Bruno Bonifacio

Bruno Bonifacio
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30) São Paulo, Brazil
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	International Draco Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	20
Starts	13
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	25th in 2015
Previous series
2013-14 2012–14 2012 2011–12 2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Abarth Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in São Paulo, Bonifacio entered karting in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup. ^[1]

Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bonifacio made his début in single-seaters in 2011, taking part in the Light Class of the local Formula 3 Sudamericana championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races. ^[2]

Formula Abarth

Also in 2011, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam. ^[3] He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums. ^[4] He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series. ^[5]

Formula Renault

Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema. ^[6] He took a podium finish at Spa and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind teammates Antonio Fuoco and Luca Ghiotto.

Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in 2014. ^[7] He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at Spa. ^[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Cesário Fórmula Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	Formula 3 Sudamericana - Light Class		14	12	5	13	13	318	1st
	Formula Abarth Italian Series	Prema Powerteam	4	0	0	0	0	10	14th
	Formula Abarth European Series		8	0	0	0	0	14	15th
2012	Toyota Racing Series	Giles Motorsport	15	0	0	0	1	525	10th
	Formula Abarth European Series	Prema Powerteam	24	4	3	1	13	219	3rd
	Formula Abarth Italian Series		18	2	2	0	9	157	5th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		4	0	0	0	0	16	20th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		2	0	0	0	1	20	35th
2013	Toyota Racing Series	Giles Motorsport	15	2	0	0	4	650	5th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Prema Powerteam	14	3	6	2	8	145	3rd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		14	0	0	2	1	29	15th
	Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2014	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Prema Powerteam	14	1	0	0	4	88	5th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		6	1	1	1	4	N/A	NC†
2015	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International Draco Racing	13	0	0	0	0	1	25th
2016	Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class	Oregon Team	6	1	1	0	1	37	8th
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy		4	0	0	0	1	18	14th
	European Le Mans Series	Murphy Prototypes	1	0	0	0	0	0	38th

^† As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 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	Pos	Points
2012	Prema Powerteam	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 4	CAT 1 8	CAT 2 Ret	20th	16
2013	Prema Powerteam	VLL 1 1	VLL 2 Ret	IMO1 1 4	IMO1 2 3	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 2	MNZ 1 2	MNZ 2 Ret	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 Ret	MUG 1 10	MUG 2 7	IMO2 1 20	IMO2 2 23	3rd	145
2014	Prema Powerteam	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 4	JER 1 1	JER 2 Ret	NC†	0

† As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(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	DC	Points
2012	Prema Powerteam	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	OSC 3	ASS 1	ASS 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MST 1	MST 2	MST 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 Ret	35th	20

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(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	DC	Points
2013	Prema Powerteam	ALC 1 12	ALC 2 11	SPA 1 15	SPA 2 3	MSC 1 6	MSC 2 8	RBR 1 31	RBR 2 Ret	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 14	LEC 1 18	LEC 2 16	CAT 1 24†	CAT 2 Ret	15th	29
2014		ALC 1 3	ALC 2 3	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 1	MSC 1 16	MSC 2 DNS	NÜR 1 20	NÜR 2 Ret	HUN 1 8	HUN 2 Ret	LEC 1 8	LEC 2 Ret	JER 1 7	JER 2 13	5th	88

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
2015	International Draco Racing	ALC 1 11	ALC 2 10	MON 1 Ret	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 Ret	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 18	RBR 1 14	RBR 2 11	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 Ret	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 12	BUG 1	BUG 2	JER 1	JER 2	25th	1

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2016	Murphy Prototypes	LMP2	Oreca 03R	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	SPA Ret	EST	38th	0

References

1. "Career". brunobonifacio.co. Bruno Bonifacio. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
2. "Formula 3 South America — Light 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
3. "Three new drivers and a comeback at the Red Bull Ring". Formula Abarth . Automobile Club d'Italia. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
4. Allen, Peter (30 March 2012). "PaddockScout Preview: Italian championships begin...in Spain!". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 February 2014). "Roundup: Bianchi steals FR3.5 points lead with home win". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
6. "Bonifacio re-joins Prema for Formula Renault 2.0". premapowerteam.com. Prema Powerteam. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
7. "PREMA announces it's [sic] drivers for 2014". Prema Powerteam. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
8. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 June 2014). "Bruno Bonifacio claims first Eurocup win at Spa". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

• Bruno Bonifacio career summary at DriverDB.com