Bruno Andrade | |
Nationality: | Brazilian |
Birth Date: | 6 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | São Paulo (Brazil) |
Prev Series: | Firestone Indy Lights Formula 3 Brazil Open Fórmula Three Sudamericana Formula São Paulo |
Prev Series Years: | 2011 2010 2009–10 2009 |
Titles: | Formula São Paulo Fórmula Three Sudamericana |
Title Years: | 2009 2010 |
Bruno Andrade (born February 6, 1991, in São Paulo is a Brazilian racing driver.
Andrade began his racing career in karting in 2004. He continued karting in junior categories in 2005 and 2006
In 2007, Andrade became champion São Paulo kart, Graduates in category B. In 2008, he was runner-up Grand Prix RBC, Graduate category A.
In 2009, Andrade competed in Formula Three Sudamericana Lights finishing third and Formula São Paulo where he won the championship.
Andrade moved up to the main championship in 2010 and won four of the first six races. In the last race, he was in third and his closest championship challenger, Yann Cunha, the only one who could take the championship from him, was behind him. In a controversial turn of events, Cunha made contact with Andrade during the race and Cunha won the championship by four points, but Andrade was declared champion of the Formula Three Sudamericana in 2010, official result was decided in court on March 30, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro. Cunha, was disqualified from the last race as a result of the collision with Andrade.[1]
Andrade made his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Honda Indy Toronto race weekend driving for Bryan Herta Autosport as teammate to former F3 Sudamericana teammate Duarte Ferreira.[2] He competed in that race as well as the next three and had a best finish of sixth in the first race of the double-header in Edmonton.
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F/Laps | Points | Position | |
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2009 | Formula São Paulo | align=left rowspan=2 | MX Sports | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 1st |
Formula 3 Sudamericana Light Class | 18 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 110 | 3rd | |||
2010 | Formula 3 Brazil Open | Razia Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
Formula 3 Sudamericana | Cesário Fórmula | 24 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 361 | 1st | ||
2011 | Indy Lights | Bryan Herta Autosport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 17th |