Rui Andrade (racing driver)
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Rui Andrade | |
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Nationality | Angolan |
Born | Luanda, Angola | 23 September 1999
Asian Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2021 Asian Le Mans Series |
Current team | G-Drive Racing |
Starts | 4 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2021 2019 - 2020 2020 2019 2019 2018 | Asian Le Mans Series Euroformula Open Championship Toyota Racing Series Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula Renault Eurocup F4 Spanish Championship |
Rui Pinto de Andrade (born 23 September 1999) is an Angolan racing driver who sometimes races under the Portuguese flag. He is currently racing in the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship for G-Drive Racing.
Career[]
Spanish F4 Championship[]
Andrade's first experience in single seaters was in Spanish F4 in with Spanish team Drivex. Andrade competed from the second round in Valencia until the end of the season. He finished the season 12th with 43 points, achieving his best results at Barcelona and Navarra where he finished 5th.
Formula 4 UAE Championship[]
Andrade drove for Emirate team Dragon Racing in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship. With 201 points Andrade attained 5th in the standings while standing on the podium 6 times, none of which were wins however two of them were second places. The two second places came at the first race at Dubai Autodrome and second race at Yas Marina Circuit.[1]
Toyota Racing Series[]
At the 2020 Toyota Racing Series Andrade raced for M2 Competition alongside the top two driver in the championship, Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson. Andrade won 70 points over the course of the season meaning he finished 16th, 2 points behind French teammate Émilien Denner. Two 9th places were the Angolans best results at the first 2 races at Pukekohe Park.[2]
Euroformula Open Championship[]
Andrade's first season at the Euroformula Open Championship was in 2019 with Spanish outfit Drivex Racing.[3] Andrade only finished in the points once and it was at the last round in Monza, ultimately this contributed to a 22nd-place finish with 6 points.
In 2020 Andrade will race for Japanese team CryptoTower Racing alongside Ye Yifei.[4]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Spanish F4 Championship | Drivex School | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11th |
2019 | Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
Formula 4 UAE Championship | Dragon Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 201 | 5th | |
Formula Ford Portugal | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5th | |
Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing by Drivex | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
2020 | Euroformula Open Championship | CryptoTower Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th |
Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 16th | |
2021 | European Le Mans Series | G-Drive Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8th |
Asian Le Mans Series | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 3rd | ||
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC†* |
† As Andrade was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Dragon Racing | DUB1 1 6 |
DUB1 2 3 |
DUB1 3 4 |
DUB1 4 2 |
YMC1 1 3 |
YMC1 2 6 |
YMC1 3 4 |
YMC1 4 5 |
DUB2 1 Ret |
DUB2 2 6 |
DUB2 3 8 |
DUB2 4 8 |
YMC2 1 3 |
YMC2 2 2 |
YMC2 3 9 |
YMC2 4 3 |
DUB3 1 4 |
DUB3 2 4 |
DUB3 3 8 |
DUB3 4 7 |
5th | 201 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship 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 | 18 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Drivex School | LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 19 |
PAU 1 11 |
PAU 2 Ret |
HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 12 |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 15 |
HUN 1 14 |
HUN 2 15 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 12 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 12 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 15 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 9 |
22nd | 6 |
2020 | CryptoTower Racing | HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 12 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 9 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 10 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
MUG 1 13 |
MUG 2 12 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 10 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 12 |
CAT 3 9 |
CAT 4 10 |
14th | 28 |
Complete Toyota Racing 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | M2 Competition | HIG 1 14 |
HIG 2 14 |
HIG 3 16 |
TER 1 15 |
TER 2 16 |
TER 3 14 |
HMP 1 13 |
HMP 2 13 |
HMP 3 Ret |
PUK 1 9 |
PUK 2 9 |
PUK 3 15 |
MAN 1 16 |
MAN 2 18 |
MAN 3 Ret |
16th | 70 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Engine | Class | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
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2021 | G-Drive Racing | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | P2 | 5 | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 2 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 2 |
3rd | 66 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 7 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 10 |
MNZ 6 |
SPA 7 |
ALG 8 |
8th | 42 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | G-Drive Racing | Roberto Merhi John Falb |
Aurus 01-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am |
108 | DNF | DNF |
References[]
- ^ "NEW RACING ROOKIES ARRIVE IN DUBAI FOR THIRD SEASON OF F4UAE". Formula 4 UAE.
- ^ "2020 Season Drivers". Toyota NZ.
- ^ "Rui Andrade signs with Drivex for Euroformula Open debut season". www.euroformulaopen.net.
- ^ "CryptoTower Racing Team, first Japanese team to enter the Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net.
External links[]
- Rui Andrade career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Angolan racing drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- Formula Ford drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers