Duarte Ferreira

Duarte Ferreira
Nationality	Angolan
Born	(1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 32) Lisbon, Portugal
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season	2012
Current team	X Team Racing
Car number	16
Starts	2
Wins	0
Poles	0
Previous series
2011 2010 2009	Firestone Indy Lights Formula Three Sudamericana Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium

Duarte Ferreira (born 1 November 1992 in Lisbon, Portugal ^{[ citation needed ]}) is a Portuguese-born Angolan racing driver, residing in Luanda.

Ferreira began his career in karting in Belgium. He then progressed to Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. In 2010, he competed in Formula Three Sudamericana Lights and finished third in the championship, capturing five class wins and three overall podium finishes in the series' three races at Velopark. In 2011, he raced in Firestone Indy Lights with the Bryan Herta Autosport team. ^[1] Ferreira finished eighth in points with a best finish of third on the oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He also recorded the fastest lap of the race at Kentucky Speedway.

In 2012, he ran limited schedules in both Indy Lights and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East stock car series. ^[2]

Indy Lights Results

Ferreira's number 28 before 2011 Indy Lights race in Toronto

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points	Ref
2011	Bryan Herta Autosport	STP 8	ALA 7	LBH 14	INDY 13	MIL 12	IOW 5	TOR 10	EDM1 8	EDM2 9	TRO 8	NHM 3	BAL 10	KTY 6	LVS 11	8th	323	[3]

References

1. Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Ferreira Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews, March 21, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-21
2. "Angolano Duarte Ferreira assina para correr pela X Team em Greenville". F1Mania. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
3. "Duarte Ferreira – 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2025.