Date of birth: July 24, 1976 Born:
Oporto, Portugal Resides: Oporto, Portugal Height:
1.74m Weight:
64 kg
Marital status:
Single Languages: Portuguese, French, English, Spanish, Italian
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- He raced in the Nissan Dallara World Series last season and
finished second in the Championship, winning five races - he did
a fantastic job. He is a super-professional and as a driver
he’s very good technically, we will see him work well with the
team to get the best out of the car and improve it. He’s
extremely fit and has a very good race pace, rarely makes
mistakes and brings us a very technically competent, polished
and consistent package. This is the chance for him to prove
himself and make people notice him. He’s ready to make a big
impression.
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- 1997
Porsche Carrera Cup (France), 5 wins, 5 poles, Champion (Group B),
Rookie of the Year Porsche Super Cup, French Grand Prix round, 6th
- 1998
French F3 Championship, 12th overall, two 4th places, Rookie of the
Year
- 1999
French F3 Championship, 6th overall, one win, one 2nd, two 3rd
places 24 Hours of Le Mans, 16th overall, 6th in GT2 Class
International Renault Finals, Estoril, win, fastest lap, pole
position
- 2000
French F3 Championship, 2nd overall, 4 wins 2nd in Formula 3
European Championship, 1 win in Spa-Francorchamps British F3 race
Korea Super Prix (F3), 2nd Macau GP (F3), 9th 2nd in the Formula 3
Pau GrandPrix Lamborghini Super Trophy, fastest lap, Magny Cours;
pole, fastest lap, Laguna Seca
- 2001
French F3 Championship, 2nd overall, 6 pole positions, 4 wins, 4
podium finishes, French GT Championship, 4 pole positions, 2 class
wins, 5 podium finishes Formula France, 2 wins Andros Trophy, one
4th place finish, one fastest lap
- 2002
FIA F3000 International Championship (Super Nova), 12th overall, 5
top-10 finishes F1 test with Renault F1 Team (Barcelona), Renault F1
Driver Development Scheme
- 2003
Champ Car World Series (Fittipaldi Dingman Racing), 1 pole (Mexico
City), led in St. Petersburg and Mid-Ohio races 10 top-10 finishes
- 2004
Nissan World Series (Carlin Motorsport) 2nd in Championship 5 wins,
4 pole positions
- 2005
Rookie of the Year F1 (Minardi Cosworth) Vallelunga and Misano –
Test Driver Double Victory and Pole-Position, Record and fastest
laps in the WSN in Zolder 2004 2005 FIA F1 World Championship
(Jordan Grand Prix) – Race Driver Total of 9 Victories in his
Formula 3 career Tested a Formula 1 car in 2002 after only 5 years
of racing. Got into the Formula 1 World championship after only 8
years of racing
Special Awards:
- Sportsman of the year 2000 - Sports Foundation of Portugal Best
Portuguese Driver of 2000 -
- TURBO of the year - Award from Turbo magazine
- FPAK Prestige Award - Portuguese Motorsport Federation in 2001
- Driver of the year 2002 AUTOSPORT (Portugal)
- Driver of the year 2004 AUTOSPORT (Portugal) Golden Helmet
Trophee Winner
- AUTO HOJE Magazine 2004 (Portugal)
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