Filipe Albuquerque
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| Filipe Miguel Albuquerque | |
| Nationality |  Portuguese |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | Coimbra (Portugal) |
| 2008 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Epsilon Euskadi |
| Car No. | 21 |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007 2006 2005-2006 2005 2005 |
GP2 Series Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Germany Spanish F3 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2006 |
Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | Red Bull Junior of the Year |
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 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 permanent 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, finishing as a highest positioned rookie in all three championships.[1] In 2006, Albuquerque raced 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. He was also chosen as replacement of Ernesto Viso in the Silverstone round of GP2 Series, following the Venezuelan's accident at Magny-Cours.
[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 2007 |
World Series by Renault | Epsilon Euskadi | 13 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 5th |
| GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | |
| 2007-08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th* |
*Current Championship position
[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 |
Eurocup Formula Renault champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Brendon Hartley |
| Preceded by Pekka Saarinen (German Championship) |
North European Formula Renault Drivers' Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Frank Kechele |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Red Bull Junior of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Albuquerque, Filipe Miguel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albuquerque |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Portuguese Racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coimbra, Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
