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Brazilian racing driver (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡa.bɾiˈɛw boʁ.tuˈlɛ.tu o.liˈve(j).ɾɐ]; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver, currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Invicta Racing.
Gabriel Bortoleto | |
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 14 October 2004
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Invicta Racing |
Car number | 10 |
Starts | 22 (22 entries) |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2022 2022 2021–2022 2021 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship Stock Car Brasil FR Asian Championship FR European Championship Stock Car Light Brasil Italian F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2023 | FIA Formula 3 Championship |
A protégé of two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso, Bortoleto graduated from karting to junior formulae in 2020. He won his first championship at the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident Motorsport. Having also been a race winner in Italian F4 and the Formula Regional European Championship, Bortoleto progressed to Formula 2 in 2024. At the Monza feature race that year, Bortoleto received widespread acclaim for his win from last on the grid, becoming the first driver to do so in either Formula 2 or Formula One.[1]
A member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme since 2023, Bortoleto completed his first Formula One test at the Red Bull Ring in September 2024, driving the McLaren MCL36.[2]
Bortoleto started karting in his native Brazil in 2012 in the Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart. He remained in karts until 2019, with his most successful year being 2018, where he finished third in the European and World Championships in the OKJ-category respectively, and became vice-champion in both the WSK Super Master Series and the Andrea Margutti Trophy.[3]
Bortoleto made his car racing debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, partnering Sebastián Montoya, Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic at Prema Powerteam.[4] His first podium came at Mugello, where he scored second, third, and a victory, taking his first single-seater win in the fourth round of the season.[5] He scored two more podiums in Monza and finished the season fifth in the overall championship, ahead of Montoya but behind Beganovic and eventual champion Minì. Bortoleto also finished fourth in the rookies' standings.[citation needed]
In March 2021 it was announced that Bortoleto would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with FA Racing.[6] He scored his first points in the first race of the season in Imola, where he finished ninth.[7]
At the end of September, Bortoleto participated in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 post-season test at Jerez with Trident, partnering Oliver Goethe and Leonardo Fornaroli.[8][9][10] Shortly afterwards, he was announced as a Trident driver for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, becoming the first driver to be announced to a team for that season.[11]
In his first race at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bortoleto was penalised for causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez and was classified outside the points. This was followed by a victory in the following day's feature race when first-place finisher Gabriele Minì received a penalty. Having been elevated to an early championship lead, the Brazilian extended it at Albert Park by claiming pole position and a second consecutive feature race victory. He continued to score points in each race of the subsequent five rounds, even achieving a second place during the feature race at the Red Bull Ring and two runner-up finishes during the sprint races in Britain and Hungary.
Sitting on a comfortable lead at the top of the standings, Bortoleto would proceed to have his first non-scoring race of 2023 at Spa-Francorchamps, as a weak qualifying session was followed by contact caused by Dino Beganovic during Saturday's race, forcing the Brazilian to stop his car.[12] Despite narrowly missing out on points in Sunday's race, a weak round from all of his immediate title rivals left Bortoleto with a 38-point advantage heading into the final round of the season.[13] As Paul Aron and Pepe Martí missed out on pole position during Monza qualifying, Bortoleto was crowned FIA Formula 3 champion on Friday.[14]
Bortoleto graduates to Formula 2 for his 2024 campaign, joining Invicta Virtuosi Racing alongside Alpine Academy driver Kush Maini.[15]
Bortoleto began the season by qualifying 2nd for the season opener in Bahrain but was promoted to pole position after teammate Kush Maini was disqualified from qualifying for a technical infringement. In the sprint Bortoleto would finish 6th despite contact with Isack Hadjar into turn 1. Bortoleto would then finish 5th in the feature race marking a decent first round for the Brazilian. At the next round in Jeddah Bortoleto would qualify 15th. In the sprint Bortoleto would just miss out on points finishing in p10. The feature race however would go awfully as Bortoleto would retire on lap 1 with a driveshaft failure ending a miserable weekend for Bortoleto.
Bortoleto would qualify 9th for the round in Melbourne but he would retire from the sprint after Isack Hadjar wedged Pepe Martí into him sending him into the wall at the pit lane exit. The feature race wouldn't go better as Bortoleto would retire on lap 6 with a hydraulic failure ending another miserable weekend for Bortoleto. Bortoleto would bounce back by taking pole for the round in Imola. Bortoleto would finish the sprint 6th scoring his first points since Bahrain. Bortoleto would drop to 4th at the start of the feature race but move back into 2nd after the pitstop phase. He would chase Isack Hadjar down but the Frenchman held on for the win by half a second but 2nd place marked Bortoleto's first podium finish in formula 2.
Bortoleto would then qualify 9th in Monaco and finished the sprint race in 2nd marking a 2nd podium in a row. He would then finish the feature in 8th. Bortoleto qualified 4th for the round in Barcelona and would finish the sprint race in 5th. In the feature race Bortoleto finished 7th but fell to 10th after a penalty for causing a collision with teammate Kush Maini ending what was a very average weekend for the Invicta driver.
Bortoleto would qualify third for the round in Austria and finished the sprint in 4th. Bortoleto took the lead of the feature race in Austria and pitted when Zane Maloney stopped on lap 7. Bortoleto would take the lead off Pepe Martí on lap 18 and never looked back to take his first win in formula 2 moving him up into third place in the championship with 85 points after 7 rounds.
Bortoleto qualified 6th at Silverstone. During the sprint he had a long battle for third place with teammate Kush Maini which ended with Bortoleto passing Maini on the line to take the final podium place. However the stewards deemed that Bortoleto had completed the pass off the track so he was given a 5 second time penalty dropping him back behind his teammate to fourth. In the feature race Bortoleto finished 6th after a quiet race taking some points home for his title bid.
Bortoleto qualified 4th for the round in Hungary but would finish the sprint 16th after his tyres ran out. He would bounce back by finishing 4th in the feature race. For the next round in Belgium Bortoleto qualified 2nd but he finished the shortened sprint in 10th. In the feature race Bortoleto dropped behind title rival Isack Hadjar at the start. Bortoleto tried to stop later than his rivals and use his tyre advantage to win the race but Isack Hajdar would hold on to the win meaning Bortoleto finished 2nd. Despite this he moved up to 2nd in the standings due to Paul Aron's retirement on the last lap but Bortoleto now sat 36 points behind championship leader Hadjar going into the summer break.
Bortoleto's qualifying for the next round in Monza was a disaster as he qualified last for both races. Bortoleto would put a brilliant charge to go from last to 8th in the sprint but he would share the point with Dennis Hauger as both crossed the line side by side. The feature race however would be even better as Bortoleto would go from last to first after benefitting from a safety car caused by Dennis Hauger spinning at turn 1. The win coupled with Hadjar failing to score points during the weekend allowed Bortoleto to slash the Frenchman's lead down to 10.5 points with 3 rounds to go igniting his championship challenge for the first time in 2024.
In September 2022, it was announced that Bortoleto had joined A14, two time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso's driver management company.[16] After winning the Formula 3 title, Bortoleto signed with the McLaren Driver Development Programme in October 2023.[17]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2012 | Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart — PMK/Mirim | 9th | |
Campeonato Paulista de Kart — Mirim | 2nd | ||
Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim | 1st | ||
Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim | 2nd | ||
2014 | Super Kart Brasil — Cadete | 2nd | |
Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete | 1st | ||
Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete | 3rd | ||
2016 | Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | 6th | |
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Gamoto Asd | 7th | |
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | CRG SpA | 7th |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 29th | ||
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ | 19th | ||
Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | 11th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 14th | ||
German Karting Championship — OKJ | 31st | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 8th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 7th | ||
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | 9th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 33rd | ||
2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | CRG SpA | 19th |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 33rd | ||
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ | 2nd | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 3rd | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 3rd | ||
WSK Final Cup — OK | 11th | ||
2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | CRG SpA | 9th |
WSK Super Master Series — OK | 7th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 13th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 33rd | ||
FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | 53rd | ||
Sources:[18] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | CRG SpA | OKJ | SAR QH 1 |
SAR R 2 |
CAY QH 13 |
CAY R 31 |
LEM QH 24 |
LEM R 13 |
ALA QH 12 |
ALA R 10 |
KRI QH 17 |
KRI R 20 |
8th | 39 |
2018 | CRG SpA | OKJ | SAR QH (6) |
SAR R (14) |
PFI QH 2 |
PFI R 6 |
AMP QH 1 |
AMP R 3 |
ESS QH 4 |
ESS R 3 |
3rd | 68 | ||
2019 | CRG SpA | OK | ANG QH 9 |
ANG R 6 |
GEN QH 24 |
GEN R 12 |
KRI QH 19 |
KRI R 10 |
LEM QH 23 |
LEM R 33 |
13th | 22 |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 157 | 5th |
2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | FA Racing by MP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15th |
Stock Car Light Brasil | KTF Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 13th | |
2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | 3Y by R-ace GP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 14th |
Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 176 | 6th | |
Stock Car Brasil | KTF Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2023 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Trident | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 164 | 1st |
2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Invicta Racing | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 169.5* | 1st* |
† As Bortoleto was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | FA Racing by MP | IMO 1 9 |
IMO 2 11 |
CAT 1 23 |
CAT 2 22 |
MCO 1 23 |
MCO 2 21 |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 28 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 18 |
SPA 1 28 |
SPA 2 12 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 2 |
VAL 1 11 |
VAL 2 9 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 8 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 28 |
15th | 44 |
2022 | R-ace GP | MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 9 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 3 |
MCO 1 6 |
MCO 2 5 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 5 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 8 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 3 |
SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 1 |
RBR 1 15 |
RBR 2 5 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 1 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 2 |
6th | 176 |
† As Bortoletto was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Invicta Racing | BHR SPR 6 |
BHR FEA 5 |
JED SPR 10 |
JED FEA Ret |
MEL SPR Ret |
MEL FEA Ret |
IMO SPR 6 |
IMO FEA 2 |
MON SPR 2 |
MON FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 5 |
CAT FEA 10 |
RBR SPR 4 |
RBR FEA 1 |
SIL SPR 4 |
SIL FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 10 |
SPA FEA 2 |
MNZ SPR 8 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
BAK SPR 5 |
BAK FEA 4 |
LSL SPR |
LSL FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
1st* | 169.5* |
* Season still in progress.
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