Guilherme Salas

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Guilherme Salas
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
BornGuilherme Salas
(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 31)
Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
Stock Car Pro Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Cavaleiro Valda
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number85
Starts152
Wins4
Poles5
Fastest laps1
Best finish10th in 2020
Championship titles
2013
2014
2019
Sprint Race Brasil
Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo
Stock Light

Guilherme "Gui" Salas (born 25 April 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in Stock Car Pro Series with Cavaleiro Valda. [1] He was the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo and 2019 Stock Light champion.

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Career

Early career

Born in Jundiaí, Salas began competing when he was seven years old. His biggest succeses in karting were victories in Paulista de Kart and Super Kart Brasil. In 2011, he moved to single-seaters and competed in Formula Future Fiat, and took two race victories. He then switched to touring cars, becoming champion of Sprint Race Brasil in 2013. [2]

Stock Light

In 2014, Salas was crowned champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo in his first full year in the series, winning six of the twelve races. [3]

After spending time competing in its parent series Stock Car, KTF Sports suggested that Salas return to the series now named Stock Light. He competed in the final round of 2018, which he won, and became a second-time champion in 2019 with seven wins out of fifteen races. [4]

Stock Car Pro Series

Salas' first experience in Stock Car came in 2015, when he joined Popó Bueno for the all-star race in Goiânia, but the pair retired from the race. [5] He competed in the all-star race again in 2016, this time with Ricardo Maurício, and the pair took pole position and finished third in the race. [4] He then joined the grid for the final five races of the season with RZ Motorsport, and took a best result of tenth.

His first full season was in 2017 with Vogel Motorsport alongside Gabriel Casagrande. He took his first solo podium in Cascavel. [4] Overall, he finished 22nd in the final standings. For the 2018 season, he joined Bardahl Hot Car, [6] but only competed in the first six rounds of the championship before having to leave due to a lack of sponsors. He then competed in the final Goiânia round of the 2019 season alongside his Stock Light campaign, replacing Marcos Gomes who was competing in the Asian Le Mans Series. [7]

Salas returned full-time to Stock Car for the 2020 season, continuing his partnership with KTF Sports. [8] He took his maiden pole position in the second visit to Goiânia. [9] His maiden win came one round later at the same circuit. [10] With an additional three podiums, he finished tenth in the championship. [2]

In the 2021 season, he took one win on his way to 14th in the standings. [2] He then improved to twelfth overall in 2022. He finished on the podium early in the 2023 season in Interlagos, [11] and with another podium in Cascavel, he finished twelfth once again.

In 2024, Salas finished inside the points consistently for most of the season, barring a double retirement in Belo Horizonte. However, he was replaced by Gomes for the international rounds in Argentina and Uruguay, as he was no longer in contention for the championship. [12] He returned in better form, finishing on the podium in Goiânia. [13] He then took the final pole position of the season in Interlagos, and went on to win the feature race. With this victory, his third in the series, he finished 20th in the standings. [14]

For the 2025 season, Salas left KTF Sports after six seasons and joined Cavaleiro Sports under the Cavaleiro Valda banner alongside Maurício, the same driver he scored his same Stock Car podium with in 2016. [15] The season began strong with a third-place podium in the opening race, which he dedicated to his grandfather, who had recently passed away. [16] In Cascavel, he finished on the podium once again in the sprint race. [17] He took the lead of the championship in Velopark, where he claimed pole position and led every lap to win the shortened feature race. [18]

Other touring car ventures

Salas joined three different touring car championships in Europe in 2019 alongside his Stock Light campaign. With Portuguese team Sports and you, he took part in a partial season of GT Cup Open Europe, and won the second Hungaroring race alongside countryman Marcio Basso. He also competed in the Monza round of TCR Europe Touring Car Series with Vuković Motorsport. Back in Brazil, he joined Pedro Aguiar for the endrance rounds of Porsche Cup Brasil, and finished second both in the race at Estoril and in the overall standings. He also made appearances in Império Endurance Brasil and Copa Truck, taking fastest lap on his debut in the latter. [19]

Salas competed in the endrance rounds of the Porsche Cup Brasil in 2022, partnering Alceu Feldmann. The pair won the opening race of the season in Buenos Aires after Salas overtook Werner Neugebauer in the closing moments of the race. [20]

In 2024, Salas joined Feldmann once again for the endurance rounds of the Porsche Cup Brasil. The pair won the 500km of Interlagos race and finished third in the endurance standings. [21]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2010 Seletiva de Kart Petrobras 2nd
2011 Seletiva de Kart Petrobras 3rd
Super Kart Brasil – Shifter Kart1st
2012 Seletiva de Kart Petrobras 10th
SKUSA SuperNationals – KZ2Tony Kart USA26th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula Future Fiat 122003984th
2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo Racequip Competições200001318th
Sprint Race Brasil 16558102771st
2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo W2 Racing1265281951st
Mercedes-Benz Challenge Brasil – CLA AMG CupComark Racing100011724th
Sprint Race Brasil – Pro 21122418th
2015 Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Racing10000NCNC
Brasileiro de Marcas Onze Motorsports1632461903rd
2016 Stock Car Brasil Eurofarma RC 101015527th
RZ Motorsport 50000
Brasileiro de Marcas Greco Competições1622441994th
2017 Stock Car Brasil Vogel Motorsport 2200018722nd
Metropolitano de Cascavel – Marcas A20000212th
2018 Stock Car Brasil Bardahl Hot Car 100000433rd
Stock Light KTF Sports 110016016th
Porsche Endurance Series – 3.8 1011110410th
International GT Open BMW Team Teo Martín 40000047th
2019 Stock Car Brasil KTF Sports 200002629th
Stock Light 1576692951st
Império Endurance Brasil – GT4 MC Tubarão2000113011th
Porsche Endurance Series – 4.0 300011912nd
Copa Truck JL20010826th
GT Cup Open Europe Sports and you611024313th
International GT Open 200011023rd
TCR Europe Touring Car Series Vuković Motorsport20000045th
2020 Stock Car Brasil KTF Sports 18100421210th
Porsche Endurance Series – Carrera Cup 311011863rd
Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 Racing M3200111205th
Império Endurance Brasil – GT4 413332905th
2021 Stock Car Pro Series KTF Sports 24111219214th
Porsche Endurance Series – Carrera Cup 310121554th
Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 BOATM3 AMG702114655th
2022 Stock Car Pro Series KTF Racing 23001218712th
Porsche Endurance Series – Carrera Cup 320021613rd
Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 Boat Racing M33002029010th
2023 Stock Car Pro Series KTF Racing 24000220712th
Porsche Endurance Series – Carrera Cup 100001067th
Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 Boat M3100012307th
TCR South America PMO Racing10010451st
2024 Stock Car Pro Series KTF Racing 20110258520th
TCR South America W2 ProGP 100013022nd
Porsche Endurance Series – Carrera Cup 310001843rd
2025 Stock Car Pro Series Cavaleiro Valda 511032431st*

* Season still in progress

Complete Stock Light results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2013 Racequip Competições BRA1
8
CAS1
Ret
RBP CAS2 VEL CUR BRA1 INT 18th13
2014 W2 Racing INT
1

1
INT
2

1
SCZ
1

4
GOI1
1

Ret
GOI1
2

11
GOI2
1

1
GOI2
2

1
CAS
1
CUR
1

2
CUR
2

1
VEL
1

12
TAR
1

2
1st195
2018 KTF Sports INT1
1
INT1
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
LON1
1
LON1
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
MS
1
MS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
LON2
1
LON2
2
INT2
1
16th60
2019 KTF Sports VEL
1

1
VEL
2

3
GOI1
1

1
GOI1
2

1
LON
1

1
LON
2

7
INT1
1

1
INT1
2

22
CUR
1

1
CUR
2

3
CAS
1

13
CAS
2

4
GOI2
1

1
GOI2
2

4
INT2
Ret
1st295

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2016 Eurofarma RC CUR1
3
VEL
1
VEL
2
GOI1
1
GOI1
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT1 LON
1
LON
2
CUR2
1
CUR2
2
27th55
RZ Motorsport GOI2
1

20
GOI2
2

10
CRI
11
CRI
19
INT2
6
2017 Vogel Motorsport GOI1
1

14
GOI1
2

Ret
VEL
1

22
VEL
2

10
SCZ
1

22
SCZ
2

Ret
CAS
1

21
CAS
2

3
CUR
10
CRI
17
CRI
19
VCA
1

25
VCA
2

12
LON
1

23
LON
2

13
BUE
1

13
BUE
2

23
TAR
1

Ret
TAR
2

19
GOI2
1

16
GOI2
2

22
INT
12
22nd87
2018 Bardahl Hot Car INT1
10
CUR
1

18
CUR
2

DNS
VEL
1

Ret
VEL
2

Ret
LON1
1

Ret
LON1
2

Ret
SCZ
1

Ret
SCZ
2

17
GOI1
16
MS
1
MS
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
LON2
1
LON2
2
GOI2
1
GOI2
2
INT2 33rd4
2019 KTF Sports VEL1 VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI1
1
GOI1
2
LON
1
LON
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
MS
1
MS
2
INT1 VEL2
1
VEL2
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI2
1

8
GOI2
2

9
INT2 29th26
2020 KTF Sports GOI1
1

13
GOI1
2

11
INT1
Ret
INT2
7
LON
1

Ret
LON
2

Ret
CAS1

15
CAS2
1

9
CAS2
2

15
VCA
1

6
VCA
2

11
CUR1
2
CUR2
1

2
CUR2
2

Ret
GOI2
2
GOI3
1

1
GOI3
2

Ret
INT3
10
10th212
2021 KTF Sports GOI1
1

9
GOI1
2

9
INT1
1

26
INT1
2

3
VCA1
1

10
VCA1
2

18
VCA2
1

9
VCA2
2

7
CAS
1

27
CAS
2

5
CUR1
1

11
CUR1
2

18
CUR2
1

4
CUR2
2

25
GOI2
1

Ret
GOI2
2

DNS
GOI3
1

20
GOI3
2

Ret
VCA3
1

1
VCA3
2

7
SCZ
1

21
SCZ
2

Ret
INT2
1

DSQ
INT2
2

9
14th192
2022 KTF Racing INT1
15
GOI1
1

24
GOI1
2

14
RIO
1

7
RIO
2

7
VCA1
1

5
VCA1
2

13
VEL1
1

9
VEL1
2

3
VEL2
1

18
VEL2
2

6
INT2
1

3
INT2
2

Ret
VCA2
1

Ret
VCA2
2

Ret
SCZ
1

24
SCZ
2

Ret
GOI2
1

14
GOI2
2

14
GOI3
1

24
GOI3
2

'4
INT3
1

11
INT3
2

8
12th187
2023 KTF Racing GOI1
1

20
GOI1
2

15
INT1
1

2
INT1
2

15
TAR
1

10
TAR
2

8
CAS1
1

10
CAS1
2

10
INT2
1

11
INT2
2

15
VCA1
1

8
VCA1
2

10
GOI2
1

Ret
GOI2
2

Ret
VEL
1

4
VEL
2

5
BUE
1

5
BUE
2

8
VCA2
1

DSQ
VCA2
2

24
CAS2
1

3
CAS2
2

20
INT3
1

23
INT3
2

Ret
12th207
2024 KTF Racing GOI1
1

10
GOI1
2

11
VCA1
1

21
VCA1
2

C
INT1
1

4
INT1
2

27
CAS
1

9
CAS
2

8
VCA2
1

13
VCA2
2

5
VCA2
3

5
GOI2
1

21
GOI2
2

21
BLH
1

Ret
BLH
2

Ret
VEL
1

17
VEL
2

15
BUE
1
BUE
2
ELP
1
ELP
2
GOI3
1

19
GOI3
2

3
INT2
1

12
INT2
2

1
20th585
2025 Cavaleiro Valda INT1
3
CAS1
1

3
CAS1
2

4
VEL
1

5
VEL
2

1
VCA1
1
VCA1
2
BLH
1
BLH
2
CAS2
1
CAS2
2
VCA2
1
VCA2
2
VCA3
1
VCA3
2
TBATBA GOI
1
GOI
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
INT2
1
INT2
2
1st*243*

* Season still in progress

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