Augusto Farfus Jr. (born 3 September 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian BMW factory driver. He presently lives in Monaco.Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991.Like many drivers, his motorsport career began with karting. In 1992, at the age of 9 years, he won the Paraná state championship (cadet class), and mainly competed in São Paulo states championship from 1993 to 1998. In 1999 he succeeded in both winning the Italian Winter Cup and finishing runner-up in the North American Championship. He is married to Elirane Johnsson.