Luís Carreira

Luis Carreira
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1976-12-31)31 December 1976 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	15 November 2012(2012-11-15) (aged 35) Macau
Current team	Team Benimoto Suzuki Cetelem
Bike number	1
Website	luiscarreira.com

Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira (31 December 1976 – 15 November 2012) was a Portuguese motorcycle road racer. He died on 15 November 2012 after an accident during qualifying in the 2012 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. ^[1]

Career highlights

• 1998 – 1st place in Troféu Super CBR 600 (Portuguese championship)
• 2000 – 2nd place in Troféu Honda Hornet (Portuguese championship)
• 2001 – 1st place in Troféu Honda CBR 600 (Portuguese championship)
• 2002 – 7th place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2003 – 3rd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2004 – 4th place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2004 – 21st place in GP Macau
• 2005 – 1st place in I GP Internacional de Angola
• 2005 – 2nd place in II GP Internacional de Angola
• 2004 – 3rd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2006 – 14th place in GP Macau
• 2007 – 1st place in Troféu Resistência Vodafone (Portuguese Trophy)
• 2007 – 9th place in GP Macau
• 2007 – 2nd place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2008 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2008 – 4th place in GP Macau
• 2008 – Wild Card at WSBK Portimão
• 2009 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2009 – 1st place in Troféu Resistência Vodafone (Portuguese Trophy) ^[2]
• 2009 – 8th place in GP Macau
• 2009 – 12th place in Albacete European Championship
• 2009 – 18th place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Best Rookie)
• 2010 – 1st place in Portuguese Stocksport 1000 (Portuguese championship)
• 2010 – 1st place in Resistência Estoril 500 km – Angotruck
• 2010 – 17th place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Superstock class)
• 2010 – 22nd place in Sénior Isle of Man TT (Superbike class)
• 2011 – 11th place in NW 200 (Best Rookie)
• 2011 – 13th place in Isle of Man TT (Superstock class)
• 2011 – 16th place in Isle of Man TT (Supersport class)

References

1. The Associated Press. "Motorcyclist Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira dies in crash at Macau Grand Prix". CBS. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
2. "Luís Carreira domina em Portimão". Região Sul. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

• Luis Carreira to ride for CD Racing at the 2011 Isle of Man TT – IOMTT Official website 2011/02/22
• Portuguese star prepares for TT debut – IOMTT Official website 2009/05/11
• STATEMENT OF THE MACAU GRAND PRIX COMMITTEE – MGPC Official website 2012/11/15

External links

• Official website