Rodrigo Almeida | |
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 Almeida at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in 2023 | |
| Born | Rodrigo Dias Almeida 30 March 2004 Santo Tirso, Portugal |
| Nationality |  Mozambican |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Rodrigo Dias Almeida (born 30 March 2004) is a Portuguese-born Mozambican racing driver currently competing for Team Jebsen in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
Almeida made his single-seater debut at the end of 2019, joining Xcel Motorsport in the Trophy round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship. [1] In his only races in single-seaters, Almeida finished seventh and fifth. [2] Returning to car racing the following year, Almeida raced in the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series, finishing runner-up in the DSG class to Nicola Baldan. [3] [4] Almeida then competed in the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing fifth in the GT4 class, [5] before switching to BMW M2 Cup Germany for the rest of the year. [6] Taking one podium all season, a second place-finish at Zolder, Almeida ended the year fifth in points in his only season in the series. [7]
Remaining in GT4 competitions for 2022, Almeida joined BWT Mücke Motorsport to compete in 2022 DTM Trophy. [8] In the series' last season, Almeida took his first podium at the Norisring, [9] before taking his only win of the season at the Red Bull Ring en route to a fifth-place points finish. [10] The following year, Almeida remained with BWT Mücke Motorsport to race in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Josef Knopp. [11] In their only season together, Almeida scored points all but three times and scored a best result of seventh at Lausitzring to end the year 16th in points. [12] At the end of the year, Almeida was a candidate for the PCCA Talent Pool assessment at Sepang. [13]
After a brief appearance in LMP3 machinery in the Prototype Winter Series, [14] Almeida joined R&B Racing to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. [15] In his first season in the series, Almeida scored his first overall podium in race one at Sepang by finishing third, [16] helping him to secure fifth place in the overall standings. [17] At the end of the year, Almeida was once again part of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool roster. [18]
Almeida returned to the series for 2025, albeit switching to Team Jebsen for his sophomore season. [19] Taking his first podium of the season at Shanghai by finishing second in race two, [20] before repeating the same feat three rounds later at Bangsaen. [21] During 2025, Almeida also made his GT3 debut for Comtoyou Racing, making one-off appearances in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. [22] [23]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Troféu Rotax Portugal – Junior Max | 5th | |
| 2018 | Karting Academy Trophy | Almeida Silva Marco Joel | 32nd |
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | CRG Racing Team | NC | |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup – KZ2 | DR | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series – KZ2 | 61st | ||
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KZ2 | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series – KZ2 | 77th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KZ2 | 54th | ||
| Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 | NC | ||
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series – KZ2 | DR | 72nd |
| Champions of the Future – KZ2 | 7th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KZ2 | 41st | ||
| Portuguese Karting Championship – X30 Super Shifter | NC | ||
| Sources: [24] [25] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2020 | TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | Élite Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th |
| 2021 | 24H GT Series – GT4 | 3Y Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| BMW M2 Cup Germany | Project 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 120 | 5th | |
| 2022 | DTM Trophy | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 5th |
| 2023 | GT Winter Series | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18.58 | 56th |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16th | ||
| GT4 European Series – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th | ||
| 2024 | Prototype Winter Series – Class 3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.43 | 10th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | R&B Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 5th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet by Alméras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Team Jebsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 132* | 6th* |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | ||
| Sources: [26] [24] | |||||||||
*Season in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R&B Racing | Pro | SIC 1 7 | SIC 2 4 | SUZ 1 5 | SUZ 2 5 | CHA 1 6 | CHA 2 5 | BAN 1 4 | BAN 2 4 | SEP 1 3 | SEP 2 Ret | SEP 3 14 | MRN 1 6 | MRN 2 5 | SIC 1 6 | SIC 2 7 | SIC 3 8 | 5th | 188 |
| 2025 | Team Jebsen | Pro | SIC 1 6 | SIC 2 2 | MOT 1 5 | MOT 2 6 | SEP 1 6 | SEP 2 13 | SEP 3 DNS | BAN 1 2 | BAN 2 DNS | MAN 1 9 | MAN 2 5 | MAN 3 7 | MRN 1 | MRN 2 | 6th* | 132* | ||
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6Hrs 71† | SPA 12Hrs 71† | SPA 24Hrs Ret | NÜR | CAT | NC* | 0* |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 35 | 17th | 1 |