12 0 0 3 0 76 7th
2001 Atlantic Championship Hylton Motorsports 12 5 4 11 0 187 1st
2003 Atlantic Championship Sierra Sierra Racing 1 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
2004 Stock Car Brasil Avallone Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 14 26th
2005 Stock Car Brasil NasrCastroneves 12 3 3 4 1 115 3rd
2006 Stock Car Brasil NasrCastroneves 12 0 0 5 1 248 3rd
TC 2000 Ford YPF-Berta Motorsport 1 0 1 1 0 N/A NC
Rolex Sports Car Series Cheever Racing 5 0 0 0 0 50 73rd
2007 Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 1 0 1 0 219 10th
TC 2000 Ford-YPF 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2008 Stock Car Brasil Red Bull Racing 12 0 0 0 0 22 23rd
TC 2000 Chevrolet Elaion 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2009 Stock Car Brasil Amir Nasr Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 31st
GT3 Brasil Championship WB Motorsport 4 0 3 0 0 45 20th
2011 Trofeo Linea Brasil Fittipaldi Racing 4 0 0 0 0 14 16th
TC 2000 Sportteam Competición 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC

American open-wheel racing results

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Barber Dodge Pro Series

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1998 SEB
20
LRP
19
DET
11
WGI
13
CLE
9
GRA
6
MDO
5
ROA
21
LS1
12
ATL
17
HMS
4
LS2
14
10th 55

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2000 Hylton Motorsports HMS1
3
HMS2
23
LBH
5
MIL
3
MTL
24
CLE
3
TOR
26
TRR
21
ROA
8
LS
7
GAT
8
HOU
6
7th 76
2001 Hylton Motorsports LBH
2
NAZ
2
MIL
1
MTL
20
CLE
1
TOR
2
CHI
1
TRR
1
ROA
1
VAN
3
HOU
2
LS
3
1st 187

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2006 Cheever Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY WGL IMS NSH MIL KTY SNM1
DNS
SNM2
Wth
CHI NR 0

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2004 Avallone Motorsport Chevrolet Astra CTB
14
INT
Ret
TAR
20
LON
Ret
RIO
7
INT
16
CTB
24
LON
DSQ
RIO
Ret
BSB
16
CGD
11
INT
Ret
26th 14
2005 NasrCastroneves Chevrolet Astra INT
Ret
CTB
18
RIO
5
INT
1
CTB
2
LON
1
BSB
Ret
SCZ
Ret
TAR
8
ARG
Ret
RIO
17
INT
1
3rd 115
2006 NasrCastroneves Volkswagen Bora INT
2
CTB
2
CGD
3
INT
4
LON
10
CTB
7
SCZ
BSB
3
TAR
21
ARG
5
RIO
3
INT
Ret
3rd 248
2007 Red Bull Racing Volkswagen Bora INT
4
CTB
19
CGD
23
INT
9
LON
28
SCZ
Ret
CTB
24
BSB
1
ARG
18
TAR
14
RIO
8
INT
Ret
10th 219
2008 Red Bull Racing Chevrolet Astra INT
10
BSB
7
CTB
16
SCZ
16
CGD
Ret
INT
10
RIO
Ret
LON
24
CTB
Ret
BSB
13
TAR
Ret
INT
17
21st 24
2009 Amir Nasr Racing Peugeot 307 INT
CTB
BSB
SCZ
INT
SAL
RIO
CDG
24
CTB
BSB
TAR
INT
31st 0
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Three Sudamericana Champion
1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Toyota Atlantic Champion
2001
Succeeded by