Claudio Cantelli

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Claudio Cantelli, Jr.
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 32)
Guarapuava (Brazil)
Previous series
2009
2008
2007
2006
2006
2006		South American Formula Three
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
International Formula Master
British Formula Renault 2.0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0

Claudio Cantelli, Jr. (born May 20, 1989 in Guarapuava) is a professional racing driver from Brazil.

Career[]

Formula Renault 2.0[]

After an early career in karting, in which he became a national champion, Cantelli made his single-seater debut in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving for Dragão Motorsport and Cesário F.Renault, he took two podium places and three fastest laps to finish ninth in the standings.

During the same year, he also contested six races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Graff Racing, scoring a single point to be classified in 29th position. At the end of the season, Cantelli took part in the four-race British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, held at Brands Hatch and Croft. Racing for the Position 1 team, he finished the championship in eleventh place.

International Formula Master[]

In 2007, Cantelli took part in the inaugural International Formula Master championship, which acted as a support series to the World Touring Car Championship. He scored a single point in the second race at Pau to end the season in 28th place.[1]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series[]

In March 2008, Cantelli joined the new Ultimate Signature team to contest the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.[2] He took part in the first five races of the season with the team, but was replaced by Esteban Guerrieri after the Monaco round.[3] After missing the following event at Silverstone, Cantelli returned to the series at the Hungaroring, replacing Aleix Alcaraz at Italian team RC Motorsport.[4] He finished in the points on one occasion, at the Nürburgring, to claim 28th place in the final standings.[5]

Formula Three[]

After taking part in FR3.5 winter testing, Cantelli returned to South America in 2009 to compete in the South American Formula 3 Championship. Driving for Bassan Motorsport, he took three race victories and a further three podium places to finish as runner-up behind series champion Leonardo Cordeiro.[6]

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 Dragão Motorsport 9 0 0 3 2 185 9th
Cesário F.Renault
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 6 0 0 0 0 1 29th
British Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series Position 1 Racing 4 0 0 ? 0 38 11th
2007 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 1 28th
2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Ultimate Signature 15 0 0 0 0 3 28th
RC Motorsport
2009 South American Formula 3 Championship Bassan Motorsport 17 3 3 1 6 97 2nd

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results[]

(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 Pos Points
2008 Ultimate Signature MNZ
1
16 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
19 		MON
1
17 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		28th 3
RC Motorsport HUN
1
14 		HUN
2
17 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
17 		LMS
1
16 		LMS
2
20 		EST
1
18 		EST
2
17 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
16

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 International Formula Master". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. ^ "Ultimate/Signature conferma il brasiliano Claudio Cantelli". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. ^ "Guerrieri graduates". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. ^ "Cantelli replaces Alcaraz at RC". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  5. ^ "World Series by Renault 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fórmula 3 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

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