Rui Andrade | |
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Nationality | Angolan Portuguese via dual nationality |
Born | Luanda, Angola | 23 September 1999
WEC career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Team WRT |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 41 |
Former teams | G-Drive Racing |
Starts | 23 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 10 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2021 2019–2020 2020 2019 2019 2018 | Asian Le Mans Series Euroformula Open Championship Toyota Racing Series Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula Renault Eurocup F4 Spanish Championship |
Rui Pinto de Andrade (born 23 September 1999) is an Angolan-Portuguese [1] racing driver who is currently racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for TF Sport.
Andrade's first experience in single-seaters came in 2018, where he competed for Drivex in the F4 Spanish Championship. He competed from the second round in Valencia until the end of the season, finishing 12th in the standings, having achieved his best results at Barcelona and Navarra where he finished 5th respectively.
Andrade drove for Emirate team Dragon Racing in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship. With 201 points Andrade attained 5th in the standings while standing on the podium 6 times, none of which were wins however two of them were second places. The two second places came at the first race at Dubai Autodrome and second race at Yas Marina Circuit. [2]
At the 2020 Toyota Racing Series Andrade raced for M2 Competition alongside the top two driver in the championship, Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson. Andrade won 70 points over the course of the season meaning he finished 16th, 2 points behind French teammate Émilien Denner. Two 9th places were the Angolan's best results at the first 2 races at Pukekohe Park. [3]
Andrade's first season at the Euroformula Open Championship was in 2019 with Spanish outfit Drivex Racing. [4] Andrade only finished in the points once and it was at the last round in Monza, ultimately this contributed to a 22nd-place finish with 6 points.
In 2020 Andrade switched to CryptoTower Racing, driving alongside Yifei Ye. [5] Whilst the Angolan improved compared to the previous year, scoring points in the majority of races, he ended up 14th in the standings.
For 2021, Andrade made the transition to sportscars, signing up to compete in the Asian and European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing. [6] [7] The former championship would yield major success, as Andrade and his teammates, John Falb and Franco Colapinto scored three podiums, leading the team to finish third in the standings. Meanwhile, their European efforts were just as successful, with six class podiums out of six race starts, including an overall podium at the Red Bull Ring. [8] and won the Pro-Am title alongside Falb. That year, Andrade also took part at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he retired following a nighttime accident.
The following season, the Angolan competed in the World Endurance Championship on a full-time basis, partnering Ferdinand Habsburg and Norman Nato at RealTeam by WRT. [9] Having taken two podiums in the opening two races, the outfit experienced a disappointing Le Mans, finishing 17th in class. That result was quickly forgotten, with Andrade and his teammates taking victory at the 6 Hours of Monza, thus making Andrade the first Angolan to win an FIA-sanctioned World Championship race. [10] A pair of top-five finishes ended their season, with the team ending up fourth in the championship.
In addition, Andrade raced in the Michelin Endurance Cup races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he took three class podiums including a victory at Petit Le Mans for Tower Motorsport alongside Louis Delétraz and John Farano. [11] [12]
Andrade returned to Team WRT for the 2023 WEC season, where he would be driving alongside 2022 Prema teammates Louis Delétraz and Robert Kubica. [13] [14] Andrade also took on a full-season effort in the European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition, where he joined Olli Caldwell and Jonathan Aberdein. [15]
After starting the WEC campaign with a fifth-placed finish at Sebring, Andrade and his teammates began their title charge at Portimão, scoring a podium as a result of a late-race overtake by Delétraz for third place. [16] The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps provided even more momentum, with the #41 taking their first victory of the season. [17] At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Andrade, Kubica and Delétraz managed to finish second, missing out only to the #34 of Inter Europol Competition, before expanding their championship lead at Monza, where another third place would be added to their tally. [18] Despite a collision with Josh Pierson during his opening stint, Andrade managed to help his squad to victory at the 6 Hours of Fuji, which put them in a near-championship-clinching position going into the season finale in Bahrain. [19] There, both WRTs ran at the front, and with an issue at the final pit stop throwing the sister #31 car to second, the #41 crew were able to cross the finish line first, thereby winning the final championship of the LMP2 class in the WEC. [20] [21]
Having made his GT racing debut at the start of 2024, driving for Dragon Racing in the AsLMS, Andrade embarked on a WEC campaign in the LMGT3 class. [22] He would partner Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood and bronze Tom van Rompuy at TF Sport, whilst also signing up to IMSA's GTD class with Lone Star Racing, driving in the endurance rounds. [23] [24]
† As Andrade was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
(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 | DC | Points |
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2018 | Drivex School | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | CRT 1 9 | CRT 2 8 | CRT 3 9 | ALG 1 10 | ALG 2 8 | ALG 3 6 | CAT 1 C | CAT 2 5 | JER 1 8 | JER 2 8 | JER 3 9 | NAV 1 13 | NAV 2 8 | NAV 3 5 | NAV 4 10 | 12th | 43 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2019 | Dragon Racing | DUB1 1 6 | DUB1 2 3 | DUB1 3 4 | DUB1 4 2 | YMC1 1 3 | YMC1 2 6 | YMC1 3 4 | YMC1 4 5 | DUB2 1 Ret | DUB2 2 6 | DUB2 3 8 | DUB2 4 8 | YMC2 1 3 | YMC2 2 2 | YMC2 3 9 | YMC2 4 3 | DUB3 1 4 | DUB3 2 4 | DUB3 3 8 | DUB3 4 7 | 5th | 201 |
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2019 | Drivex School | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 19 | PAU 1 11 | PAU 2 Ret | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 12 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 15 | HUN 1 14 | HUN 2 15 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 12 | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 12 | CAT 1 13 | CAT 2 15 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 9 | 22nd | 6 |
2020 | CryptoTower Racing | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 12 | LEC 1 8 | LEC 2 9 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 10 | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 Ret | MUG 1 13 | MUG 2 12 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 10 | CAT 1 9 | CAT 2 12 | CAT 3 9 | CAT 4 10 | 14th | 28 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2020 | M2 Competition | HIG 1 14 | HIG 2 14 | HIG 3 16 | TER 1 15 | TER 2 16 | TER 3 14 | HMP 1 13 | HMP 2 13 | HMP 3 Ret | PUK 1 9 | PUK 2 9 | PUK 3 15 | MAN 1 16 | MAN 2 18 | MAN 3 Ret | 16th | 70 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 4 | DUB 2 2 | ABU 1 3 | ABU 2 2 | 3rd | 66 | |
2023–24 | Dragon Racing | GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | DUB 14 | ABU 1 12 | ABU 2 12 | 30th | 0 |
(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 |
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2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 7 | RBR 3 | LEC 10 | MNZ 6 | SPA 7 | ALG 8 | 8th | 42 |
Pro-Am Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1st | 122 | ||||
2022 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | IMO | MNZ | CAT | SPA | ALG 9 | 24th | 2 |
2023 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret | LEC 3 | ARA Ret | SPA Ret | POR 6 | ALG 4 | 7th | 33 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | SPA 10 | ALG | MNZ | LMS Ret | BHR | BHR | NC† | 0† | ||
2022 | RealTeam by WRT | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 3 | SPA 2 | LMS 10 | MNZ 1 | FUJ 4 | BHR 5 | 4th | 96 | ||
2023 | Team WRT | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 4 | ALG 3 | SPA 1 | LMS 2 | MNZ 3 | FUJ 1 | BHR 1 | 1st | 173 | |
2024 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT Ret | IMO 7 | SPA Ret | LMS 12 | SÃO 8 | COA Ret | FUJ 4 | BHR 2 | 10th | 50 |
† As Andrade was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2021 | G-Drive Racing | Roberto Merhi John Falb | Aurus 01-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am | 108 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | RealTeam by WRT | Ferdinand Habsburg Norman Nato | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 21st | 17th |
2023 | Team WRT | Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 328 | 10th | 2nd |
2024 | TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 267 | 43rd | 15th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | Tower Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3† | SEB 7 | LGA | MDO | WGL 2 | ELK | PET 1 | 12th | 990 | |||
2024 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 8 | SEB 18 | LBH | LGA | WGL 20 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS 15 | PET 10 | 38th | 945 |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
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