Felipe "Lopes" Guimarães (born March 22, 1991, in

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) is a Brazilian racing driver. After a childhood in karting, Guimarães transitioned to the extremely competitive

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series at the age of 16 and finished 4th in points with two victories. 2008 took him to Europe where he competed in Euroseries 3000 where he finished 9th in points. He then competed in 11 rounds of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season for

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where his best finish was second place in the feature race at

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. He signed on with Bryan Herta Autosport to make his

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debut at

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in July 2009.Watkins Glen 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series entry list
indycar.com, June 30, 2009 He finished on the podium in 3rd place in his first Indy Lights start. He made two more Indy Lights starts and finished in second at

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Racing record

Career summary

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights Series

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

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Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guimaraes, Felipe 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Goiás Brazilian racing drivers A1 Team Brazil drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Auto GP drivers Indy Lights drivers GP3 Series drivers from Brazil British Formula Three Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Bryan Herta Autosport drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Double R Racing drivers Super Nova Racing drivers