Filipe Albuquerque
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| Filipe Albuquerque | |
|---|---|
| 2007 World Series by Renault driver | |
| Nationality |  Portuguese |
| Current team | Epsilon Euskadi |
| Car No. | 21 |
| Former teams | None |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Best season | N/A |
| 2006 position | N/A |
Filipe Miguel Albuquerque (born March 1, 1985 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese race car driver, currently driving in the World Series by Renault championship.
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[edit] Career
Filipe Albuquerque started his motor racing career in karting in 1993, "I started out karting as a joke, but it quickly became more and more serious" Albuquerque recalled, "It's really hard to get sponsorship to go racing. Without Red Bull I would probably be at home studying" he added.[1] The young Portuguese driver went onto win two national karting titles before moving up to Spanish Formula Three with the help of Red Bull. But later, Albuquerque was moved up to the Formula Renault, "a driver was fired from Red Bull" The Portuguese commented, "and I was told I would do the Renault 2.0-litre race in Zolder."[1] Albuquerque was the fastest driver for the team during the race and so became the pernament replacement and was also called into the Formula Renault German series.
The Portuguese driver finished sixth in the Spanish Formula Three championship, fifth in the Formula Renault Eurocup and third in the Formula Renault Germany series, collecting the Rookie of the Year award in all three championships.[1] In 2006, Albuquerque race in two championships, the Formula Renault Eurocup championship and the North European Formula Renault championship, where he won the Drivers' title in both series. For 2007, Albuquerque will be entering the World Series by Renault championship with the Epsilon Euskadi team.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Motor racing record
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2005 | Spanish F3 | Racing Engineering | 14 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 6th |
| Formula Renault Eurocup | Motopark Academy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 5th | |
| Formula Renault Germany | Motopark Oschersleben | 14 | 6 | 4 | 273 | 3rd | |
| 2006 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Motopark Academy | 14 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 1st |
| Formula Renault NEC | Motopark Academy | 14 | 2 | 4 | 312 | 1st | |
| 2007 | World Series by Renault | Epsilon Euskadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Interview with Filipe Albuquerque. Autosport Magazine, Vol. 187, No. 11, pp. 55, Haymarket Publications. March 15, 2007.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kamui Kobayashi |
Formula Renault Eurocup Drivers' Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by None |
North European Formula Renault Drivers' Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Red Bull Junior of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
