Suellio Almeida

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Suellio Almeida
BHA Elantra 9 WGI25 06.jpg
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Born (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 31)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2025
Current team Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number9
Previous series
2025
2024
2024		Gulf ProCar Championship - Class 2CUP
Prototype Cup Germany
Radical Cup North America - Pro 1340
Championship titles
2024Radical Cup North America - Pro 1340

Suellio Phil Almeida [2] (born March 4, 1994) is a Canadian-born [1] Brazilian racing driver who competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge with Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class. His racing background is unorthodox, having started out without any previous experience, initially starting out as a sim racer. [3]

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Almeida is an ambassador for Logitech G. [4]

Career

Prior to motor racing, Almeida was a professional pianist in Canada, where he also studied civil engineering for three years. In 2018, Almeida got into sim racing for the first time, regularly spending time in iRacing, where he later became a professional sim racer and a full-time coach, which he continues to do. [5]

On February 2024, Almeida entered the Radical Cup North America series, racing with Graham Rahal Performance in the Pro 1340 class in a Radical SR3. [5] Two months later, he competed in the Gulf Radical Cup for a race at the Dubai Autodrome, finishing in 2nd, securing a podium in the process. [6] At season's end, he won the Pro 1340 class championship as a rookie ahead of Chris McMurry, [7] whom he fought against for the points lead for the majority of the season. [8] [9]

Almeida competed in two rounds of the 2024 Prototype Cup Germany season, racing with DataLab Sports with Rinaldi alongside Luca Link. [2]

On January 2025, Almeida was confirmed to race in the 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge with Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class alongside Madison Aust. [3] He returned to the Middle East the following month for a one-off appearance in the Gulf ProCar Championship at Yas Marina Circuit with Ibby Hadded. [10]

Racing record

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 Prototype Cup Germany DataLab Sports with Rinaldi500003810th
Radical Cup North America - Pro 1340 Graham Rahal Performance 18----7381st
2025Gulf ProCar Championship - Class 2CUPARMotos212024510th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 7000016808th*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 "Suellio Almeida | Prototype Cup Germany". www.adac-motorsport.de. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  2. 1 2 Kilbey, Stephen (2024-08-19). "Schumacher Weekend Sweep". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. 1 2 Dagys, John (2025-01-10). "BHA Unveils Four-Car Hyundai TCR Lineup; Wickens Absent". Sportscar365. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Logitech G x Suellio Almeida – Drive To Win". Logitech. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  5. 1 2 "Sim star Suellio Almeida joins Radical Cup grid". Radical Motorsport. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Sim racer Suellio Almeida podiums in Dubai Radical Cup debut". RACER. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Radical Motorsport | Radical Cup North America". Radical Motorsport. Archived from the original on 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  8. ↑ "Almeida ahead and d'Orlando closing in on Missig as Radical Cup rolls into Laguna Seca". RACER. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  9. ↑ "2024 Radical Cup North America season closes on a high note at Sonoma". RACER. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  10. ↑ "Round 5 - Race Report". Gulf ProCar. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
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