Alexandre Sarnes Negrão (; born October 14, 1985), better known as Xande Negrão and nicknamed ''Xandinho'', is a Brazilian entrepreneur and race car driver. He raced in the first three seasons of the

GP2 Series The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecc ...

, all with the Piquet Sports team, having won the

Formula Three Sudamericana Fórmula 3 Sudamericana was a South American Formula Three championship. It was inaugurated in 1987 and primarily held races in Brazil and Argentina, with a small number of events held in other countries across the continent. Its most notable ...

championship in 2004.

Career

Negrão's career started in

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in 1998, where he continued to race until he joined the Piquet team in

for the 2003 season. The team had been put together primarily to help Nelson Piquet Jr.'s run through the lower series, his goal to make Formula One, but nevertheless Negrão would stay with team in 2004. He ended the 2004 season as the champion, and also got a taste of

British Formula Three The British Formula Three Championship was an international Auto racing, motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level Formula racing, feeder formula ...

that year, in the form of two races for the

Carlin Motorsport Carlin, formerly known as Carlin Motorsport and Rodin Carlin, was a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It primarily competed in junior racing championships such as FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3. Carlin also competed in top level ...

team. Negrão moved up to the GP2 Series for its inaugural season in

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, alongside Piquet in his family-sponsored team. He scored only four points, but improved to thirteen in

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, as Piquet unsuccessfully fought with

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for the championship. Piquet moved to the

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team in for

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as the outfit's test driver, so Negrão was expected to lead his former GP2 team. However, Negrão had a very disappointing season, scoring fewer points than the previous year and being outscored by his rookie teammate

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. He was not retained for

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. At the time of his departure from GP2, he was the only driver to have entered every GP2 race thus contested. He also held the record for most GP2 starts, which has subsequently been surpassed by

Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano (born 4 February 1979) is an Italian former professional racing driver who drove for the Jordan Grand Prix, Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 Formula One season, 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock. He also ...

. Negrão competed in four races for

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in the

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, and is now concentrating on

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for 2008. He is driving for the Vitaphone Racing Team in the

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, and has also participated in the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Personal life

Xander was married to Brazilian actress Marina Ruy Barbosa between October 2017 and January 2021, when the couple filed for divorce.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete GP2 Series results

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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

References

* Retrieved on July 10, 2008.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Negrao, Alexandre 1985 births Living people A1 Team Brazil drivers GP2 Series drivers Brazilian GP2 Series drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers FIA GT Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers Brazilian WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Carlin racing drivers Piquet GP drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Strakka Racing drivers AF Corse drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Brazilian racing drivers