Marcos Gueiros (born 16 January 1970 in

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) is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in the

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series. Gueiros has also raced in various

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championships in which he won three titles.

Career history

Gueiros made his auto racing debut in 1990. He competed in five races of the

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in a

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883. For 1991 Gueiros competed full-time in the championship in a

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RT32. This was a successful season resulting in four race wins and a second place in the championship standings. 1991 was also the year Gueiros won the

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. The following year the Brazilian driver returned to both series, winning both championships. After racing successes in his home country Gueiros moved to Europe for the 1993 racing season. Gueiros was signed by

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to drive one of their state-of-the-art

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F393's as of the sixth round of the

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championship. His season started slow but he ended with two top five finishes in the final four races. The Brazilian driver returned to the championship the following year. He scored his first podium finish at

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. He went on to score another podium at Silverstone near the end of the season. His consistent top-ten finishes landed him the sixth place in the championship. He was the second best Brazilian driver, just behind

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. In both years Gueiros also ran in the prestigious

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. After failing to finish in the

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edition the

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running of the race was noticeably more successful. The driver from Belém qualified thirteenth for the race but finished in tenth place. For 1995 Gueiros was signed by

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to compete in the

. In a season marked by DNF's the Brazilian collected two points. At the

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Gueiros finished fifth thus scoring two points. The following season Gueiros was signed by

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alongside

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. The Brazilian driver had a successful season. In the season opener at the

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Gueiros finished third, behind

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and Kenny Bräck. He repeated this performance at the Hockenheimring halfway through the season. He scored his best result at the Hockenheimring in the season finale. After starting sixth, Gueiros finished second. The Brazilian driver classified fifth in the season standings. After failing to secure a racing seat in

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or another season in Formula 3000 Gueiros returned to his home country. After a sabbatical of four years the Brazilian driver returned to the track in the Formula 3 Sudamericana in 2000. Racing in the "Light" class Gueiros won one race out of fourteen and finished sixth in the championship standings. He returned in the series for one race in 2001 after which he retired from professional racing.

Motorsports results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gueiros, Marcos 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Belém Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Brazilian racing drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Brazilian Formula Three Championship drivers Super Nova Racing drivers