| Nationality | Brazilian |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 29, 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Racing licence | FIA Gold (until 2014) FIA Silver (2015–2019)[1] FIA Bronze (2020–)[2] |
| Current series | Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series |
| First year | 2003 |
| Current team | Michael Shank Racing |
| Car number | 60 |
| Former teams | Inline Cunningham Racing Cegwa Sport |
| Starts | 99 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Prev series | Indy Lights Panamericana Indy Lights Mexican Formula 3 F3 Sudamericana British Formula 3 |
| Prev series years | 1998, 2000 1997, 1999 1993–1996 1990 1987–1989, 1992 |
| Titles | Indy Lights Panamericana |
| Title years | 1998 |
Oswaldo "Ozz" Negri Jr. (born May 29, 1964) is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.
Racing career
Formula Three and Indy Lights
Negri raced part-time in the British Formula Three Championship from 1987 to 1989 with few good results. He returned to his native Brazil in 1990 to race in Brazilian Formula Three Championship, where he won the championship, and Formula 3 Sudamericana where he finished ninth. With newfound confidence, he returned to British F3 in 1992 and finished fourth. In 1993, he went to the Mexican Formula Three Championship and raced there until 1996. In 1997, he raced in Indy Lights part-time for Genoa Racing and finished 20th. In 1998, he won the Mexican version of Indy Lights, Indy Lights Panamericana. He made one Indy Lights start in 1999 and finished third in Indy Lights Panamericana in 2000.
Grand-Am sports cars
Negri moved to sports car racing in 2003 racing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. He joined Michael Shank Racing and raced full-time in the series in 2004 and finished 12th in points, winning the league's rising star award which he shared with Max Angelelli. He captured his first victory in 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park and finished second in the 24 Hours of Daytona. He finished eighth in points in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, he finished tenth, winning in the first race held at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. He stayed with the team in 2009 and finished 8th in points. In 2010, he finished tenth in points and in 2011 improved to a career-best sixth. He won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2012 for Michael Shank Racing with teammates A. J. Allmendinger, John Pew, and Justin Wilson. It was his first Rolex Sports Car Series win since 2008.
Racing record
Complete American Open Wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Genoa Racing | MIA | LBH 27 | NAZ | SAV 7 | STL | MIL | DET | POR 9 | TOR 8 | TRO 21 | VAN 20 | LAG 27 | FON | 20th | 15 | [3] |
| 1999 | Genoa Racing | MIA | LBH 7 | NAZ | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | DET | CHI | LAG | FON | 20th | 6 | [4] |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michael Shank Racing | P | Ford EcoBoost Riley DP | Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo | style="background:#DFFFDF;| DAY 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| SEB 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| LBH 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| LGA 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| BEL 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| WGL 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| MOS 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| IND 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;| ELK 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| COA 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| PET 6 | 7th | 281 | |
| 2015 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | style="background:#EFCFFF;| DAY 5 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| SEB 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| LBH 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;| LGA 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;| BEL 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| WGL 7 | style="background:#FFDF9F;| MOS 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| ELK 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| AUS 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| PET 9 | 6th | 273 | ||
| 2016 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo | style="background:#EFCFFF;| DAY 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| SEB 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| LBH 7 | style="background:#FFFFBF;| LGA 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| BEL 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;| WGL 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| MOS 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| ELK 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| AUS 6 | style="background:#FFFFBF;| PET 1 | 4th | 282 | ||
| 2017 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| DAY 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| SEB 8 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| LBH 10 | style="background:#CFCFFF;| AUS 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| DET 5 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| WGL 16 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| MOS 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| LIM 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| ELK 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| VIR 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;| LGA 10 | style="background:#EFCFFF;| PET 12 | 13th | 248 |
| 2018 | Squadra Corse Garage Italia | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | style="background:#;| DAY | style="background:#;| SEB | style="background:#;| MOH | style="background:#;| BEL | style="background:#EFCFFF;| WGL DNF | style="background:#;| MOS | style="background:#;| LIM | style="background:#DFFFDF;| ELK 10 | style="background:#;| VIR | style="background:#DFFFDF;| LGA 6 | style="background:#;| PET | 37th | 59 | |
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shank Racing | John Pew Laurens Vanthoor | Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 345 | 14th | 9th | |
| Luzich Racing | Côme Ledogar Francesco Piovanetti | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 335 | 32nd | 7th | |
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References
- ^ Dagys, John (3 December 2014). "FIA Releases Updated 2015 Global Driver Ratings List". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2019). "2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Oswaldo Negri, Jr. – 1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Oswaldo Negri, Jr. – 1999 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Oswaldo Negri jr". Motor Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Oswaldo Negri Jr Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Oswaldo Negri Jr.". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 15 September 2025.