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Ana "Bia" Beatriz makes her IZOD IndyCar Series debut at Sao Paulo with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. She will be the first Brazilian female driver to ever compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series. At the 2010 season start, what events she races in after Brazil have yet to be determined. Update:She did also make the 2010 Indy 500 with D&RR.
The São Paulo native has stepped up to the IZOD IndyCar Series after competing in the Firestone Indy Lights category for the last two seasons. Her accomplishments include finishing third in 2008 in the Firestone Indy Lights point standings for Sam Schmidt Motorsports with one win, nine top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes. Beatriz also became the first female driver to win in Firestone Indy Lights when she won at Nashville in July. As a result she was named winner of the Firestone Indy Lights Rising Star Award. For 2007 she tested for A1 Team Brazil in A1GP at China. In 2006, Beatriz finished fifth in South American Formula 3 with five podium finishes and one pole. She was named winner of the São Paulo Citizen Driver. In 2005, Beatriz became the first female to ever win a Formula Renault race and she went on to finish third in Formula Renault Brazil with three wins (Campo Grande, Vitoria and Tarumã) and four pole positions (Campo Grande, Vitoria, Interlagos (twice). Beatriz won a Gold Helmet Award and in 2004 finished fifth in Brazilian Formula Renault. Follow Bia on twitter at http://twitter.com/Biaracing |
