Álvaro Parente

Portuguese racing driver Álvaro ParenteParente in 2007Nationality PortugueseBornÁlvaro Maia Parente (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 41)Porto, PortugalPirelli World Challenge careerDebut season2016Current teamK-Pax RacingCategorisation FIA PlatinumCar number9Starts14Wins5Poles2Fastest laps5Previous series2008–20112008–09, 2009–102006–072004–0520032001–02GP2 SeriesGP2 Asia SeriesFormula Renault 3.5 SeriesBritish Formula 3Formula 3 Euro SeriesSpanish Formula ThreeChampionship titles20052007British Formula 3Formula Renault 3.5 Series Álvaro Maia Parente (born 4 October 1984) is a Portuguese professional racing driver. Career Early career After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Porto-born Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship. In the following year, he was integrated into the Team Portugal project and scored a win on his way to fourth place in the series. Formula Three Parente than began a more international career in 2003, moving to the F3 Euroseries with Team Ghinzani, but the Mugen-Honda engine proved to be inferior to the Mercedes and he scored a single point. He did better with