Alberto "Betinho" Valério (
Ipatinga
Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...
, 6 September 1985) is a Brazilian
racing driver.
Career
Formula Three
Valerio drove in the
Formula Three Sudamericana
Formula 3 Sudamericana was a South American Formula Three championship. It was inaugurated in 1987 and primarily held races in Brazil and Argentina, with a small number of events held in other countries across the continent. Its most notable g ...
championship from 2003 to 2005, winning the title in his final year of the category. For
2006 he moved to the
British championship, finishing 11th in the championship.
2007 saw him move to the
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and ...
team and improve to eighth place in the standings.
Formula Renault
In 2004 and 2005, Valerio also drove at selected races in the Brazilian
Formula Renault series. In
2006 and
2007, he drove in four races overall in the more prestigious
Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
GP2 Series
For 2008, Valerio signed to drive for the
Durango team in both the
GP2 Series
The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Eccles ...
and the inaugural
GP2 Asia Series
The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series.
The series was officially announced during the weekend of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It ...
.
He returned to the GP2 Asia Series for the second round onwards of the
2008–09 season by replacing
Giacomo Ricci
Giacomo Ricci (born 30 March 1985 in Baveno) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula BMW
Ricci began his car racing career by driving in the German-based Formula BMW ADAC series in 2001 and 2002, with a best finish of seventh in the drivers ...
in the
Trident Racing
Trident Racing is a motor racing team that competes in single-seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which was Europe's second highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. Trident is ...
team. But he himself was replaced for the third round by
Frankie Provenzano
Francesco "Frankie" Provenzano (born February 12, 1986 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula Renault
Provenzano began his formula racing career with the BVM Minardi team in Italian Formula Renault, finishing second to Jaime Alguer ...
.
For
2009, he returned to the GP2 Series but moved to the
Piquet GP
Piquet GP, formerly known as Minardi Piquet Sports or Minardi by Piquet Sports and Piquet Sports is a motor racing team. The team's history can be traced back to when the GP Racing team was founded in 1997, and also to when Piquet Sports was crea ...
squad as team-mate to
Roldán Rodríguez
Roldán Rodríguez Iglesias (born 9 November 1984 in Valladolid) is a Spanish racing driver, who competed in the GP2 Series from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this he competed in Spanish Formula Three and various Formula 3000 categories.
Career
For ...
. Valerio took his first win with the team, as he dominated the feature race at
Silverstone. He finished fifteenth in the championship.
Valerio moved to
Coloni for the
2010 season, but was dropped in favour of
Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente (born 4 October 1984) is a Portuguese professional racing driver.
Career
Early career
After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Porto-born Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
Career statisticsfrom ''driverdb.com''. Retrieved on February 17, 2008.
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1985 births
Living people
Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
GP2 Series drivers
GP2 Series drivers from Brazil
GP2 Asia Series drivers
Brazilian people of Italian descent
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Stock Car Brasil drivers
Carlin racing drivers
Trident Racing drivers
Durango drivers
Scuderia Coloni drivers
Piquet GP drivers
EuroInternational drivers
Victory Engineering drivers
Comtec Racing drivers