Fernando Rees
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| Fernando Rees | |
 Rees in Interlagos, 2007 |
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| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Date of Birth | January 4, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | São Paulo, São Paulo State (Brazil) |
| 2008 Le Mans Series | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Barazi-Epsilon |
| Car No. | 32 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Fernando Rees (born: January 4, 1985 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian racecar driver. He started his career in motor racing at age 8, and most recently competed in the World Series by Renault championship. Rees has 15 years of racing experience and is a quick driver capable of competing well in today's advanced race cars.
In early 2006, at the Italian circuit of Monza, Fernando was unfortunately involved in a shunt during a Formula 3000 International Masters test day, under heavy rain, and was injured.[1] As a consequence, Rees was away from motor racing for 18 months.
With his convalescence complete, Fernando made his sportscar debut in the last Le Mans Series event of 2007, the Mil Milhas of Interlagos.[2] Racing for Larbre Compétition with an Aston Martin DBR9, together with drivers Roland Berville, Gregor Fisken and Steve Zacchia, Fernando took a clear win in the GT1 class after almost nine hours of racing.[3]
Fernando made his debut in the LMP2 class of Le Mans Series in the second round of the 2008 championship, in Monza. Returning to the place of his huge accident back in 2006 for the first time, Fernando had a strong pace racing for the Barazi-Epsilon team alongside drivers Juan Barazi and Michael Vergers. Fernando Rees had taken over from Juan Barazi for the second stint in the race, and was immediately quick, recording the the car's fastest lap. [4]
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[edit] Road Racing Career
- 2008: Le Mans Series (Team - Barazi-Epsilon)
- One race, Monza. Qualified 5th. Race: DNF.
- 2007: Le Mans Series (Team - Larbre Compétition)
- One race, Interlagos. Qualified 2nd. Race: 1st.
- 2006: Formula 3000 International Masters (Team - Pro Motorsport)
- 2005: World Series by Renault 3.5 (Team - Interwetten)
- 12 races, best start 5th (Donington, Race 2); best race result 14th (Bilbao, Race 2)
- 2005: Formula Toyota Atlantic (Team - Brooks Associates Racing)
- One race, Long Beach. Qualified 3rd. Race: 16th.
- 2004: Formula 3 Euroseries (Swiss Racing Team) - Formula 3 Euroseries tests with ASM Mercedes-Benz
- two races with SRT
- 2003: South-American Formula 3 Championship (Team Cesario Formula) - Formula 3 Euroseries tests with ASM Mercedes
- 12 races in F3 Sudamericana, one win (Sao Paulo, Race 1), five third place finishes, sixth in championship
- 2002: Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (Team RC Motorsports) - Italian Formula Renault 2000 (Team RC Motorsports)
- 9 races, best start 5th (Imola), best race result 12th (Pergusa)
[edit] Karting Career
- 2001: Karting in Italian and European Championships (Birel Official Factory Team) - Formula Renault 2000 Winter Series, Italy (Team Bicar)
- 2000: Karting in Italian, European and World Championships (Danilo Rossi Racing Team)
- 1999: Karting in Italian and European Championships (Danilo Rossi Racing Team)
- 1998: Karting in Brazilian National Championships and North-American Championships (CRG Official Factory Team)
- 1997: Karting in Brazilian National Championships
- 1996: Karting in Brazilian National Championships
- 1995: Karting in Brazilian National Championships
- 1994: Karting in Brazilian National Championships
- 1993: Karting in Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil
[edit] References
- ^ "Fernando Rees crashes heavily in testing", AOL AUTOS, 2006-03-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Larbre Competition set for Brazilian finale", Planetlemans.com, 2007-10-31. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Interlagos: Series race report", Motorsport.com, 2007-11-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Monza: Zytek race report", Motorsport.com, 2008-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
