Luís Carreira Explained
| Luis Carreira |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Birth Date: | 1976 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Death Place: | Macau |
| Current Team: | Team Benimoto Suzuki Cetelem |
| Bike Number: | 1 |
| Website: | luiscarreira.com |
Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira (31 December 1976 Angola;– 15 November 2012) was a Portuguese motorcycle road racer. He died on 15 November 2012 after an accident during qualifying in the 2012 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.[1]
Career highlights
- 1998 – 1st place in Troféu Super CBR 600 (Portuguese championship)
- 2000 – 2nd place in Troféu Honda Hornet (Portuguese championship)
- 2001 – 1st place in Troféu Honda CBR 600 (Portuguese championship)
- 2002 – 7th place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2003 – 3rd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2004 – 4th place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2004 – 21st place in GP Macau
- 2005 – 1st place in I GP Internacional de Angola
- 2005 – 2nd place in II GP Internacional de Angola
- 2004 – 3rd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2006 – 14th place in GP Macau
- 2007 – 1st place in Troféu Resistência Vodafone (Portuguese Trophy)
- 2007 – 9th place in GP Macau
- 2007 – 2nd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2008 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2008 – 4th place in GP Macau
- 2008 – Wild Card at WSBK Portimão
- 2009 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2009 – 1st place in Troféu Resistência Vodafone (Portuguese Trophy)[2]
- 2009 – 8th place in GP Macau
- 2009 – 12th place in Albacete European Championship
- 2009 – 18th place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Best Rookie)
- 2010 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
- 2010 – 1st place in Resistência Estoril 500 km – Angotruck
- 2010 – 17th place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Superstock class)
- 2010 – 22nd place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Superbike class)
- 2011 – 11th place in NW 200 (Best Rookie)
- 2011 – 13th place in Isle of Man TT (Superstock class)
- 2011 – 16th place in Isle of Man TT (Supersport class)
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Associated Press. Motorcyclist Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira dies in crash at Macau Grand Prix. CBS. 16 November 2012.
- News: Luís Carreira domina em Portimão . Região Sul . 1 September 2009 . 27 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001074507/http://regiao-sul.pt/noticia.php?refnoticia=97487 . 1 October 2009 . dmy-all .
