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Vitor Meira
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Panther Racing
Biography
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Sometimes, it seems that if Vitor Meira didn't have bad luck, he'd have no luck at all. The Brazilian has been knocking on the door of a win for a long time now, and last year at Iowa, after leading 71 laps, he seemed to have it in the bag. Then mechanical failure intervened. For a team and driver who never give up and greatly deserve success, the time has surely come...
Well known for his charitable work, Meira became auto racing's first ambassador for the Special Olympics.
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Career Stats |
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| 2007 | | | | IRL | | | | Finished 12th in the points, with his season high point being fourth place at the Homestead opener. | |
| 2006 | | | | IRL | | | | Fifth in overall points, with seven top-five finishes | |
| 2005 | | | | IRL | | | | Seventh in IndyCar Series points; second in Indy 500 | |
| 2004 | | | | IRL | | | | First full year of IndyCar racing, one pole, two seconds, eighth in points | |
| 2003 | | | | IRL | | | | Took part in 11 races with Team Menard, finished fourth at Texas | |
| 2002 | | | | IRL | | | | Competed in four IndyCar races with Team Menard, pole at Texas | |
| 2001 | | | | Euro F3000 | | | | Finished fifth in the European Formula 3000 championship | |
| 2000 | | | | S. American F3 | | | | Won championship with eight wins, first IndyCar test with Panther Racing | |
| 1999 | | | | S. American F3 | | | | Two race wins, Rookie of the Year in South American Formula 3 | |
| 1998 | | | | F. Renault | | | | Fifth in British Formula Renault championship, won at Brands Hatch | |
| 1997 | | | | Sports Cars | | | | Class winner, Brazilian 1000 sports car race | |
| 1996 | | | | Formula Ford | | | | Fourth in British Formula Ford championship, pole qualifier at FF Festival | |
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