Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008.
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1980-11-05) November 5, 1980 (age 43) Goiânia
IndyCar Series
Years active	2008
Teams	Conquest Racing
Starts	14
Wins	0
Poles	0
Previous series
2005-2007 2002-2004	Indy Pro Series Formula Three Sudamericana

Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980, in Goiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.

Jaime Camara is a distinguished individual with notable achievements in both the motorsport and media industries.

Motorsport Career: Jaime Camara, born on November 5, 1980, in Goiânia, Brazil, has made a name for himself as a professional race car driver. His career highlights include competing in the IndyCar Series with Conquest Racing in 2008/2009. Prior to his time in IndyCar, Câmara excelled in the Indy Lights series and South American Formula 3 where he demonstrated significant talent and potential by securing race victories and consistent top finishes. His most memorable performance in IndyCar was at the Richmond International Raceway, where he impressively moved from a starting position of 24th to lead the race for 44 laps before an unfortunate crash. After his Indycar series days Jaime also raced in ALMS( American Le Mans Series) for Aston Martin Factory team at GT1 category and FIA-GT championship in Europe for the General Motors factory Racing team using a Corvette on the GT1 category. Jaime then retired from racing after a second crash where he broke his back on the cervical region and lombar region following Doctors advices in Indianapolis, Jaime made a full recovery after two surgeries.

Education: Jaime Camara dropped out of his 3rd year in Business Management at PUC-GO University in Goiania, Brazil to follow his racing career moving to the United States in 2003. Following his retirement from racing Jaime finished two extra curricular courses at Harvard Business School. FiB(Families in Business) and OPM(Owners/President Management) program to serve as board member in his Family Business in Brazil.

After Racing Career: Jaime Camara after retiring in 2012 from Racing went to Harvard Business School for two extra curricular courses and worked for State Capital Bank 2013-2014 then moving to UBS Bank from 2014 until 2019. After this period Jaime devoted himself to his family business as a board member and a real state Company in Brazil. The real state development company is specialized on built-to-suit High Rise buildings on a mix combination of Condo/Hotel/Office and Retail buildings.

Media Empire: Beyond the racetrack, Jaime Camara is associated and heir of the influential Grupo Jaime Câmara (GJC), a major media conglomerate in Brazil. Founded by Jaime’s grandfather in 1939, GJC is a powerhouse in the Brazilian media landscape, encompassing 13 television stations, 7 radio stations, 4 newspapers, and multiple online news portals. The group's extensive portfolio makes it one of the top 10 largest cross-media platforms media companies in Brazil, known for delivering high-quality journalism and entertainment. GJC's reach and influence are significant, offering comprehensive media services and playing a crucial role in the development of society and business in the regions it serves.

Other Activities: Jaime started flying Helicopters in 1996 , in 1999 he flew 2 years for a Oil and Gas company in Brazil on the building project of the Oil and Gas pipelines between Bolivia and Brazil flying equipment and Workers. He accumulated around 1,000 hours of flight time as a Helicopter Captain. Today Jaime continues flying helicopter’s as a Hobby.

Future Plans: Jaime today has a advisory Board hole in Grupo Jaime Camara and is the next probable controller of the Family interests on Grupo Jaime Camara dividing his time between Miami and Brazil and home office remote work.

Personal: Jaime is engaged to Klaudia Kapuscinska a Polish Model and undergrad Psychologist. Jaime has a 15 year old son from a previous relationship that was born in Miami but lives with his mother in Brazil and spends his vacations with Jaime in Miami. His son’s plans is to join the Air Force Academy in the United States in 2026. Jaime became a United States citizen pledging the Flag in 2016. Jaime also devotes some time to social causes being part of two institutes specialized in delivering Aid for the people in need on regions affected by natural disasters and war.

Camara previously competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the Indy Racing League's Indy Pro Series and finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively. He has also won the 2005 Freedom 100, the Indy Pro Series' biggest race, from the pole.

He sought a ride in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series during the 2006-2007 offseason, but could not put a deal together and returned to the IPS and Andretti Green Racing for the 2007 season. He finished 6th in points for the second year in a row without scoring a win.

On April 24, 2008, he was announced as the driver of the #34 Conquest Racing entry in the IndyCar Series beginning with the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway and will remain through the balance of the season.^[1] At the Indianapolis 500 he pulled into the wrong pit box, delaying teammate Enrique Bernoldi in the process; he later crashed out in a single-car incident. After a very strong run at Richmond International Raceway, where he moved from a starting position of 24th up to first where he led 44 laps, he crashed out in another single-car incident. He finished the season 23rd in points. He participated in a test with the Conquest team prior to the 2009 season, but Alex Tagliani was named the driver for the team's single car prior to the beginning of the season.

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

¹ Races held on same day.

² Non-points-paying exhibition race.

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