Pedro Perino

Pedro Perino
Perino in 2022
Nationality	Mozambican Portuguese [a]
Born	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19) Maputo, Mozambique
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Inter Europol Competition
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	34
Starts	5
Wins	2
Podiums	5
Poles	2
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	1 (LMP3) in 2024
Previous series
2022 2020-2022	ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship

Pedro Messi Alexandre Martins Perino (born 27 May 2005) is a Portuguese-Mozambican ^[3] racing driver who drives for Inter Europol Competition in the European Le Mans Series.

Early career

Having tested Formula 4 machinery in Cremona at the back end of 2020, the Mozambican would make his car racing debut, driving for DR Formula RP Motorsport in the final round of the Italian F4 Championship. ^{[4] [5]} Perino completed further F4 tests in December in preparation for a full assault of the Italian series. ^[6] That year, he also competed in karting, driving for KR Motorsport in the OK category of the European and World championships.

The following season, Perino remained with DR Formula to race in Italian F4 on a full-time basis. ^[7] However, a disappointing first half of the season led to a switch to the race-winning US Racing outfit, with whom the Mozambican would score a best finish of tenth at the Red Bull Ring. ^[8]

Perino returned to US Racing for the 2022 season, where he partnered Alex Dunne, Kacper Sztuka, Nikhil Bohra and Marcus Amand. ^{[9] [10]} One points finish, a sixth place during Race 1 in Monza, was all the Mozambican could muster up, becoming the first African driver ever to score points, and which also left him 19th in the standings out of the mega 55 drivers grid. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Sportscar career

For 2023, Perino joined DKR Engineering in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for his first venture into endurance racing. ^{[14] [15] [16]} With two podiums at the end of the year, Perino and his teammates — experienced prototype competitor James Winslow and bronze-ranked Alexander Bukhantsov — ended up sixth in the standings.

For 2024, Perino and Bukhantsov moved to Inter Europol Competition in order to partner Kai Askey. ^[17]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2019	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior	Monlau Competición Spain	NC
	Campeonato de Portugal de Karting — Junior		7th
	CIK-FIA Academy Trophy	Perino, João	47th
2020	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior	Cabo Junior Team	NC
	Campeonato de Portugal de Karting — X30		12th
	WSK Euro Series — OK	KR Motorsport Srl	52nd
	Champions of the Future — OK		NC
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		42nd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		55th
Sources: [18] [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	Italian F4 Championship	DR Formula RP Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	44th
2021	Italian F4 Championship	DR Formula RP Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	1	33rd
		US Racing	9	0	0	0	0
2022	Italian F4 Championship	US Racing	20	0	0	0	0	8	19th
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship		3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	DKR Engineering	6	0	0	0	2	51	6th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3
	Prototype Cup Germany		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3	TS Corse	1	0	0	0	0	24	15th
2024	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Inter Europol Competition	6	0	0	0	1	10	20th
	Prototype Winter Series - Class 3		1	0	1	0	1	7.86	13th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3		5	2	2	0	4	95	3rd

^† As Perino was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2020	DR Formula RP Motorsport	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	IMO1 1	IMO1 2	IMO1 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	IMO2 1	IMO2 2	IMO2 3	VLL 1 28	VLL 2 C	VLL 3 31		44th	0
2021	DR Formula RP Motorsport	LEC 1 36†	LEC 2 23	LEC 3 25	MIS 1 27	MIS 2 24	MIS 3 25	VLL 1 27	VLL 2 13	VLL 3 Ret	IMO 1 23	IMO 2 18	IMO 3 27†											33rd	1
	US Racing													RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 19	RBR 3 10	MUG 1 21	MUG 2 16	MUG 3 24	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 15	MNZ 3 15
2022	US Racing	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 18	IMO 3 12	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 21	MIS 3 19	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 21	SPA 3 16	VLL 1 14	VLL 2 13	VLL 3 33†	RBR 1 13	RBR 2 25†	RBR 3	RBR 4 27	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 16	MNZ 3 C	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 27	MUG 3 18	19th	8

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2023	DKR Engineering	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 10	LEC 5	ARA 8	SPA 7	PRT 3	ALG 3	6th	51
2024	Inter Europol Competition	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 6	LEC Ret	IMO 9	SPA 9	MUG 3	ALG Ret	20th	10

^* Season still in progress.

Notes

1. Perino competed under a Portuguese racing licence earlier in his career. He currently represents Mozambique. ^{[1] [2]}

References

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10. Araújo, Ricardo S. (1 April 2022). "Pedro Perino renova aposta na Fórmula 4 Italiana". Motor 24 (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
11. Wood, Ida (8 October 2022). "Wurz wins as 16 drivers in record 44-car Italian F4 grid fail to finish". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
12. Araújo, Ricardo S. (13 October 2022). "Pedro Perino no top-6 da Fórmula 4 Italiana em Monza". Motor 24 (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
13. "F4 Itália: Pedro Perino termina época em 19º em 55 concorrentes | AutoSport". www.autosport.pt. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
14. Araújo, Ricardo S. (16 January 2023). "Pedro Perino estreia-se no European Le Mans Series com a DKR". Motor 24 (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
15. "Pedro Perino com a DKR no European Le Mans Series | AutoSport". www.autosport.pt. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
16. Businaro, Martin. "Trois pilotes et le team DKR comme représentants belges en ELMS 2023". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
17. "Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series; confirm driver lineup". Inter Europol Competition. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
18. "Pedro Perino | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
19. kartcom (3 May 2019). "Perino Pedro". Kartcom. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Pedro Perino career summary at DriverDB.com