Bruno Bonifacio

Bruno Bonifacio
Nationality Brazilian
Born 2 November 1994
São Paulo (Brazil)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Prema Powerteam
Car no. 20
Starts 27
Wins 1
Poles 0
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 5th in 2014
Previous series
2012–14
2012
2011–12
2011		 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Abarth
Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in São Paulo, Bonifacio entered karting in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup.[1]

Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bonifacio made his début in single-seaters in 2011, taking part in the Light Class of the local Formula 3 Sudamericana championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races.[2]

Formula Abarth

Also in 2011, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam.[3] He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums.[4] He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series.[5]

Formula Renault

Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema.[6] He took a podium finish at Spa and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind team-mates Antonio Fuoco and Luca Ghiotto.

Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in 2014.[7] He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at Spa.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
Formula 3 Sudamericana - Light Class 14 12 5 13 13 318 1st
Formula Abarth Italian Series Prema Powerteam 4 0 0 0 0 10 14th
Formula Abarth European Series 8 0 0 0 0 14 15th
2012 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 525 10th
Formula Abarth European Series Prema Powerteam 24 4 3 1 13 219 3rd
Formula Abarth Italian Series 18 2 2 0 9 157 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 4 0 0 0 0 16 20th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 1 20 35th
2013 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 2 0 0 4 650 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Prema Powerteam 14 3 6 2 8 145 3rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 2 1 29 15th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 14 1 0 0 4 88 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 1 1 1 4 N/A NC†

† - As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

References

  1. ↑ "Career". brunobonifacio.co. Bruno Bonifacio. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Formula 3 South America — Light 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Three new drivers and a comeback at the Red Bull Ring". Formula Abarth (Automobile Club d'Italia). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Allen, Peter (30 March 2012). "PaddockScout Preview: Italian championships begin...in Spain!". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 February 2014). "Roundup: Bianchi steals FR3.5 points lead with home win". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bonifacio re-joins Prema for Formula Renault 2.0". premapowerteam.com (Prema Powerteam). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "PREMA announces it's drivers for 2014". Prema Powerteam. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 June 2014). "Bruno Bonifacio claims first Eurocup win at Spa". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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