Gustavo Menezes

Gustavo Menezes
Nationality United States American
Born (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994
Los Angeles, United States[1]
European Formula 3 career
Debut season 2014
Current team Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Car no. 4
Former teams Van Amersfoort Racing
Starts 65
Wins 0
Poles 1
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 11th in 2014
Previous series
2014–15
2013
2013
2011–12
2011–12
2011
2010		 United SportsCar Championship
American Le Mans Series
German Formula Three
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Star Mazda Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Pacific F2000

Gustavo Menezes (born 19 September 1994) is an American racing driver.

Career

Karting

Menezes began karting in 2002, but took his first championship in 2005 in the IKF Region 7 Sprint - HPV 1 Cadet. In 2008 he began karting outside the United States. In Asia he competed in the CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship becoming 5th in the championship in 2008.[2] That same year Carlos Sainz, Jr. won the championship. In Europe he competed in championship in among others Monaco, Sweden and Belgium. He competes in karting championship from time to time, but he started his single-seater career in 2010.

German Formula Three

In 2013 Menezes competed in the German Formula Three. He drove the full season with Van Amersfoort Racing and won two races.[3][4] He became 4th in the championship with 241 points.

American Le Mans Series/United SportsCar Championship

Menezes began his endurance racing career in 2013, driving for RSR Racing in the American Le Mans Series in the Prototype Challenge class. He only entered the Petit Le Mans with co-drivers Bruno Junqueira and Duncan Ende and finished 29th overall and 6th in class.

Both in 2014 and 2015 he competed again with RSR Racing and again in the Prototype Challenge class. In those two seasons he entered three races. In 2014 he only entered the 24 Hours of Daytona, but he and his co-drivers were unable to finish and were classified in a disappointing 63rd position. In 2015 he entered the first two races of the season: the 24 Hours of Daytona, where he finished 34th overall and 4th in class,[5] and the 12 Hours of Sebring, where he finished 31st overall and 6th in class.[6]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

After he had finished 4th in the championship in the German Formula Three, Menezes graduated to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014 and drove again with Van Amersfoort Racing. He finished 11th in the championship and managed to take two third-place finishes at Spa-Francorchamps. In 2015 he joined Jagonya Ayam with Carlin.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Pacific F2000 Championship Unknown 2 0 0 0 0 12 14th
2011 Star Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 11 0 0 0 1 297 8th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 37th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 0 68 18th
2012 Star Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 17 0 0 0 0 208 9th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 German Formula Three Van Amersfoort Racing 17 2 0 2 8 241 4th
American Le Mans Series – PC RSR Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2014 United SportsCar Championship – PC 1 0 0 0 0 1 52nd
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 33 0 1 0 2 91 11th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2015 United SportsCar Championship – PC RSR Racing 3 0 0 0 0 53 23rd
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 33 0 0 1 0 65 12th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Global RallyCross Championship – GRC Lites Olsbergs MSE 1 0 0 0 0 11 20th

† - As Menezes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2014 Van Amersfoort Racing Volkswagen SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
18		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
21		 HOC
3
9		 PAU
1
15		 PAU
2
13		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
17		 HUN
2
7		 HUN
3
8		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
3		 SPA
3
3		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
10		 NOR
3
5		 MSC
1
10		 MSC
2
15		 MSC
3
12		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
5		 RBR
3
8		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
13		 NÜR
3
13		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
10		 IMO
3
10		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
9		 HOC
3
16		 11th 91
2015 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
18		 SIL
3
4		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
7		 HOC
3
11		 PAU
1
15		 PAU
2
14		 PAU
3
Ret		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
5		 MNZ
3
6		 SPA
1
22		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
DNS		 NOR
1
7		 NOR
2
7		 NOR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
16		 ZAN
2
10		 ZAN
3
Ret		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
10		 RBR
3
12		 ALG
1
15		 ALG
2
4		 ALG
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
Ret		 NÜR
3
14		 HOC
1
20		 HOC
2
12		 HOC
3
13		 12th 65

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

GRC Lites

Year Entrant Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2015 Olsbergs MSE Lites Ford Fiesta 28 FTA
 DAY1
 DAY2
 MCAS
 DET1
 DET2
 DC
 LA1
 LA2
 BAR1
 BAR2
 LV
9		 20th 11

References

  1. ↑ "FIA Formula 3 European Championship - #4 - Gustavo Menezes (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin)". fiaf3europe.com.
  2. ↑ "CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship - KF3 2008 standings - Driver Database". driverdb.com.
  3. ↑ "Gustavo Menezes secures victory for the first time". Formel3.de. June 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Menezes wins with top speed". Formel3.de. September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Official Race Report of the Rolex 24 at Daytona" (PDF). imsa.com.
  6. ↑ "Official Race Report of the 63rd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida" (PDF). imsa.com.
  7. ↑ "Menezes joins Carlin for FIA Formula 3 European Championship". carlin.co.uk. December 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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