Raphael Matos

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Raphael Matos (born August 28, 1981) is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte. He came to the United States in 2002 after Karting in Brazil and began competing in Formula Dodge and Skip Barber amateur competition. In 2004, he moved up to the Star Mazda Series and in 2005 he won the Star Mazda championship. In 2006 he moved up the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Series where he drove for the Sierra Sierra team and captured one victory on his way to 4th place in the points standings. He also competed in 4 Indy Pro Series races for Jim Guthrie Racing and swept the two races held in March at St. Petersburg, Florida. During the fall he was named a driver for A1 Team Brazil in the A1 Grand Prix series and made his debut at the series' race in Beijing in the 2006-2007 season. He will race a Lola B07/40 Mazda in the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2007 Petit Le Mans.