Bruna Tomaselli

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Bruna Tomaselli
Bruna Tomaselli, entrevista, maio de 2021, 01.jpg
Tomaselli during an interview
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
BornBruna Alberti Tomaselli
(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26)
Caibi, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Previous series
2013–2014
2015–2016
2017–2019
Fórmula Junior Brasil
Fórmula 4 Sudamericana
U.S. F2000 National Championship

Bruna Alberti Tomaselli [1] [2] (born 18 September 1997 in Caibi) is a Brazilian female racing driver. She formerly competed in the W Series. [3] and most recently competed in the Brazilian Stock Series.

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Biography

Tomaselli began her professional career in Fórmula Junior Brasil, a category comparable to Formula Ford in other countries. [4] Following two seasons there, she would move up to Fórmula 4 Sudamericana, run to Formula Renault 1.6 regulations – where she finished fourth in her second season. [5] [6]

She moved to the United States in 2017, joining the Road to Indy through the U.S. F2000 National Championship. [7] She undertook a part-time campaign initially, and signed with Team Pelfrey for a full-time campaign in 2018 – finishing 16th in the standings. [8] Tomaselli remained in U.S. F2000 in 2019, moving to Pabst Racing Services – improving to 8th overall with a top-five finish at Mid-Ohio. [9] [10]

The Brazilian driver attempted to qualify for the W Series, a Formula 3 championship for female drivers, in 2019 but failed to pass the evaluation day for potential recruits. [11] She attempted to join the championship again for 2020, and would successfully join the 20-driver field. [12] Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, Tomaselli competed in the 2021 W Series driving for Veloce Racing, alongside eventual champion Jamie Chadwick. She managed two top-ten finishes in eight rounds, with 12 points overall, finishing 15th on the Driver's Championship. [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013Fórmula Junior BrasilGiocar Racing160101997th
2014Fórmula Junior BrasilGiocar Racing16111122794th
2015 Fórmula 4 Sudamericana N/A1100001187th
2016 Fórmula 4 Sudamericana N/A2000051644th
2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 40000519th
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports1100004921st
2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship Team Pelfrey 1400008716th
Formula Academy Sudamericana N/A60003865th
2019 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 1500001748th
2020Imperio Endurance BrasilSatti Racing522233654th
2021 W Series Veloce Racing 800001215th
2022 W Series Racing X700001112th
2023 Stock Series Garra Racing
2024 Stock Series Garra Racing

Complete W Series results

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

YearTeam12345678DCPoints
2021 Veloce Racing RBR1
11
RBR2
5
SIL
11
HUN
9
SPA
15
ZAN
17
COA1
17
COA2
11
15th12
2022 Racing X MIA1
5
MIA2
17
CAT
12
SIL
11
LEC
11
HUN
10
SGP
14
12th11

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