Daniel Serra
Brazilian auto racing driver (born 1984)
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Daniel Gardano Serra (born 24 February 1984) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series and is also a Ferrari factory driver.
| Daniel Serra | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | Daniel Gardano Serra 24 February 1984 |
| Relatives | Chico Serra (father) |
| Stock Car Pro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Blau Motorsport |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 339 |
| Championships | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Wins | 26 |
| Podiums | 85 |
| Poles | 17 |
| Fastest laps | 30 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017-2019 | Stock Car Brasil |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2017 – |
| Teams | Aston Martin, AF Corse |
| Best finish | 17th (2017) |
| Class wins | 2 (2017, 2019) |
Serra won the Stock Car Brasil series three times (2017, 2018 and 2019). He is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class winner, having won in 2017 with Darren Turner and Jonny Adam, while driving for Aston Martin Racing, and again in 2019, with James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, driving for AF Corse.
Career

Son of Formula One racer and three-time Stock Car champion Chico Serra, Serra began karting at the age of fourteen, after receiving permission from his parents. He competed in Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0; however, a lack of sponsorship brought him back to Brazil. In Stock Car Light, he was the runner-up, opening the doors for him to join the Stock Car Championship. In his debut season driving the Red Bull-Amir Nasr, he scored pole position and finished the Championship in eighth place. In 2009, he joined Red Bull-WA Mattheis. On 20 September 2009, he won for the first time in Stock Car. After joining Eurofarma RC for the 2017 season, Serra won his first Stock Car title, a feat he would repeat in the next season. On the international level, he has competed part time in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing and AF Corse, winning the 2017 and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Racing record
Career summary
† - ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Stock Car Pro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | JMB Racing | GT2 | Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 | MON | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | MIL 6 |
25th | 3 |
| 2020 | AF Corse | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC | SPA | LEC 6 |
MNZ | ALG | 17th | 8 | |
| 2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA 5 |
ALG 4 |
ALG 12 |
14th | 22 |
| 2024 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 9 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 4 |
SPA 1 |
MUG 1 |
ALG 5 |
2nd | 74 |
| 2025 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 2 |
LEC | IMO Ret |
SPA | SIL 4† |
ALG 7 |
13th | 24 |
| Source:[2] | ||||||||||||
† Serra was not awarded points as he did not complete the minimum drive time.
Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Serra did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points. * Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 7 |
SPA 7 |
LMS 1 |
NÜR 7 |
MEX Ret |
COA 5 |
FUJ | SHA | BHR | 9th | 79 |
| 2018–19 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | LMS 4 |
SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB 4 |
SPA | LMS 1 |
6th | 71 | |
| 2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS 2 |
BHR 12 |
14th | 37 | |
| 2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA 3 |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 4 |
LMS 10 |
BHR 4 |
BHR 3 |
4th | 92 | |||
| 2022 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS 2 |
MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 11th | 36 | |||
| 2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB 3 |
ALG 10 |
SPA 8 |
LMS Ret |
MNZ | FUJ | BHR 5 |
11th | 43 | ||
| Sources:[2][15] | |||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
340 | 17th | 1st | ||
| 2018 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
339 | 22nd | 7th | ||
| 2019 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
342 | 20th | 1st | ||
| 2020 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
346 | 21st | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
331 | 37th | 5th | ||
| 2022 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
350 | 29th | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
254 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2024 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 278 | 39th | 12th | ||
| 2025 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 339 | 40th | 8th | ||
| Sources:[2][16] | |||||||
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 60 |
SPA 12H 60 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT | NC | 0 |
| 2019 | HubAuto Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 69 |
SPA 12H 69 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | IMO | NÜR | SPA 6H 32 |
SPA 12H 29 |
SPA 24H 35 |
LEC | 19th | 16 | |
| 2022 | Iron Lynx | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Pro | IMO 8 |
LEC 1 |
SPA 6H 2 |
SPA 12H 4 |
SPA 24H 3 |
HOC | CAT | 3rd | 68 |
| 2023 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | MNZ | LEC 5 |
SPA 6H 7 |
SPA 12H 17 |
SPA 24H 11 |
NÜR 14 |
CAT 2 |
10th | 33 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Spirit of Race | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SHA | BEN | CHA | SEP 3 |
15th | 15 | ||
| 2024–25 | CarGuy Racing | GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | SEP 1 1 |
SEP 2 Ret |
DUB 1 11 |
DUB 2 11 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 6 |
8th | 34 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ferrari 488 GT3 | APP | N/a | WD | WD | ||
| 2025 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | 306 | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2026 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | 262 | 9th | 7th |