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Raul de Mesquita Boesel (born 4 December1957 in Curitiba, Brazil)
was a Formula One driver who raced for the March and Ligier
teams. Although an outstanding participant in equestrian show jumping, he studied engineering, gave up his degree and went on to motor racing. He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and in 1981 entered Formula 3 and finished third in the championship. In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and entered the March team, only to swtich in 1983 to Ligier. At the end of the year he went to the United States to race in CART. In 1987 he switched to World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with five victories. In 1988 he won the Daytona 24 Hours in a Jaguar XJR-9, along with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also joined CART and finished third at Indianapolis in 1989. In 1991 he finished second in Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar and returned to CART, finishing fifth in the 1993 series. He raced in CART until 1998, when he went to Indy Racing League.
