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André Negrão
Negrão at the Nürburgring round of the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)
São Paulo, Brazil
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamAlpine Elf Matmut Endurance
Car number36
Best finish1st in 2018–19
Previous series
2017-21
2018-2020
2016
2014-15
2011-13, 15
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008		WEC
European Le Mans Series
Indy Lights
GP2 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Abarth
British Formula Renault 2.0
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
South American Formula Three
Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Championship titles
2018–19FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2018 /2019 –
Best finish1th (2018/2019)
Class wins2 (2018, 2019)

André Negrão (born 17 June 1992, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian driver in the World Endurance Championship (WEC),[1] world champion in the WEC’s superseason 2018/2019 and twice winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2018 and 2019) in the LMP2 class.[2]

2021, André will start in LMP1, the WEC’s main class, with Alpine. He will share the Alpine A480 LMP1 with french drivers Matthieu Vaxiviere and Nicolas Lapierre.[3] Negrão arrived on the team in 2017,[4] when the team named “Signatech Alpine Matmut”, a Renault’s division, now named Only “Alpine” – same name the Formula 1’s team.[5] [12]

Biography

André was born at Campinas, on São Paulo state. André starts his trajectory in the motorsports when he had 12 years old, although his family has a tradition in Brazilian motorsports. Guto, his father, Xandy, his uncle, and Xandinho, his cousin, are race drivers too.

When Andre accompanied his cousin at Granja Viana’s 500 Miles Kart, in 2003, he starts his trajectory in the motorsports  .[6] After some seasons at the kart, André was Brazilian Kart’s runner-up in 2006  ,[7] and starts in european motorsports two years later, at Formula Renault 2.0. André also run the Formula Renault Winter Series in the same year, finished in 3th.[8]

One year later, André Negrão ran Formula Renault European 2.0, and the italian and swiss championships’ Division. And some South American’s Formula 3 rounds.[9] 2010, he ran Formula Renault European 2.0 and British Formula Renault, in addition to racing in Italian Formula Abarth and the Formula 3 Brazil Open.[10]

André ran at World Series by Renault 3.5 in 2011,[11] reimaning at 2013, returned in 2015. In 2014 and 2015, he ran in GP2, current Formula 2. One year later, Negrão ran in Indy Lights and receive a test in IndyCar, but he was invited by Alpine to run in WEC in 2017.[12]

André won twice the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, main endurance race of the world, in the LMP2 class, in 2018 and 2019, beside Nicolas Lapierre e Pierre Thiriet, and win the WEC’s superseason 2018/2019 in the same class.[13]

2021, André will start in LMP1, the WEC’s main class, with Alpine. He will share the Alpine A480 LMP1 with french drivers Matthieu Vaxiviere and Nicolas Lapierre.[14] Negrão arrived on the team in 2017,[15] when the team named “Signatech Alpine Matmut”, a Renault’s division, now named Only “Alpine” – same name the Formula 1’s team.[16]

Curriculum

[17]

2021

WEC, Alpine Elf Matmut, LMP1, with Matthieu Vaxiviere and Nicolas Lapierre.

2020

WEC, Signatech Alpine Elf, 1 podium, 8th in the LMP2 e 11th in overall standings, with Thomas Laurent and Pierre Ragues.

European Le Mans Series, Richard Mile Racing Team, 2 races, 14th in overall standings.

Império Endurance Brasil, Mattheis Motorsport, 1 race, 8th place

Copa Europa Alpine Elf, 2 races, 23th overall standings

2019

Império Endurance Brasil, Scuderia 111, 1 race, 7th place

2018/2019

WEC, Signatech Alpine Matmut, 2 wins, 8 podiums, LMP2 winner twice in 24 Hours of Le Mans (2018 e 2019), LMP2 world champion’s WEC superseson, 8th in overall standings with Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet

2018

European Le Mans Series, Signatech Alpine Matmut, LMP2, 1 race, 18º in overall standings

2017

WEC, Signatech Alpine Matmut, 1 win, 5 podiums, 5th in the LMP2 class and 10th in overall standings, with Gustavo Menezes and Nicolas Lapierre

FARA USA Endurance Championship, NCC Motorsports, 1 race, 1 win

2016

Indy Lights, Schmidt Peterson with Curb-Agajanian, 5 podiums, 7th in the overall standings

2015

GP2, Arden International, 20th in overall standings

Formula Renault 3.5 Series, International Draco Racing, 4 races, 21st in overall standings

2014

GP2, Arden International, 12th in overall standings

2013

Formula Renault 3.5 Series, International Draco Racing, 1 pole position, 1 podium, 10th in overall standings

2012

Formula Renault 3.5 Series, International Draco Racing, 1 podium, 15th in the championship

Formula 3 Brazil Open, Hitech Racing Brazil, 1 podium, 2nd in the championship

2011

Formula Renault 3.5 Series, International Draco Racing, 20th in the championship

2010

Formula 3 Brazil Open, Cesário Fórmula, 2 wins, 4 podiums, runner-up

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Cram Competition, 1 pole, 1 podium, 13th in the championship

Formula Renault 2.0, Northern European Cup, Cram Competition, 1 podium, 23th in the championship

Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth, Cram Competition, 1 podium, 14th in the championship

British Formula Renault 2.0, Cram Competition, 2 races, 32th in the championship

2009

Italian Formula Renault 2.0, Cram Competition, 15th in the championship

Swiss Formula Renault 2.0, Cram Competition, 4 races, 15th in the championship

Fórmula 3 Sul-Americana, Kemba Racing , 3 races, 12th in the championship

2008

Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup, Epsilon Sport Team, 3 races

Winter Series Formula Renault 2.0, Espanha e Portugal, Epsilon Sport Team,  1 pole, 4 podiums  3th in the championship [18]

2004 a 2007

Kart, Brazilian Kart’s runner-up in 2006, 3th in the Paulista Kart Championship in 2006 [19]

Negrão driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Epsilon Sport Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 51st
Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series 4 0 0 0 1 20 3rd
2009 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Cram Competition 4 0 0 0 0 66 15th
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 36 15th
Formula 3 Sudamericana Kemba Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4 12th
2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Cram Competition 16 0 1 0 1 25 13th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 1 36 23rd
Formula Abarth 4 0 0 0 1 23 14th
Formula Renault UK 2 0 0 0 0 8 32nd
Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 14 0 0 0 0 20 20th
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 0 0 0 1 36 15th
Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing Brazil 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 0 1 0 1 51 10th
2014 GP2 Series Arden International 20 0 0 0 0 31 12th
2015 GP2 Series Arden International 21 0 0 0 0 5 20th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 4 0 0 0 0 4 21st
2016 Indy Lights Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 18 0 0 0 5 268 7th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Matmut 8 1 3 0 5 132 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2018 European Le Mans Series Signatech Alpine Matmut 1 0 0 0 0 10 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Matmut 8 1 1 0 8 181 1st
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Matmut 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Elf 8 0 0 0 2 109 8th
2020 European Le Mans Series Richard Mille Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 18 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Elf 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship Alpine Elf Matmut 6 0 1 0 6 128 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd

† As Negrão was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2011 International Draco Racing ALC
1
14 		ALC
2
9 		SPA
1
DNS 		SPA
2
11 		MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
10 		MON
1
Ret 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
12 		HUN
1
20 		HUN
2
Ret 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
16 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
6 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		20th 20
2012 International Draco Racing ALC
1
8 		ALC
2
10 		MON
1
Ret 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
12 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
3 		MSC
1
13 		MSC
2
4 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
16 		HUN
1
15 		HUN
2
Ret 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
22 		CAT
1
14 		CAT
2
8 		15th 36
2013 International Draco Racing MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
13 		ALC
1
Ret 		ALC
2
8 		MON
1
12 		SPA
1
7 		SPA
2
Ret 		MSC
1
7 		MSC
2
6 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
11 		HUN
1
21† 		HUN
2
6 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
11 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
Ret 		10th 51
2015 International Draco Racing ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		BUG
1
12 		BUG
2
Ret 		JER
1
8 		JER
2
12 		21st 4

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2014 Arden International BHR
FEA
20 		BHR
SPR
18 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA
Ret 		MON
SPR
15 		RBR
FEA
16 		RBR
SPR
14 		SIL
FEA
20 		SIL
SPR
16 		HOC
FEA
18 		HOC
SPR
21 		HUN
FEA
15 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
9 		SPA
SPR
8 		MNZ
FEA
5 		MNZ
SPR
5 		SOC
FEA
6 		SOC
SPR
6 		YMC
FEA
Ret 		YMC
SPR
24 		12th 31
2015 Arden International BHR
FEA
9 		BHR
SPR
8 		CAT
FEA
23† 		CAT
SPR
21 		MON
FEA
21 		MON
SPR
17 		RBR
FEA
16 		RBR
SPR
21 		SIL
FEA
20 		SIL
SPR
15 		HUN
FEA
20 		HUN
SPR
21 		SPA
FEA
20 		SPA
SPR
14 		MNZ
FEA
14 		MNZ
SPR
18 		SOC
FEA
15 		SOC
SPR
11 		BHR
FEA
17 		BHR
SPR
20 		YMC
FEA
9 		YMC
SPR
C 		20th 5

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2016 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
6 		STP
5 		PHX
6 		ALA
8 		ALA
11 		IMS
9 		IMS
16 		INDY
15 		RDA
10 		RDA
2 		IOW
13 		TOR
11 		TOR
2 		MDO
2 		MDO
3 		WGL
3 		LAG
9 		LAG
6 		7th 268

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA
6 		LMS
3 		NÜR
Ret 		MEX
2 		COA
1 		FUJ
2 		SHA
2 		BHR
4 		5th 132
2018–19 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
2 		LMS
1 		SIL
3 		FUJ
3 		SHA
3 		SEB
2 		SPA
2 		LMS
1 		1st 181
2019–20 Signatech Alpine Elf LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
2 		FUJ
6 		SHA
4 		BHR
4 		COA
6 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
3 		BHR
5 		8th 109
2021 Alpine Elf Matmut LMH Alpine A480 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA
2 		ALG
3 		MNZ
2 		LMS
3 		BHR
3 		BHR
3 		3rd 128

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nelson Panciatici
France Pierre Ragues 		Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 362 4th 3rd
2018 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
France Pierre Thiriet 		Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 367 5th 1st
2019 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
France Pierre Thiriet 		Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 368 6th 1st
2020 France Signatech Alpine Elf France Thomas Laurent
France Pierre Ragues 		Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 367 8th 4th
2021 France Alpine Elf Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
France Matthieu Vaxivière 		Alpine A480-Gibson LMH 367 3rd 3rd

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
5 		MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 18th 10
2020 Richard Mille Racing Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
5 		SPA
6 		LEC MNZ ALG 14th 18

References

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  2. ^ "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "André Negrão é trunfo da Renault na tentativa do título Mundial e de Le Mans". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Signatech anuncia André Negrão para temporada do WEC". Torcedores | Notícias sobre Futebol, Games e outros esportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  6. ^ "André Negrão faz sua estréia no Paulista Light - RBC". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Kart: André Negrão é vice-campeão brasileiro Júnior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Conheça a trajetória dos brasileiros que triunfaram em Le Mans". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  10. ^ "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "André Negrão faz boa estréia na Espanha". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  13. ^ "André Negrão assina coluna no Motorsport.com e desvendará mundo do Endurance". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  16. ^ "Oficial: Alpine é LMP1 em 2021". A Mil por Hora (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  19. ^ "Kart: André Negrão é vice-campeão brasileiro Júnior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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