Leonardo Cordeiro

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Leonardo Cordeiro
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Full nameLeonardo Santos Cordeiro
Born (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 35)
São José, Brazil
GT Brasil career
Debut season 2012
Current teamBMW Team Brasil
Car number12
Starts4
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
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.

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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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007 Formula Three Sudamericana Lecor Sports1300011117th
2008 Formula Three Sudamericana Cesario Fórmula181558744th
2009 Formula Three Sudamericana Cesario Fórmula18101215151341st
2010 GP3 Series MW Arden 160010127th
2011 GP3 Series Carlin 160000030th
2012 GT Brasil GT4 ClassBMW Team Brasil41002463rd*

* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
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
27th0
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
30th0

* 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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula 3 Sudamericana Champion
2009
Succeeded by