Rodrigo Sperafico
Rodrigo Sperafico (born July 23, 1979 in Toledo ) is a former Brazilian racing driver from the Sperafico family . He is the twin brother of Ricardo and the cousin of Alexandre and the late Rafael Sperafico .
Career
Sperafico began his career in 1990 in karting , which he practiced until 1996. In 1996 he also made his first experiences in formula racing and competed in the British Formula Ford winter championship. Then he started in the British Formula Ford in 1997 and finished ninth overall. Then Sperafico returned to South America for two years and competed in the South American Formula 3 championship . After seventh place in the first year, he finished third overall with two wins in the second season. In 2000 the Brazilian moved back to Europe for the Italian Formula 3000. While his twin brother won the championship title, he finished fourth in the overall standings.
Like his brother, he moved in 2001 to the F3000 . He started as a team-mate of Fabrizio Gollin for Coloni F3000 . He did not manage to score points and he was replaced by Marc Goossens after nine races . In 2002 the Brazilian found another cockpit in the Formula 3000 and he started for the Durango team. Sperafico won the first race in Interlagos straight away and came second in the second race. In the further course of the season he only managed to score points in one further race in third place. In the overall standings, he finished sixth overall behind his brother. He also started in 2002 with less success in eight races of the World Series by Nissan .
After he had not started in any race in 2003, he returned to the World Series by Nissan in 2004. He started in four races in which he remained without points. He then moved to Stock Car Brasil , where he has been active since 2004. He achieved his best placement in 2007 when he won the runner-up title. However, the runner-up title was overshadowed by the death of his cousin Rafael, who had a fatal accident at the last race of the season in the Stock Car Brasil Light .
statistics
Career stations
- 1990-1996: karting
- 1996: British Formula Ford Winter Championship
- 1997: British Formula Ford (9th place)
- 1998: South American Formula 3 Championship (7th place)
- 1999: South American Formula 3 Championship (3rd place)
- 2000: Italian Formula 3000 (4th place)
- 2001 : Formula 3000 (20th place)
- 2002 : Formula 3000 (6th place); World Series by Nissan (18th place)
- 2004: World Series by Nissan; Stock Car Brasil (25th place)
- 2005: Stock Car Brasil (13th place)
- 2006: Stock Car Brasil (9th place)
- 2007: Stock Car Brasil (2nd place)
- 2008: Stock Car Brasil (14th place)
- 2009: Stock Car Brasil
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sperafico, Rodrigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Brazil |