Rafaela Ferreira | |
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Full name | Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira [1] [2] |
Born | Criciúma, [1] [2] Santa Catarina, Brazil | 18 April 2005
F4 Brazilian Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | TMG Racing |
Car number | 18 |
Starts | 33 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 8 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Best finish | 13th 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]
In 2022, Ferreira became the first woman to take pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart, in the F4 Graduated category.
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]
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]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2023 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 13th |
2024 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 222 | 4th |
2025 | F1 Academy | Campos Racing |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | DC | Points |
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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 | 13th | 40 | |||||||
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 | 4th | 222 |
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