Leonardo Cordeiro

Leonardo Cordeiro
Nationality	Brazilian
Full name	Leonardo Santos Cordeiro
Born	(1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 35) São José, Brazil
GT Brasil career
Debut season	2012
Current team	BMW Team Brasil
Car number	12
Starts	4
Wins	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2010-11 2007–09	GP3 Series Formula Three Sudamericana
Championship titles
2009	Formula Three Sudamericana

Leonardo Santos Cordeiro (born 8 November 1989) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Cordeiro made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of 13. In 2004 and 2005, Cordeiro became Champion of the Petrobrás Smile Cup. In 2006 and 2007, he was runner-up in the Brazilian championship. ^[1]

Formula Three

Cordeiro began his single seater career in 2007 in the Formula Three Sudamericana championship. Driving for Lecor Sports, Cordeiro finished seventeenth in the championship, taking one podium finish at Interlagos. ^[2]

Cordeiro remained in the series for 2008 but switched to Cesario Fórmula. He improved to fifth in the standings with one win at Piriápolis. ^[3]

For 2009, Cordeiro remained in the championship with Cesario Fórmula. He won ten of the eighteen races he competed, and became champion by 40 points ahead of compatriot Claudio Cantelli. ^[4]

GP3 Series

2010 saw Cordeiro move to the GP3 Series, competing for MW Arden, the team that is backed by Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber. He joined Michael Christensen and Miquel Monrás at the team. ^[5]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Formula Three Sudamericana	Lecor Sports	13	0	0	0	1	11	17th
2008	Formula Three Sudamericana	Cesario Fórmula	18	1	5	5	8	74	4th
2009	Formula Three Sudamericana	Cesario Fórmula	18	10	12	15	15	134	1st
2010	GP3 Series	MW Arden	16	0	0	1	0	1	27th
2011	GP3 Series	Carlin	16	0	0	0	0	0	30th
2012	GT Brasil GT4 Class	BMW Team Brasil	4	1	0	0	2	46	3rd*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series 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	DC	Points
2010	MW Arden	CAT FEA 18	CAT SPR 12	IST FEA 18	IST SPR 24	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 21	SIL FEA Ret	SIL SPR Ret	HOC FEA Ret	HOC SPR Ret	HUN FEA 22	HUN SPR 13	SPA FEA 14	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 8	27th	0
2011	Carlin	IST FEA Ret	IST SPR 22	CAT FEA 23	CAT SPR 15	VAL FEA 10	VAL SPR 17	SIL FEA 17	SIL SPR 23	NÜR FEA 17	NÜR SPR 19	HUN FEA 20	HUN SPR 15	SPA FEA 21	SPA SPR 18	MNZ FEA 13	MNZ SPR Ret	30th	0

* Season still in progress

References

1. "Profile". leonardocordeiro.com. Leonardo Cordeiro. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
2. "2007 South American Formula 3 Championship". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. "2008 South American Formula 3 Championship". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
4. "2009 South American Formula 3 Championship". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
5. "Cordeiro races for MW Arden in GP3". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese and English)
• Leonardo Cordeiro career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nelson Merlo	Formula 3 Sudamericana Champion 2009	Succeeded by Bruno Andrade