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Jaime Melo, also known as Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980), is a Brazilian professional racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as
Jaime Melo, also known as Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980), is a Brazilian professional racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...
in the GT2 class driving for AF Corse, and the next year, he did the same at the American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The American Le Mans' hea ...
for Risi Competizione
Risi Competizione is an Italo-American auto racing Ferrari factory-backed team formed by Giuseppe Risi in 1997. Initially, the team had a partnership with Doyle Racing using the name Doyle-Risi Racing, but soon Giuseppe Risi took full control of t ...
, where he currently drives. Melo has collected GT2 class wins at the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...
; the 2009 24 Hours of Spa
The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by TotalEnergies.
History
The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their a ...
; the 2007, 2009, and 2010 12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida, US. The event is the second round ...
; and the 2008 and 2009 Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans (French for ''little Le Mans'') is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses the rules established for the 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which ...
, among other endurance race wins.
For 2012, Melo competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship
The FIA World Endurance Championship is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series supersedes the ACO's former Intercont ...
, driving for Luxury Racing
Luxury Racing is a motor racing team from France that formed in 2009. The team specialises in endurance racing, more specifically the FIA World Endurance Championship and has solely used Ferraris since 2011.
History
2011
The team had its first ...
in GTE-Pro.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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Complete Euro Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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* 1980 births Living people Brazilian racing drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers Auto GP drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers American Le Mans Series drivers International Formula 3000 drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers People from Cascavel FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Sportspeople from Paraná (state) {{Brazil-autoracing-bio-stub Victory Engineering drivers Cram Competition drivers Durango drivers Euronova Racing drivers AF Corse drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers