Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in

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, Bonifacio entered karting in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup.

Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bonifacio made his début in

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in 2011, taking part in the Light Class of the local

Formula 3 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 gr ...

championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races.

Formula Abarth

Also in 2011, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the

Formula Abarth Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra. Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, th ...

series for

Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

. He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums. He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in

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, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series.

Formula Renault

Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For

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, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema. He took a podium finish at Spa and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind teammates

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and

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. Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in

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. He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at Spa.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonifacio, Bruno 1994 births Living people Racing drivers from São Paulo Brazilian racing drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Formula Abarth drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Draco Racing drivers Murphy Prototypes drivers European Le Mans Series drivers