| André Couto | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Macanese |
| Born | 14 December 1976 Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2012 Super GT | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | Lexus Team Kraft |
| Starts | 57 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 1995 1996 1996–1997 1998–2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005-2011 |
Formula Opel Euroseries German F3 Italian F3 International F3000 Formula Nippon JGTC (GT500) World Series by Nissan European Touring Car Championship JGTC (GT500) World Touring Car Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 1995 2000 2005 |
EFDA Nations Cup Macau F3 Grand Prix 1000km of Suzuka |
André Couto (born December 14, 1976 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese motor racing driver who races with a Macau licence.
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André Couto started his career in Karting in Macau influenced by the popular Macau Grand Prix and friends who competed in the local Karting championship. He rapidly enjoyed success and started competing and winning in international level. He moved to racing cars in 1995 where he competed in European Formula Opel Lotus (Winning a round in the Estoril Circuit). 1995 was also the debut year in the Formula Three event of the Macau Grand Prix where he briefly led after a duel with race winner Ralf Schumacher.
Couto competed in German Formula Three in 1996 before moving to the Italian series in 1997, where he finished the season as runner-up in the championship. He competed in the F3 Macau Grand Prix six times, eventually winning it in 2000.
Couto graduated to Formula 3000 in 1998 and stayed there for 1999 and 2000. Although he scored points on several occasions, he never achieved any great success. His best result was third place at the Nürburgring in 2000.
After leaving F3000 and winning the Macau Grand Prix Formula Three event in 2000, Couto competed in the Formula Nippon Championship in 2001 and competed in some races of the All-Japan GT Championship. For 2002 he moved to the World Series by Nissan, and finished seventh in the championship.
Since 2003, Couto has competed frequently in the Guia Race of Macau as part of the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) and later the World Touring Car Championship. He has comepted at the race on different cars and teams: Alfa Romeo 156 and Honda Accord (for N.Technology), and SEAT León (for SEAT Sport and Sunred),
Since 2005, Couto has competed in the Super GT Championship in the GT500-class Lexus SC430, initially for SARD and in 2011 for Kraft.
Couto had a son, Afonso, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in November 2009. Several of his fellow WTCC drivers have carried stickers on their cars in the 2010 WTCC season to promote a website which is trying to find a suitable bone marrow donor.,[1] the GT Association and all teams of Super GT also launches a campaign towards bone marrow donation. A suitable bone marrow for Afonso was found in 9th, May, 2010 in Germany and his operation was successfully completed in 20th, May, 2010.[2] Afonso died on November 3, 2010 from leukaemia treatment complications. He had been in the hospital for two weeks.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
SMR 1 |
SMR 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
TUR 1 |
TUR 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
MAC 1 Ret |
MAC 2 DNS |
NC | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | SEAT Sport | SEAT León | ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
TUR 1 |
TUR 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
MAC 1 13 |
MAC 2 7 |
23rd | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
SWE 1 |
SWE 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
MAC 1 DNS |
MAC 2 DNS |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Honda Accord Euro R | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 13 |
MAC 2 Ret |
28th | 0 |
| 2009 | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 25 |
MAC 2 18 |
NC | 0 |
| 2010 | SR-Sport | SEAT León TDI | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 Ret |
MAC 2 DNS |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2011 | SUNRED Engineering | SUNRED SR León 1.6T | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
MAC 1 Ret |
MAC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
† Season in progress
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Darren Manning |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 2000 |
Succeeded by Takuma Sato |