Claudio Cantelli

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Claudio Cantelli, Jr.
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Born (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 35)
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.

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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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 Dragão Motorsport900321859th
Cesário F.Renault
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 60000129th
British Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series Position 1 Racing400 ?03811th
2007 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 160000128th
2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Ultimate Signature 150000328th
RC Motorsport
2009 South American Formula 3 Championship Bassan Motorsport173316972nd

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2008 Ultimate Signature MNZ
1

16
MNZ
2

Ret
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

19
MON
1

17
SIL
1
SIL
2
28th3
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

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References

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