Bruna Alberti Tomaselli (born 18 September 1997 in

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) is a Brazilian female racing driver. She formerly competed in the W Series. and most recently competed in the Brazilian

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Biography

Tomaselli began her professional career in Fórmula Junior Brasil, a category comparable to Formula Ford in other countries. Following two seasons there, she would move up to Fórmula 4 Sudamericana, run to

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regulations – where she finished fourth in her second season. She moved to the United States in 2017, joining the Road to Indy through the

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. She undertook a part-time campaign initially, and signed with Team Pelfrey for a full-time campaign in 2018 – finishing 16th in the standings. Tomaselli remained in U.S. F2000 in 2019, moving to Pabst Racing Services – improving to 8th overall with a top-five finish at Mid-Ohio. The Brazilian driver attempted to qualify for the W Series, a

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championship for female drivers, in

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but failed to pass the evaluation day for potential recruits. She attempted to join the championship again for

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, and would successfully join the 20-driver field. Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, Tomaselli competed in the

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driving for

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, alongside eventual champion Jamie Chadwick. She managed two top-ten finishes in eight rounds, with 12 points overall, finishing 15th on the Driver's Championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete W Series results

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomaselli, Bruna Brazilian racing drivers Brazilian people of Italian descent 1997 births Living people U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers W Series drivers Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers Team Pelfrey drivers Brazilian female racing drivers Fórmula 4 Sudamericana drivers