Alberto Valerio
| Alberto Valério | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Nationality |
 Brazilian |
| Born | September 6, 1985 |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Scuderia Coloni |
| Car no. | 20 |
| Former teams |
Piquet GP Durango |
| Starts | 53 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2009–10 2006–07, 2009 2006–07 2004–05 2003–05 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series British Formula Three Brazilian Formula Renault Formula Three Sudamericana |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Formula Three Sudamericana |
Alberto Valério (Ipatinga, 6 September 1985) is a Brazilian racing driver.[1][2]
Career
Formula Three
Valerio drove in the Formula Three Sudamericana championship from 2003 to 2005, winning the title in his final year of the category. For 2006 he moved to the British championship, finishing 11th in the championship. 2007 saw him move to the Carlin Motorsport team and improve to eighth place in the standings.
Formula Renault
In 2004 and 2005, Valerio also drove at selected races in the Brazilian Formula Renault series. In 2006 and 2007, he drove in four races overall in the more prestigious Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
GP2 Series
For 2008, Valerio signed to drive for the Durango team in both the GP2 Series and the inaugural GP2 Asia Series. He crashed in three successive GP2 races up to the Monaco Sprint Race, leading Lucas di Grassi to comment on ITV4 that "he always crashes". He finished 26th in the championship, with no points.
He returned to the GP2 Asia Series for the second round onwards of the 2008–09 season by replacing Giacomo Ricci in the Trident Racing team.[3] But he himself was replaced for the third round by Frankie Provenzano.[4]
For 2009, he returned to the GP2 Series but moved to the Piquet GP squad as team-mate to Roldán Rodríguez. Valerio took his first win with the team, as he dominated the feature race at Silverstone. That was his last points-scoring finish however, as he finished fifteenth in the championship.
Valerio moved to Coloni for the 2010 season, but was dropped in favour of Álvaro Parente after scoring only four points in fourteen races.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Dragão Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18th |
| 2004 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário Junior | 18 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Brazil | Dragão Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2005 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário F3 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Cesário FRenault | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15th | |
| 2006 | British Formula Three | Cesário Formula UK | 22 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | EuroInternational | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2007 | British Formula Three | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Victory Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Masters of Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 29th | ||
| 2008 | GP2 Series | Durango | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| GP2 Asia Series | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th | ||
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Trident Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Piquet GP | 20 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Scuderia Coloni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Scuderia Coloni | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Durango | ESP FEA 13 |
ESP SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 18 |
TUR SPR 7 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
FRA FEA 18 |
FRA SPR 17 |
GBR FEA 21 |
GBR SPR 9 |
GER FEA 9 |
GER SPR 15 |
HUN FEA DNS |
HUN SPR 17 |
EUR FEA Ret |
EUR SPR 12 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 12 |
ITA SPR 15 |
26th | 0 |
| 2009 | Piquet GP | ESP FEA 15 |
ESP SPR 13 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 4 |
TUR SPR 6 |
GBR FEA 1 |
GBR SPR 7 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 17 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 21 |
VAL FEA 17 |
VAL SPR 10 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 12 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 11 |
POR FEA Ret |
POR SPR 7 |
15th | 16 |
| 2010 | Scuderia Coloni | ESP FEA 14 |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA 5 |
MON SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 17 |
TUR SPR 19 |
VAL FEA 9 |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 14 |
GBR SPR 22 |
GER FEA 11 |
GER SPR 12 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 12 |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
ABU FEA |
ABU SPR |
22nd | 4 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Durango | DUB1 FEA 9 |
DUB1 SPR 5 |
IDN FEA Ret |
IDN SPR Ret |
MYS FEA Ret |
MYS SPR 17 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 17 |
DUB2 FEA 13 |
DUB2 SPR 15 |
19th | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Trident Racing | CHN FEA |
CHN SPR |
DUB FEA 16 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
QAT FEA |
QAT SPR |
MYS FEA |
MYS SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
37th | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Scuderia Coloni | ABU1 FEA |
ABU1 SPR |
ABU2 FEA 15 |
ABU2 SPR 18 |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
32nd | 0 |
References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on February 17, 2008.
- ↑ Alberto Valério Birth date September 6, 1985 Birthplace Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- ↑ Luiz Razia e Alberto Valério são os representantes do país na principal categoria de acesso
- ↑ "Driver changes aplenty in Dubai". crash.net. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ↑ "Trident names new pairing.". crash.net. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ↑ "Parente rejoins GP2 with Coloni". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexandre Sarnes Negrão |
Formula Three Sudamericana Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Luiz Razia |