Pedro Nunes (racing Driver)
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Pedro Henrique Nunes, also known as Pedro Enrique (born 22 August 1988, in
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) is a Brazilian
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.


Career


Formula Three Sudamericana

Nunes drove 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 from 2006 to 2008, finishing as runner-up in his final year in the category.


Formula Renault

In 2006, Nunes also drove at selected races in the Brazilian
Formula Renault Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to hig ...
series. In
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, he drove in twenty races overall in
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula 3.5 V8, Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to ...
and
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The ...
for SL Formula Racing.


Formula Three Euroseries

For
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he moved to the
Formula Three Euroseries The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...
for
Manor Motorsport Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth. Manor has participated as a team in many motorsport disciplines since ...
, finishing 27th in the championship. He also appeared as a guest driver at the
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve The Algarve International Circuit ( pt, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), commonly referred to as Portimão Circuit, is a race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. The development includes a karting track, off-road tra ...
in
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in
British Formula 3 The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single seate ...
.


GP3 Series

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saw Nunes 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
ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...
. He joined
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and
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at the team. He stayed in the series for 2011 alongside
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and
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until he was replaced by
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at the Spa


Racing record


Career summary

† – As Nunes was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


Complete GP3 Series results

(
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † Was classified despite not finishing the race.


References


External links


Official website

Nunes career statistics at Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunes, Pedro 1988 births Living people Racing drivers from São Paulo Brazilian racing drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers GP3 Series drivers from Brazil Manor Motorsport drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Piquet GP drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers