Duarte Ferreira

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Duarte Ferreira
NationalityAngolan
Born(1992-11-01)1 November 1992
Lisbon, Portugal
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season2012
Current team X Team Racing
Car number16
Starts2
Wins0
Poles0
Previous series
2011
2010
2009
Firestone Indy Lights
Formula Three Sudamericana
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium

Duarte Ferreira (born 1 November 1992 in Lisbon, Portugal [ citation needed ]) is a Portuguese-born Angolan racing driver, residing in Luanda.

He began his career in karting in Belgium. He then progressed to Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. In 2010 he competed in Formula Three Sudamericana Lights and finished 3rd in the championship, capturing 5 class wins and 3 overall podium finishes in the series' three races at Velopark. In 2011 he raced in Firestone Indy Lights with the Bryan Herta Autosport team. [1] Ferreira finished eighth in points with a best finish of third on the oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He also recorded the fastest lap of the race at Kentucky Speedway.

In 2012, he ran limited schedules in both Indy Lights and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East stock car series. [2]

Indy Lights Results

Ferreira's number 28 before 2011 Indy Lights race in Toronto Getting up close (5918897345).jpg
Ferreira's number 28 before 2011 Indy Lights race in Toronto
YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2011 Bryan Herta Autosport STP
8
ALA
7
LBH
14
INDY
13
MIL
12
IOW
5
TOR
10
EDM1
8
EDM2
9
TRO
8
NHM
3
BAL
10
KTY
6
LVS
11
8th323

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References

  1. Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Ferreira Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews, March 21, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-21
  2. "Angolano Duarte Ferreira assina para correr pela X Team em Greenville". F1Mania. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-02.