Luís Jorge Sá Silva (born 23 August 1990 in

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) is an

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. He competes under a Macanese competition licence, as the Angolan motorsport federation (FADM — Federação Angolana de Desportos Motorizados) is not recognised by the FIA to issue the Grade A competition license that he requires.

Career

Asian Formula Renault

Luís Sá Silva contested the

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series from

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until

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. During the 2009 season, he won six races and started from pole four times, ultimately finishing in second place overall.

Formula Pilota China

After a short spell contesting

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championships in Europe throughout 2010, Sá Silva returned to Asia for the

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series in 2011. Sá Silva recorded two wins and three podiums to finish second overall, some sixty-five points behind series winner Mathéo Tuscher.

Formula 3

In 2012, Sá Silva returned to Europe to begin a widespread

campaign that included the

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, the

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and

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, and guest appearances in the

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. Driving a

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chassis powered by a

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engine that was prepared by the

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, Sá Silva endured a difficult season, in which he scored just fourteen points in the Euro Series, with a best result of seventh place at the

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. At the

in July, Sá Silva qualified eighteenth, and went on to finish the race in the same position, four laps behind race winner

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. His appearance at the

was equally difficult; after qualifying twenty-seventh out of thirty drivers, he went on to finish the Qualifying Race in twenty-third position, and was involved in a collision with Dennis van de Laar on the final lap of the Main Race. As he had completed 90% of the race winner's distance at the time of the collision, Sá Silva was considered to have completed the race, and was classified in twenty-third place. As a guest driver in the

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, Sá Silva was ineligible to score championship points when he raced at the

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and

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. However, his results—with a best place of fifteenth in the first race at the Norisring—would not have seen him score points had he been eligible to record them.

GP3 Series (2013/2014)

Sá Silva competed at the GP3 Series with Carlin in 2013 and 2014.

Racing record

Career summary

^‡ Position when season was cancelled. Notes: * — Points are not awarded for the

. * — Sá Silva was a guest driver ineligible to score points.

Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Auto GP results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ Position when season was cancelled.

References

External links

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