Leonardo Santos Cordeiro (born 8 November 1989 in

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) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Cordeiro made his

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debut in 2003, at the age of 13. In 2004 and 2005, Cordeiro became Champion of the Petrobrás Smile Cup. In 2006 and 2007, he was runner-up in the Brazilian championship.

Formula Three

Cordeiro began his single seater career in 2007 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 gr ...

championship. Driving for Lecor Sports, Cordeiro finished seventeenth in the championship, taking one podium finish at

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. Cordeiro remained in the series for 2008 but switched to Cesario Fórmula. He improved to fifth in the standings with one win at

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. For

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, Cordeiro remained in the championship with Cesario Fórmula. He won ten of the eighteen races he competed, and became champion by 40 points ahead of compatriot Claudio Cantelli.

GP3 Series

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saw Cordeiro move to the

GP3 Series The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single-seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and the ...

, competing for MW Arden, the team that is backed by

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's Mark Webber. He joined Michael Christensen and Miquel Monrás at the team.

Racing record

Career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress

References

External links

Official site

Cordeiro career statistics
at Driver Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordeiro, Leonardo 1989 births Living people People from São José dos Campos Brazilian GP3 Series drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Carlin racing drivers Arden International drivers Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)