Igor Fraga

Fraga began his career through karting in 2004 at the Biwako SL Series. He won the Kids Karting class championship during consecutive years in 2004 and 2005, and continued to win the Mini ROK class championships in 2006 and 2007. Fraga would later win the 2008 Asian Karting Open Championship in the Mini ROK class the following year.{{Cite web |title=The inside scout – Igor Fraga |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=FIAFormula3® – The Official F3® Website |language=en}}

Fraga raced in Formula 3 Brasil for three years, all with Prop Car Racing. Fraga's first season in 2015 did not start well, retiring in its first three races under Class B. At the following race, he finished eighth overall, and third in class. Fraga would earn a total of two pole positions, four fastest laps, nine podiums, and four class wins in the season and would finish third in Class B with 117 points. In 2016, Fraga was promoted to Class A, but only raced in four races, those being the first event at the Velopark and the last event at Interlagos. He would finish eleventh in the Class A standings, with one podium and 19 points. Fraga would return to the newly renamed Academy class in 2017. Fraga won the class, finishing the season with 190 points, with seven pole positions, seven fastest laps, 13 podiums, and 10 class wins. Simultaneously with Formula 3 Brasil, Fraga also raced in NACAM Formula 4 Championship in 2017. In his only season in 2017–18, Fraga finished second overall and earned 286 points, with five pole positions, seven fastest laps, 12 podiums, and six race wins. In 2018, Fraga participated in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. He ended the season in fourth overall, with three podiums and 213 points.

In 2019, Fraga made his European debut in the inaugural Formula Regional European Championship with RP Motorsport, winning four races and finishing 3rd and therefore best of the non-Prema drivers, behind Frederik Vesti and Enzo Fittipaldi.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-23 |title=Can an Esports star end Brazil's F1 drought? |url=https://the-race.com/esports/can-an-esports-star-end-brazils-f1-drought/ |access-date=2020-02-28 |website=The Race |language=en-GB}} The following year in 2020 saw him participate in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing with Charouz Racing System alongside Roman Staněk and David Schumacher.{{Cite web|title=F1 Esports finalist Igor Fraga becomes first sim racer to join FIA F3 grid {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-esports-finalist-igor-fraga-becomes-first-sim-racer-to-join-f3-grid.1JkYsrRdjBsxonwZdZuqwc.html|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}} Having only scored one point throughout the season, Fraga was set to switch to Hitech Grand Prix at the final round in Mugello, replacing Max Fewtrell, but Charouz would not authorize the move, which would place Fraga on the sidelines for the finale.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-12|title=Red Bull junior misses F3 finale amid contract saga|url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2020/09/12/red-bull-junior-misses-f3-finale-amid-contract-saga/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Motorsport Week|language=en-GB}} He would finish the season in 24th. In March of that year, Fraga was named as a new signing to the Red Bull Junior Team, after winning the Toyota Racing Series title in 2020, beating out fellow Red Bull Junior Liam Lawson. Fraga had signed a contract to compete with Hitech for 2021, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fraga's funding from his sponsors was greatly reduced, which caused the team to cancel the contract.{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Jamie |date=2025-01-28 |title=The single-seater return of a Red Bull reject who beat Lawson, Colapinto and Tsunoda |url=https://www.autosport.com/super-formula/news/the-single-seater-return-of-a-red-bull-reject-who-beat-lawson-colapinto-and-tsunoda/10691706/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Autosport}} Left without a drive, Fraga was released from the Red Bull junior programme following the 2020 season.

At the end of 2022, Fraga partook in a Super Formula Lights test with B-Max Racing.{{cite web|last=Klein|first=James|url=https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula-lights/news/bmax-international-drivers-test-okayama/10401400/|date=18 November 2022|title=B-Max to hold SF Lights test for international drivers|access-date=18 November 2022|website=Motorsport.com}} For 2023, he was confirmed to compete in the 2023 Super Formula Lights championship, racing with B-Max Racing,{{cite web |title=Igor Fraga completes B-Max Super Formula Lights line-up |url=https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula-lights/news/igor-fraga-bmax-2023-drivers/10438650/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}} later earning his first win in the series at Sportsland Sugo. Fraga completed the season in 4th overall, taking home seven podiums in total, including the race win.

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Fraga participated in the 2023 Super GT Series that same year in the GT300 class, competing with Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage in the Lexus RC F GT3 alongside Yuga Furutani and Miki Koyama, the latter joining the lineup in five of the eight rounds.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/02/07/anest-iwata-racing-with-arnage-introduces-all-rookie-crew-for-their-lexus-rc-f-gt3.html|title=Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Introduces All-Rookie Crew For Their Lexus RC F GT3|date=7 February 2023|work= dailysportscar.com|access-date=7 February 2023}} Fraga and Furutani would score twice across the season, with two consecutive points finishes at Suzuka Circuit and Sugo, finishing 10th and 7th respectively. Koyama, who entered with the team for the Suzuka round, did not run a stint during the race and thus remained scoreless. Fraga returned for a second season with the team for 2024, but would be scoreless throughout the season with a best finish of 14th. Fraga would continue to compete with Anest Iwata for 2025 alongside former GT300 champion Hironobu Yasuda. He achieved his first career podium in Super GT at Okayama International Circuit, finishing 2nd after he and Yasuda started in 21st.{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Jamie |date=2025-04-13 |title=Toyota Locks Out Podium in Wild Okayama Opener – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/super-gt/toyota-locks-out-podium-in-wild-okayama-opener/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}

Fraga took part in the Super Formula Championship's post-season rookie test with Team Impul in 2022, driving Yuhi Sekiguchi's #19 car.{{cite web |title=Super Formula reveals Suzuka rookie test entry list |url=https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/rookie-test-entry-list-suzuka/10407897/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.motorsport.com |date=5 December 2022 |language=en}} That year, he was also appointed as the esports ambassador for the series. In February 2024, Fraga was announced as a reserve driver for Nakajima Racing in Super Formula,{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Andrew |date=2024-02-14 |title=Igor Fraga Secures Super Formula Reserve Seat at Ponos Nakajima Racing |url=https://www.gtplanet.net/fraga-super-formula-reserve-20240214/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=GTPlanet |language=en-US}} securing a full-time seat a year later in 2025, when he was confirmed to compete with the team for the 2025 Super Formula Championship, replacing a retiring Naoki Yamamoto to partner alongside Ren Sato.

On his debut at the season opener, Fraga fell a lap down in 18th after getting caught in an incident between Nirei Fukuzumi and Hibiki Taira.{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Jamie |date=2025-03-08 |title=Ohta edges Iwasa by 0.2s to win thrilling Super Formula opener |url=https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/ohta-iwasa-super-formula-opener/10701308/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=Motorsport}} In Race 2, Fraga had a much cleaner outing, finishing the race behind the safety car in 5th ahead of teammate Sato after starting in 14th.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-10 |title=Makino wins, DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING sec... |url=https://honda.racing/super-formula/post/sf-2025-rd02-race |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Honda.Racing |language=en-US}}

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| highlights = * 1× GTWS Nations Cup champion (2018)

• 2× GTWS Manufacturers Cup champion (2019, 2021)
• 1× Toyota GR GT Cup champion (2022)
• 1× Honda Racing eMS Challenge Class champion (2023)
• McLaren Shadow Project winner (2018)

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| team2 = T1{{efn|Known as SK Telecom T1 from 2014 to 2019.}}

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In 2017, Fraga qualified for the first Formula One Esports Series final, having finished 4th and 2nd in his Heat group. His results in the final however weren't as good, finishing the three races 14th, 18th and scored six points in the last race where he finished 15th. He ended the final 18th out of 20 drivers.

Fraga has participated in the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships, and made his first appearance in the series in the inaugural 2018 season, participating in the Nations Cup. On the build-up to the World Final, Igor Fraga won the Americas regional final event in Las Vegas, finishing first overall with 43 points in three races and securing a World Final spot. Fraga would take the inaugural Nations Cup championship in the World Final in Monaco with 54 points.{{Cite web|last=Lumb|first=Tim|title=Brazil's Igor Fraga wins GT Sport Nations Cup World Final in Monaco|url=https://www.autosport.com/gaming/news/140172/brazil-fraga-wins-gt-sport-nations-cup-final|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Autosport.com|date=18 November 2018 |language=en}} Fraga returned to the series in 2019 for both Nations Cup and Manufacturer Series championships. A first corner spin in Red Bull Ring at the first semi-final of the World Final sent Fraga to last place and he would later be eliminated in the Nations Cup as a result, finishing 10th.{{cite web|title=Reigning champ Fraga in shock exit from Gran Turismo Finals|url=https://www.motorsport.com/gaming/news/monaco-gran-turismo-champion-eliminated/4601641/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.motorsport.com|date=22 November 2019 |language=en}} He later won that year's Manufacturer Series championship for Toyota with teammates Rayan Derrouiche and Tomoaki Yamanaka. Fraga returned for the rebooted 2020 season in both competitive series. He did not qualify for the World Finals for the Nations Cup, but did finish 4th overall in the World Finals for the Manufacturer Series alongside Shohei Sugimori and Valerio Gallo.{{cite web|title=Competitors - gran-turismo.com|url=https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gtsport/worldtour2020/world_finals/competitors/regionalfinals/#top|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.gran-turismo.com|language=en}}

Fraga competed in the inaugural McLaren Shadow Project in 2018 and won the series, beating runners-up Nuno Pinto and Miguel Ballester in the grand final.{{cite web|title=McLaren Racing – Igor Fraga wins McLaren Shadow Project 2018|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2018/mclaren-shadow-project/igor-fraga-wins/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.mclaren.com|language=en}}{{cite web|date=2019-01-18|title=Igor Fraga earns spot on McLaren Shadow F1 Esports team|url=https://f1esports.com/news/igor-fraga-earns-spot-on-mclaren-shadow-f1-esports-team/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=F1Esports News|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125073800/https://f1esports.com/news/igor-fraga-earns-spot-on-mclaren-shadow-f1-esports-team/|url-status=dead}}

In 2021, Fraga would compete in the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series, participating in the 'Motor Sport' event in the Gran Turismo Sport game.{{Cite web|last=Lyon|first=Peter|title=Olympic Season Kicks Off With Virtual Racing World Final|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2021/06/23/olympic-season-kicks-off-today-with-virtual-racing-game/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series concludes successfully – Olympic News|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/inaugural-olympic-virtual-series-concludes-successfully|access-date=2021-08-04|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en}} Fraga scored a 2nd-place finish in the first race, but would not be able to complete the following two races due to a network problem, which he later clarified on his Twitter.{{Cite web|title=About what happened today in the OVS final...|url=https://twitter.com/1gorfraga/status/1407765517616754694|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Twitter|language=en}} In 2022, Fraga won the Toyota GR GT Cup championship in the Gran Turismo World Series. Fraga was also appointed as the esports ambassador for the Super Formula Championship later that year. In 2023, Fraga was champion in the Honda Racing eMS competition in the Challenge Class.{{Cite news |title=フラガ、スーパーフォーミュラをドライブした2日後にeスポーツ大会で優勝。超多忙な"二刀流"レースキャリア「ずっと走っていられるのがメリット」 |url=https://jp.motorsport.com/general/news/omura-fraga-win-honda-esport-event-after-SF/10556864/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241229014907/https://jp.motorsport.com/general/news/omura-fraga-win-honda-esport-event-after-SF/10556864/ |archive-date=2024-12-29 |access-date=2025-01-19 |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Tokyo Auto Salon HRC motorsport conference |url=https://honda.racing/features/tokyo-auto-salon-hrc-motorsport-conference |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Honda.Racing |language=en-US}}

Fraga was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan to Brazilian parents.{{cite web|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2018/mclaren-shadow-project/getting-to-know-igor-5123217/|title=McLaren Racing – Getting to know: Igor Fraga|website=www.mclaren.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}} He previously resided in Ipatinga, Brazil, but later moved back to Japan in 2022, which he had announced on his Twitter account.https://twitter.com/1gorfraga/status/1555532938850504704 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} Fraga is a multilinguist, capable of speaking Portuguese, English, Japanese, and Spanish.{{cite web|url=https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/igor-fraga|title=Igor Fraga - USF2000.com|website=USF2000|access-date=2019-06-22}} {{dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

On January 4, 2025, Fraga married his long-time girlfriend, Lorena.

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