Átila Roberto de Abreu (born 10 May 1987 in

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Cam ...

) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing for Pole Motorsport in the

Stock Car Pro Series The BRB Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in 1979 with Chevrolet ...

Career

Formula BMW

Despite beginning his karting career in 1996,

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saw his debut in the Formula BMW ADAC championship with

Team Rosberg Team Rosberg GmbH (currently competing as Rosberg X Racing) is a motor racing organisation that competes in single-seater and touring car disciplines in Europe. It was founded in 1994 by former Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg, of Finland ...

. Abreu finished ninth in the championship and second in the Rookie Cup with two podiums at

Norisring The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as a motorcycle racing venue in 1947 and named in a 1950 competition to win a light motorcycle, the track became known as a sports car racing venue in the 19 ...

and A1-Ring. He switched teams, joining ADAC Mittelrhein e.V. for 2004 and finished the season as runner-up with two wins at

Adria International Raceway Adria International Raceway was a motorsport race track near Adria in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. It was a permanent road course, the venue has hosted the FIA GT Championship, Italian Formula Three, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and the ...

and

Nürburgring The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s ...

Formula Three

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, Abreu stepped up to the

Formula 3 Euro Series The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...

with

Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport (also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) is an auto racing team based in Germany. History Single-seaters Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, ...

. He finished fifteenth in the standings after taking seven point-scoring finishes.

Stock Car Brasil

After competitions in Europe he returned in Brazil for participating in local series, including

Stock Car Brasil The BRB Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car racing, touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar. It is considered the major Brazilian and South American motorsports series. Starting in ...

. In 2008, competed in Stock Car V8, JF Racing team and was elected the pilot surprise team, which finished in eighth place. In 2010, the pilot won the first race of his career in Stock Car.

Stadium Super Trucks

In 2017, Abreu made his

Stadium Super Trucks The Stadium Super Trucks (SST), formerly known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, also known as the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR d ...

debut at the

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, the first Brazilian to compete in the series. He drove the No. 51 truck with sponsorship from

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and

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, the former being his Stock Car Brasil team, while Monster was a sponsor of his in 2013. Abreu finished eleventh in the first race after being involved in an accident on lap five, though he was able to finish the second event in eighth.

Racing record

Career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Atila 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Sorocaba Brazilian racing drivers Formula BMW ADAC drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers Stadium Super Trucks drivers Team Rosberg drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers Eifelland Racing drivers 24H Series drivers