António Félix da Costa
António Félix da Costa is a Portuguese race driver for Hertz Team Jota in the FIA World Endurance Championship.António has driven for many teams throughout his career, across many different racetracks. These range from the narrow winding streets of Monte Carlo to the Berlin-Tempelhof.
Check out some of his achievements to date:
- Race starts: 373
- Victories: 47
- Podium finishes: 109
- Pole finishes: 26
- Fastest laps: 34
- Winning percentage: 12.6%
- Podium percentage: 29.2%
Early life and background
António was born in Cascais, on the outskirts of Lisbon in Portugal on August 31st, 1991. As a young child, he was always a keen motor racing enthusiast, taking up karting early in his life. Interestingly, he’s not the only racing driver in his family. He has an older half-brother - Duarte Félix da Costa, who is also involved in motorsports.
Some of his early successes included:
- 2nd in the Formula Renault 2.0 Cup in 2008.
- 1st in N Formula Renault 2.0 Cup in 2009.
- 1st in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.
Career highlights
2022
1st - 24h Le Mans, LMP2 (Team Jota Sport)
2021-2022
5th - FIA Formula E (DS Techeetah)
2020-2021
8th - FIA Formula E (DS Techeetah)
2020
2nd - 24h Le Mans, LMP2 (Team Jota Sport)
2019-2020
1st - FIA Formula E (DS Techeetah) and 4th - 24h Le Mans, LMP2 (Team Jota Sport)
2018-2019
6th - FIA Formula E (Andretti Autosport)
2017-2018
15th - FIA Formula E (Andretti Autosport)
2016-2017
20th - FIA Formula E (Andretti Autosport)
2016
17th - DTM and 1st place Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
2015-2016
13th - FIA Formula E (Aguri)
2015
Test driver Formula 1 for Red Bull Racing and 11th - DTM
2014-2015
8th - FIA Formula E (Aguri)
2014
Test driver Formula 1 for Red Bull Racing and 21st position - DTM
2013
3rd - Formula Renault 3.5 world series and 2nd - Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
2012
3rd - GP3 series
4th - Formula Renault 3.5 world series
1st - Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
2011-2012
9th - GP2 finals
2011
13th - GP3 series
2010
7th - Formula 3 Euroseries
6th - Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
2009
1st place N Formula Renault 2.0 Cup
3rd - Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
2008
2nd - Formula Renault 2.0 Cup
Journey in the World Endurance Championship
António Félix da Costa's has raced in the World Endurance Championship for 5 years. He raced for BMW Team MTEK, before joining Jota Sport - which later rebranded to Hertz Team Jota. Here is a table showing all of his results in the series to date:
Year | Team | Position | Starts | Victories | Pole Positions | Podium Finishes |
2023 | Hertz Team JOTA | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | JOTA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | JOTA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | JOTA | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | BMW Team MTEK | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Off-track interests
Off the track, Da Costa is a keen surfer and likes to ride the waves near his hometown of Cascais. If he’s not surfing, he enjoys a round of golf.
Some of the brands Da Costa has endorsed include Boss, Red Bull, and Puma. António has also raised money for various charities. This includes raising funds for disabled racing driver Billy Monger.
Personal quotes and interviews:
- “I struggle to just sit on the couch and rest. Sport is important for my mental health.”
- “I get up in the morning and look at the conditions. If the waves are good, I get out there.”
- “It’s great to have pressure… having no pressure means no one cares what you do. Pressure means people want you to perform, so I train every day for this. Everyone at Porsche is working towards one goal: we want to win races and championships.”
- “It’s going to be really special” – When asked about racing in the WEC in Portimao.
