André Negrão
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]
André Negrão | |
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![]() Negrão in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 17 June 1992
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Alpine Elf Team |
Car number | 36 |
Best finish | 1st in 2018–19 |
Previous series | |
2017- 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 | |
2018–19 | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 2018 /2019 – |
Best finish | 1th (2018/2019) |
Class wins | 2 (2018, 2019) |
André is in the LMH Class in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving with Alpine. He shares the Alpine A480 with French drivers Matthieu Vaxivière and Nicolas Lapierre.[3] Negrão has driven with the team since 2017,[4] when the team was named “Signatech Alpine Matmut” in the LMP2 Class, now named only “Alpine” – with the same name as the Formula One team.[5]
Early career
Negrão was born in Campinas, in São Paulo state. He started his trajectory in motorsports when he was 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 Negrão accompanied his cousin at Granja Viana's 500 Miles Kart, in 2003, he started his career in motorsports.[6] After some seasons in karting, Negrão was Brazilian Kart's runner-up in 2006,[7] and started in European motorsports two years later, in Formula Renault 2.0. He also ran in the Formula Renault Winter Series in the same year, finishing 3rd.[8]
One year later, André Negrão raced in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and the Italian and Swiss championships' division, as well as some South American Formula 3 rounds.[9] In 2010, he competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and British Formula Renault, in addition to racing in Italian Formula Abarth and the Formula 3 Brazil Open.[10]
Negrão stepped up to the World Series by Renault 3.5 in 2011,[11] remaining in 2012 and 2013, and then returning in 2015. In 2014 and 2015, he ran in GP2, the current Formula 2. One year later, Negrão raced in Indy Lights and received a test in IndyCar.
Sportscar career
In 2017, Alpine invted the Brazilian to move to the WEC.[12]
Negrão won twice the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the main endurance race of the world, in the LMP2 class in 2018 and 2019, beside Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet. They also won the 2018–19 WEC super-season in the same class.[13]
In 2021, Negrão drove in Hypercar, WEC's new main class, with Alpine Elf Matmut. He shared the Alpine A480 with French drivers Matthieu Vaxivière and Nicolas Lapierre and finished third in the championship.[14][15]
For the 2022 season, Negrão, Lapierre and Vaxivière returned to Alpine to race in the WEC. The squad began the season well, winning the season opener in Sebring before finishing second at Spa.[16] Problems with the car meant that Negrão and his teammates would only take fourth place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans,[17] although a victory in Monza put the team into the lead of the championship.[18] Despite finishing on the podium in the final two races, Alpine placed second behind the Toyota Nr. 7 car, with a power reduction as a result of the BoP system having played a part in the team's lack of pace at the end of the year.[19][20]
Negrão and Alpine returned to the LMP2 class in 2023, as the Brazilian was partnered by experienced Mexican Memo Rojas and British rookie Olli Caldwell.[21][22]
Racing record
Career summary
† As Negrão was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | Cram Competition | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 3 |
BRN 1 11 |
BRN 2 Ret |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 9 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 18 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 9 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 13 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 9 |
13th | 25 |
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 |
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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 |
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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.
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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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 |
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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 | Hypercar | Alpine A480 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SPA 2 |
ALG 3 |
MNZ 2 |
LMS 3 |
BHR 3 |
BHR 3 |
3rd | 128 | |||
2022 | Alpine Elf Team | Hypercar | Alpine A480 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SEB 1 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 4 |
MNZ 1 |
FUJ 3 |
BHR 3 |
2nd | 144 | |||
2023 | Alpine Elf Team | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB Ret |
ALG 10 |
SPA 8 |
LMS 7 |
MNZ 8 |
FUJ 11 |
BHR |
17th* | 21* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2017 | ![]() |
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Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 4th | 3rd |
2018 | ![]() |
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Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 5th | 1st |
2019 | ![]() |
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Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 6th | 1st |
2020 | ![]() |
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Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 8th | 4th |
2021 | ![]() |
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Alpine A480-Gibson | LMH | 367 | 3rd | 3rd |
2022 | ![]() |
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Alpine A480-Gibson | LMH | 362 | 23rd | 5th |
2023 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 322 | 19th | 9th |
References
- "FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "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.
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- "André Negrão faz sua estréia no Paulista Light - RBC". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Kart: André Negrão é vice-campeão brasileiro Júnior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Conheça a trajetória dos brasileiros que triunfaram em Le Mans". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão faz boa estréia na Espanha". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "André Negrão assina coluna no Motorsport.com e desvendará mundo do Endurance". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Wins Red Flag-Affected 1000 Miles of Sebring – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine "Happy Le Mans is Behind Us" as Focus Shifts to Title Race – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Euwema, Davey. "Alpine Drivers Extend Points Lead with 6H Monza Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Power Reduced in Fuji Hypercar BoP – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "2022 Hypercar Review: Toyota Take It, But Pushed All The Way". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Alpine announces two-car LMP2 driver lineup for WEC 2023". Motorsport Week. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Confirms Driver Lineup for Transition Season in LMP2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
- Andre Negrao Official website
- André Negrão career summary at DriverDB.com