Bruno Bonifacio

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Bruno Bonifacio
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  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 Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number20
Starts13
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th 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.

Contents

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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula Jr.10000N/A7th
Formula 3 Sudamericana - Light Class 1412513133181st
Formula Abarth Italian Series Prema Powerteam 400001014th
Formula Abarth European Series 800001415th
2012 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport15000152510th
Formula Abarth European Series Prema Powerteam 24431132193rd
Formula Abarth Italian Series 1822091575th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 400001620th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 200012035th
2013 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport1520046505th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Prema Powerteam 1436281453rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 1400212915th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 10000N/A6th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 141004885th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 61114N/ANC†
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 130000125th
2016 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class Oregon Team61101378th
Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 400011814th
European Le Mans Series Murphy Prototypes 10000038th

† 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)

YearTeam1234567891011121314PosPoints
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		20th16
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		3rd145
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)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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		35th20

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617Pos.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 		25th1

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2016 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA
Ret		 EST 38th0

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References

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  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.
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