Gabriel Bortoleto

Gabriel Bortoleto
Gabriel Bortoleto
	Bortoleto in 2024
Born	14 October 2004 (age 20); São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Invicta Racing
Car number	10
Starts	22 (22 entries)
Wins	2
Podiums	5
Poles	2
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	TBA in 2024
Previous series
2023; 2022; 2022; 2021–2022; 2021; 2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship; Stock Car Brasil; FR Asian Championship; FR European Championship; Stock Car Light Brasil; Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship

Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡa.bɾiˈɛw boʁ.tuˈlɛ.tu o.liˈve(j).ɾɐ]; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver, currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Invicta Racing.

A protégé of two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso, Bortoleto graduated from karting to junior formulae in 2020. He won his first championship at the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident Motorsport. Having also been a race winner in Italian F4 and the Formula Regional European Championship, Bortoleto progressed to Formula 2 in 2024. At the Monza feature race that year, Bortoleto received widespread acclaim for his win from last on the grid, becoming the first driver to do so in either Formula 2 or Formula One.^[1]

A member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme since 2023, Bortoleto completed his first Formula One test at the Red Bull Ring in September 2024, driving the McLaren MCL36.^[2]

Career

Karting career

Bortoleto started karting in his native Brazil in 2012 in the Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart. He remained in karts until 2019, with his most successful year being 2018, where he finished third in the European and World Championships in the OKJ-category respectively, and became vice-champion in both the WSK Super Master Series and the Andrea Margutti Trophy.^[3]

Lower formula

Bortoleto made his car racing debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, partnering Sebastián Montoya, Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic at Prema Powerteam.^[4] His first podium came at Mugello, where he scored second, third, and a victory, taking his first single-seater win in the fourth round of the season.^[5] He scored two more podiums in Monza and finished the season fifth in the overall championship, ahead of Montoya but behind Beganovic and eventual champion Minì. Bortoleto also finished fourth in the rookies' standings.^{[citation needed]}

Formula Regional European Championship

In March 2021 it was announced that Bortoleto would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with FA Racing.^[6] He scored his first points in the first race of the season in Imola, where he finished ninth.^[7]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

At the end of September, Bortoleto participated in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 post-season test at Jerez with Trident, partnering Oliver Goethe and Leonardo Fornaroli.^[8]^[9]^[10] Shortly afterwards, he was announced as a Trident driver for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, becoming the first driver to be announced to a team for that season.^[11]

In his first race at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bortoleto was penalised for causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez and was classified outside the points. This was followed by a victory in the following day's feature race when first-place finisher Gabriele Minì received a penalty. Having been elevated to an early championship lead, the Brazilian extended it at Albert Park by claiming pole position and a second consecutive feature race victory. He continued to score points in each race of the subsequent five rounds, even achieving a second place during the feature race at the Red Bull Ring and two runner-up finishes during the sprint races in Britain and Hungary.

Sitting on a comfortable lead at the top of the standings, Bortoleto would proceed to have his first non-scoring race of 2023 at Spa-Francorchamps, as a weak qualifying session was followed by contact caused by Dino Beganovic during Saturday's race, forcing the Brazilian to stop his car.^[12] Despite narrowly missing out on points in Sunday's race, a weak round from all of his immediate title rivals left Bortoleto with a 38-point advantage heading into the final round of the season.^[13] As Paul Aron and Pepe Martí missed out on pole position during Monza qualifying, Bortoleto was crowned FIA Formula 3 champion on Friday.^[14]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Bortoleto graduates to Formula 2 for his 2024 campaign, joining Invicta Virtuosi Racing alongside Alpine Academy driver Kush Maini.^[15]

Bortoleto began the season by qualifying 2nd for the season opener in Bahrain but was promoted to pole position after teammate Kush Maini was disqualified from qualifying for a technical infringement. In the sprint Bortoleto would finish 6th despite contact with Isack Hadjar into turn 1. Bortoleto would then finish 5th in the feature race marking a decent first round for the Brazilian. At the next round in Jeddah Bortoleto would qualify 15th. In the sprint Bortoleto would just miss out on points finishing in p10. The feature race however would go awfully as Bortoleto would retire on lap 1 with a driveshaft failure ending a miserable weekend for Bortoleto.

Bortoleto would qualify 9th for the round in Melbourne but he would retire from the sprint after Isack Hadjar wedged Pepe Martí into him sending him into the wall at the pit lane exit. The feature race wouldn't go better as Bortoleto would retire on lap 6 with a hydraulic failure ending another miserable weekend for Bortoleto. Bortoleto would bounce back by taking pole for the round in Imola. Bortoleto would finish the sprint 6th scoring his first points since Bahrain. Bortoleto would drop to 4th at the start of the feature race but move back into 2nd after the pitstop phase. He would chase Isack Hadjar down but the Frenchman held on for the win by half a second. This 2nd place finish marked Bortoleto's first podium finish in formula 2.

Bortoleto would then qualify 9th in Monaco and finished the sprint race in 2nd marking a 2nd podium in a row. He would then finish the feature in 8th. Bortoleto qualified 4th for the round in Barcelona and would finish the sprint race in 5th. In the feature race Bortoleto finished 7th but fell to 10th after a penalty for causing a collision with teammate Kush Maini ending what was a very average weekend for the Invicta driver.

Bortoleto would qualify third for the round in Austria and finished the sprint in 4th. Bortoleto took the lead of the feature race in Austria and pitted when Zane Maloney stopped on lap 7. Bortoleto would take the lead off Pepe Martí on lap 18 and never looked back to take his first win in formula 2 moving him up into third place in the championship with 85 points after 7 rounds.

Bortoleto qualified 6th at Silverstone. During the sprint he had a long battle for third place with teammate Kush Maini which ended with Bortoleto passing Maini on the line to take the final podium place. However the stewards deemed that Bortoleto had completed the pass off the track so he was given a 5 second time penalty dropping him back behind his teammate to fourth. In the feature race Bortoleto finished 6th after a quiet race taking some points home for his title bid.

Bortoleto qualified 4th for the round in Hungary but would finish the sprint 16th after his tyres ran out. He would bounce back by finishing 4th in the feature race. For the next round in Belgium Bortoleto qualified 2nd but he finished the shortened sprint in 10th. In the feature race Bortoleto dropped behind title rival Isack Hadjar at the start. Bortoleto tried to stop later than his rivals and use his tyre advantage to win the race but Isack Hajdar would hold on to the win meaning Bortoleto finished 2nd. Despite this he moved up to 2nd in the standings due to Paul Aron's retirement on the last lap but Bortoleto now sat 36 points behind championship leader Hadjar going into the summer break.

Bortoleto's qualifying for the next round in Monza was a disaster as he qualified last for both races. Bortoleto would put a brilliant charge to go from last to 8th in the sprint but he would share the point with Dennis Hauger as both crossed the line side by side. The feature race however would be even better as Bortoleto would go from last to first after benefitting from a safety car caused by Dennis Hauger spinning at turn 1. The win coupled with Hadjar failing to score points during the weekend allowed Bortoleto to slash the Frenchman's lead down to 10.5 points with 3 rounds to go igniting his championship challenge for the first time in 2024.

In the Baku stage, Gabriel Bortoleto finished the sprint race in 5th place and the main race in 4th, taking the lead in the drivers' championship. Bortoleto took advantage of the disastrous classification of Isack Hadjar, who did not score in Baku. The Brazilian driver left Baku with a 4.5 point advantage over Hadjar and 34.5 over Maloney in third.

Formula One

In September 2022, it was announced that Bortoleto had joined A14, two time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso's driver management company.^[16] After winning the Formula 3 title, Bortoleto signed with the McLaren Driver Development Programme in October 2023.^[17]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2012	Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart — PMK/Mirim		9th
	Campeonato Paulista de Kart — Mirim		2nd
	Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim		1st
	Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim		2nd
2014	Super Kart Brasil — Cadete		2nd
	Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete		1st
	Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete		3rd
2016	Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini		6th
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK	Gamoto Asd	7th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	Gamoto Asd	29th
2017	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	CRG SpA	7th
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		29th
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ		19th
	Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ		11th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		14th
	German Karting Championship — OKJ		31st
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		8th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ		7th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior		9th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		33rd
2018	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	CRG SpA	19th
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		33rd
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ		2nd
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		2nd
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		3rd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ		3rd
	WSK Final Cup — OK		11th
2019	South Garda Winter Cup — OK	CRG SpA	9th
	WSK Super Master Series — OK		7th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		13th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		33rd
	FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2		53rd
Sources:^[18]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2017	CRG SpA	OKJ	SAR QH 1	SAR R 2	CAY QH 13	CAY R 31	LEM QH 24	LEM R 13	ALA QH 12	ALA R 10	KRI QH 17	KRI R 20	8th	39
2018	CRG SpA	OKJ	SAR QH (6)	SAR R (14)	PFI QH 2	PFI R 6	AMP QH 1	AMP R 3	ESS QH 4	ESS R 3			3rd	68
2019	CRG SpA	OK	ANG QH 9	ANG R 6	GEN QH 24	GEN R 12	KRI QH 19	KRI R 10	LEM QH 23	LEM R 33			13th	22

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Powerteam	20	1	4	1	5	157	5th
2021	Formula Regional European Championship	FA Racing by MP	20	0	0	0	1	44	15th
2021	Stock Car Light Brasil	KTF Racing	4	1	1	0	1	60	13th
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	3Y by R-ace GP	6	1	0	0	1	46	14th
	Formula Regional European Championship	R-ace GP	20	2	2	1	5	176	6th
	Stock Car Brasil	KTF Sports	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Trident	18	2	1	3	6	164	1st
2024	FIA Formula 2 Championship	Invicta Racing	24	2	2	2	5	169.5*	1st*

^† As Bortoleto was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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	18	19	20	21	Pos	Points
2020	Prema Powerteam	MIS 1 7	MIS 2 7	MIS 3 11	IMO1 1 8	IMO1 2 7	IMO1 3 Ret	RBR 1 7	RBR 2 7	RBR 3 13	MUG 1 2	MUG 2 1	MUG 3 3	MNZ 1 18†	MNZ 2 3	MNZ 3 2	IMO2 1 Ret	IMO2 2 8	IMO2 3 8	VLL 1 4	VLL 2 C	VLL 3 4	5th	157

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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	18	19	20	DC	Points
2021	FA Racing by MP	IMO 1 9	IMO 2 11	CAT 1 23	CAT 2 22	MCO 1 23	MCO 2 21	LEC 1 18	LEC 2 28	ZAN 1 17	ZAN 2 18	SPA 1 28	SPA 2 12	RBR 1 7	RBR 2 2	VAL 1 11	VAL 2 9	MUG 1 6	MUG 2 8	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 28	15th	44
2022	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 9	IMO 1 7	IMO 2 3	MCO 1 6	MCO 2 5	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 5	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 8	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 3	SPA 1 14	SPA 2 1	RBR 1 15	RBR 2 5	CAT 1 7	CAT 2 1	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 2	6th	176

Stock Car Brasil results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Rank	Points
2022	KTF Sports	Chevrolet Cruze	INT 1 22	GOI 1	GOI 2	VCA 1	VCA 2	RIO 1	RIO 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	INT 1	INT 2	SCZ 1	SCZ 2	VCA 1	VCA 2	GOI 1	GOI 2	GOI 1	GOI 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	NC†	0†

^† As Bortoletto was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2022	3Y by R-ace GP	ABU 1 10	ABU 2 1	ABU 3 6	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 Ret	DUB 3 8	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	14th	46

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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	DC	Points
2023	Trident	BHR SPR 19	BHR FEA 1	MEL SPR 6	MEL FEA 1	MON SPR 6	MON FEA 5	CAT SPR 4	CAT FEA 4	RBR SPR 10	RBR FEA 2	SIL SPR 2	SIL FEA 6	HUN SPR 2	HUN FEA 7	SPA SPR Ret	SPA FEA 11	MNZ SPR 2	MNZ FEA 5	1st	164

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship 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	23	24	25	26	27	28	DC	Points
2024	Invicta Racing	BHR SPR 6	BHR FEA 5	JED SPR 10	JED FEA Ret	MEL SPR Ret	MEL FEA Ret	IMO SPR 6	IMO FEA 2	MON SPR 2	MON FEA 8	CAT SPR 5	CAT FEA 10	RBR SPR 4	RBR FEA 1	SIL SPR 4	SIL FEA 6	HUN SPR 16	HUN FEA 4	SPA SPR 10	SPA FEA 2	MNZ SPR 8	MNZ FEA 1	BAK SPR 5	BAK FEA 4	LSL SPR	LSL FEA	YMC SPR	YMC FEA	1st*	169.5*

References

^ "How the "stars aligned" for Bortoleto's stunning last-to-first F2 victory". Autosport. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Gabriel Bortoleto conducts first F1 test with McLaren at Red Bull Ring". formulascout.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "The top karting stars of 2018". formulascout.com. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ "Gabriel Bortoleto closes with PREMA and will compete in F4 in Europe – Other Categories". 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Prema's Gabriel Bortoleto claims first Italian F4 win at Mugello". formulascout.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ Allen, Peter (15 April 2021). "Gabriel Bortoleto makes FA Racing switch before FREC opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Imola, Race 1 report: Vidales, Quinn and David". formularegionaleubyalpine.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Jerez post-season testing Day 2 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ "Jerez post-season testing Day 3 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ Wood, Ida (26 September 2022). "Alonso protege Gabriel Bortoleto graduates to FIA F3 with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ "Beganovic handed penalty for Bortoleto Spa F3 sprint clash". www.autosport.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "FEATURE RACE: Barnard takes maiden F3 win with Bortoleto two points short of title". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "QUALIFYING: Goethe claims maiden pole as Bortoleto seals Championship title". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Invicta Virtuosi Racing announce Gabriel Bortoleto and Kush Maini for 2024 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ Wood, Ida (15 September 2022). "FRegional racer Gabriel Bortoleto joins Alonso's management company". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ "McLaren Racing sign FIA Formula 3 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto to the Driver Development programme". mclaren.com. McLaren. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "Gabriel Bortoleto | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)
Gabriel Bortoleto career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Victor Martins	FIA Formula 3 Championship Champion 2023	Succeeded by Leonardo Fornaroli

[1] "How the "stars aligned" for Bortoleto's stunning last-to-first F2 victory". Autosport. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[2] "Gabriel Bortoleto conducts first F1 test with McLaren at Red Bull Ring". formulascout.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[3] "The top karting stars of 2018". formulascout.com. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[4] "Gabriel Bortoleto closes with PREMA and will compete in F4 in Europe – Other Categories". 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[5] "Prema's Gabriel Bortoleto claims first Italian F4 win at Mugello". formulascout.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[6] Allen, Peter (15 April 2021). "Gabriel Bortoleto makes FA Racing switch before FREC opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[7] "Imola, Race 1 report: Vidales, Quinn and David". formularegionaleubyalpine.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[8] "Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[9] "Jerez post-season testing Day 2 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[10] "Jerez post-season testing Day 3 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[11] Wood, Ida (26 September 2022). "Alonso protege Gabriel Bortoleto graduates to FIA F3 with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

[12] "Beganovic handed penalty for Bortoleto Spa F3 sprint clash". www.autosport.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[13] "FEATURE RACE: Barnard takes maiden F3 win with Bortoleto two points short of title". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[14] "QUALIFYING: Goethe claims maiden pole as Bortoleto seals Championship title". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[15] "Invicta Virtuosi Racing announce Gabriel Bortoleto and Kush Maini for 2024 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[16] Wood, Ida (15 September 2022). "FRegional racer Gabriel Bortoleto joins Alonso's management company". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[17] "McLaren Racing sign FIA Formula 3 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto to the Driver Development programme". mclaren.com. McLaren. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[18] "Gabriel Bortoleto | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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