| Claudio Cantelli Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | May 20, 1989 Guarapuava (Brazil) |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006 |
South American Formula Three Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Formula Master British Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 |
Claudio Cantelli Jr. (born May 20, 1989 in Guarapuava) is a professional racing driver from Brazil.
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After an early career in karting, in which he became a national champion, Cantelli made his single-seater debut in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving for Dragão Motorsport and Cesário F.Renault, he took two podium places and three fastest laps to finish ninth in the standings.
During the same year, he also contested six races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Graff Racing, scoring a single point to be classified in 29th position. At the end of the season, Cantelli took part in the four-race British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, held at Brands Hatch and Croft. Racing for the Position 1 team, he finished the championship in eleventh place.
In 2007, Cantelli took part in the inaugural International Formula Master championship, which acted as a support series to the World Touring Car Championship. He scored a single point in the second race at Pau to end the season in 28th place.[1]
In March 2008, Cantelli joined the new Ultimate Signature team to contest the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.[2] He took part in the first five races of the season with the team, but was replaced by Esteban Guerrieri after the Monaco round.[3] After missing the following event at Silverstone, Cantelli returned to the series at the Hungaroring, replacing Aleix Alcaraz at Italian team RC Motorsport.[4] He finished in the points on one occasion, at the Nürburgring, to claim 28th place in the final standings.[5]
After taking part in FR3.5 winter testing, Cantelli returned to South America in 2009 to compete in the South American Formula 3 Championship. Driving for Bassan Motorsport, he took three race victories and a further three podium places to finish as runner-up behind series champion Leonardo Cordeiro.[6]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 | Dragão Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 9th |
| Cesário F.Renault | |||||||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Graff Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th | |
| British Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series | Position 1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 38 | 11th | |
| 2007 | International Formula Master | JD Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28th |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Ultimate Signature | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28th |
| RC Motorsport | |||||||||
| 2009 | South American Formula 3 Championship | Bassan Motorsport | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 2nd |