Rafaela Ferreira

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Rafaela Ferreira
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Full nameRafaela Daminelli Ferreira [1] [2]
Born (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)
Criciúma, [1] [2] Santa Catarina, Brazil
F4 Brazilian Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team TMG Racing
Car number18
Starts33
Wins2
Podiums8
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Best finish13th in 2023

Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira (born 18 April 2005) [3] is a Brazilian racing driver who is currently competing in the F4 Brazilian Championship. She will be competing in the 2025 season of F1 Academy, representing the RB Formula One team. [4]

Contents

Career

Karting

In 2022, Ferreira became the first woman to take pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart, in the F4 Graduated category.

F4 Brazilian Championship

Ferreira joined the 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship, racing with TMG Racing. [5] She became the first woman to stand on the podium in the series, with a third-place finish at Interlagos. [6]

She returned to the championship in 2024 with the same team. [7] She became the first woman to win in the series, with victories in Buenos Aires and Mogi Guaçu. [8] She is currently in 4th place, with 7 podiums, 2 pole positions and 2 fastest laps. [9]

F1 Academy

On October 30, 2024, the RB F1 team announced that Ferreira would be representing the team in the 2025 F1 Academy season, replacing Amna Al Qubaisi. [10]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 F4 Brazilian Championship TMG Racing 1800014013th
2024 F4 Brazilian Championship TMG Racing 24322102224th
2025 F1 Academy Campos Racing

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results

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

YearTeam12354678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2023 TMG Racing INT1
1

11
INT1
2

6
INT1
3

9
INT2
1

10
INT2
2

10
INT2
3

11
MOG
1

Ret
MOG
2

13
MOG
3

11
GYN
1

10
GYN
2

10
GYN
3

6
INT3
1

9
INT3
2

12
INT3
3

7
INT4
1

7
INT4
2

3
INT4
3

Ret
13th40
2024 TMG Racing MGG1
1

3
MGG1
2

7
MGG1
3

2
INT1
1

2
INT1
2

8
INT1
3

9
MGG2
1

8
MGG2
2

1
MGG2
3

8
GOI1
1

3
GOI2
2

8
GOI
3

5
BUA
1

7
BUA
2

1
BUA
3

2
INT2
1

7
INT2
2

C
INT2
3

7
GOI2
1

7
GOI2
2

2
GOI2
3

5
INT3
1

1
INT3
2

7
INT3
3

2
INT3
4

7
4th222

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