Duarte Maria de Ortigão Ramos Félix da Costa (born May 31, 1985 in Cascais) is a Portugueseauto racing driver and driving coach.[1] He has spent the majority of his motorsport career participating in touring car racing,[1] and would also take part in sports car racing later on in his career.
Having failed to win a race in single-seaters for three years, Félix da Costa moved to touring cars, racing in the SEAT León Supercopa one-make series in 2007, finishing 9th. He would also race in the SEAT León Eurocup in 2008, also finishing the season in 9th.[2] That same year, Félix da Costa earned a one-off guest drive in the World Touring Car Championship with Sunred Engineering after displaying strong performances at Oschersleben in the SEAT León Eurocup.[3] He would return to the SEAT León Eurocup in 2010, finishing the season in 6th.
In 2009, Félix da Costa competed in the Portuguese Touring Car Championship and would post a strong campaign, finishing the year in 2nd with three victories. He would also venture into sports car racing for the first time in his career, racing in the International GT Open with Escudería Roger Racing alongside Miquel Julià in a Ferrari F430 GT3. Félix da Costa also competed in the European Touring Car Cup at Braga for British Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering in a Chevrolet Lacetti alongside Harry Vaulkhard. He and Vaulkhard locked out the second row of the grid during qualifying, and Félix da Costa would finish in 8th and 7th for both races.[4]
Since 2013, Félix da Costa has dedicated his time to coaching young drivers. He co-founded Synergy Driver Performance with Rodrigo Loyo in 2015 to elevate young drivers through their careers as they go through the categories of junior formula and sports car racing.[5]
