Ernesto Viso

Ernesto José "E. J." Viso Lossada (born 19 March 1985 in Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series between 2005 and 2007. A founding driver in the GP2 Series, Viso would secure two wins in his two and a bit seasons racing in GP2, before opting to focus on a career racing in IndyCar after a heavy accident at the 2007 Magny-Cours Feature Race.

Viso was signed by BCN Competición for the inaugural GP2 season, and would set the fourth fastest time in the final pre-season test before the start of the 2005 season. The Venezuelan racer would subsequently prove to be a contender for victories in the latter part of the season, finishing eleventh with 21 points.

For 2006 Viso secured a move to the more competitive iSport International squad, and duly claimed second in his second race for the team. Two victories would follow for Viso in the Imola and Barcelona Sprint Races, although his hopes of challenging for the title faded over the second half of the season, leaving the Venezuelan racer in sixth in the Championship.

Viso initially missed out on a seat for the 2007 campaign, although he would be called upon by Racing Engineering midway through the season after they dropped Sérgio Jimenez. However, in his first race for the team at the Magny-Cours Feature Race Viso would narrowly escape serious injury after a huge accident on the opening lap. The Venezuelan racer returned to Racing Engineering after missing one round, although after failing to score in either race at the Nürburgring, Viso would be replaced at Racing Engineering by Marcos Martínez.

After leaving Racing Engineering Viso would turn his attention back towards North America, claiming a full season seat in the new IndyCar Series. In six seasons Viso would claim one podium and a best finish of fifteenth in the championship, before moving into Stadium Super Trucks until the end of 2016.

Background
Viso's career began in karting, with the Venezuelan racer securing enough funding to compete in both Europe and North America from the age of eight. In 2001 Viso entered his first single seater championship, entering the US Barber Formula Dodge East for the season, before ending the season in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series. After claiming minor placings in both series, Viso would secure a full season seat in the British Formula Renault championship for 2002.

Three to Three-Thousand: 2002 - 2004
2002 saw Viso go on to claim twentieth in British Formula Renault, a result which would earn him a runout in the FR Eurocup at the end of the season. For 2003 Viso would move to the British Formula 3 Championship, entering and ultimately winning the National class by 6.5 points. Viso would also competed in the 2003 editions of the Korean Super Prix, Macau Grand Prix and Masters of Formula 3, without much success.

2004 saw Viso secure a seat in the full British F3 Championship, although after claiming one victory, the Venezuelan racer would jump to the International Formula 3000 Championship midway through the season. There, Viso would claim twelfth in the final edition of the series after six appearances, a result which would earn him a call-up to F3000's replacement for the 2005 season.

GP2 Series History
Viso signed a deal to join BCN Competición ahead of the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series, signing up alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto for the campaign.

Post GP2 Series Career
After leaving GP2, Viso would get a run-out in the third Spyker car at the Brazilian Grand Prix at the end of the 2007 season. While an F1 seat would elude him, Viso would secure a drive in the newly re-forged IndyCar Series for 2008, and scored points on his second start. The Venezuelan racer would go on to compete in IndyCar through until the end of the 2013 season, claiming one podium finish and a best finish of eighteenth in the Indianapolis 500.

After leaving IndyCar Viso would made his first and only appearance at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2014, retiring from the race, before committing to the Stadium Super Trucks for the season. Three wins saw Viso opt to stay in Stadium Super Trucks for a further two seasons, before the Venezuelan racer seemingly ceased his racing career at the end of the 2016 season.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.


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