Bruno Bonifacio
Bruno Bonifacio (born November 2, 1994 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver . He started in the Formula Renault 3.5 in 2015 .
Career
Bonifacio began his motorsport career in karting in 2004 , where he remained active until 2010. In 2011 he made his debut in formula racing and took part in some races of the South American Formula 3 championship . He won the B-Class, in which older vehicles were used. Bonifacio also competed for the Prema Powerteam in Europe in the second half of the year . He competed in Formula Abarth and was 15th in the European ranking. In early 2012 Bonifacio took part in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand for Giles Motorsport . With a third place as the best result, he was tenth in the drivers' championship. Bonifacio then competed for the Prema Powerteam in the Formula Abarth. He won four races and was on the podium a total of 13 times. Internally he was defeated by Luca Ghiotto with 219 to 246 points and was third overall. In addition, Bonifacio contested four races in the Alpine Formula Renault and two races in the Northern European Formula Renault for Prema .
In early 2013 , Bonifacio competed again for Giles Motorsport in the Toyota Racing Series. He won two races and was fifth overall. He then went to the start for the Prema Powerteam in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup . With a third place as the best result, he finished the season in 15th place in the drivers' standings. He also drove for Prema in the Alpine Formula Renault. He won three races and finished the championship in third place behind his teammates Antonio Fuoco and Ghiotto. In 2014 Bonifacio stayed with Prema in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup. He won a race and finished fifth overall. Internally, he was defeated by his teammate Dennis Olsen , the overall runner-up, with 88 to 124 points. Bonifacio also made six guest starts in the Alpine Formula Renault. He crossed the finish line once in first place.
In 2015 Bonifacio switched to International Draco Racing in Formula Renault 3.5 . He finished the season in 25th place in the drivers' standings and was internally defeated by Pietro Fantin 1 to 61 points. Both Bonifacio and Fantin left Draco, which was disbanded after the season, after the third to last race weekend.
statistics
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Individual results in Formula Renault 3.5
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | Points | rank |
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| 2015 | International Draco Racing |
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| 11 | 10 | DNF | 12 | DNF | 12 | 18th | 14th | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 12 | ||||||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile ( Memento from February 27, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Career. (No longer available online.) Brunobonifacio.co, archived from the original on October 20, 2014 ; accessed on February 27, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Peter Allen: Bonifacio confirmed for second Draco seat in FR3.5. paddockscout.com, February 12, 2015, accessed February 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: Draco sells Formula Renault 3.5 cars to new Spirit of Race outfit. autosport.com, October 15, 2015, accessed November 4, 2015 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bonifacio, Bruno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo , Brazil |