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Biography

Tomaselli began her professional career in Fórmula Junior Brasil, a category comparable to

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in other countries. Following two seasons there, she would move up to Fórmula 4 Sudamericana, run to Formula Renault 1.6 regulations – where she finished fourth in her second season. She moved to the United States in 2017, joining the

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through the

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. She undertook a part-time campaign initially, and signed with

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for a full-time campaign in 2018 – finishing 16th in the standings. Tomaselli remained in U.S. F2000 in 2019, moving to Pabst Racing Services – improving to 8th overall with a top-five finish at

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. The Brazilian driver attempted to qualify for the W Series, a

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championship for female drivers, in

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but failed to pass the evaluation day for potential recruits. She attempted to join the championship again for

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, and would successfully join the 20-driver field. Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, Tomaselli competed in the 2021 W Series driving for Veloce Racing, alongside eventual champion

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. She managed two top-ten finishes in eight rounds, with 12 points overall, finishing 15th in the Drivers' Championship. She was retained for the 2022 season, which she began with another top-five finish in the first race in

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; afterwards she could only manage one point in the remaining six races and finished 12th in the championship after it was curtailed due to financial problems. Tomaselli returned to Brazil in 2023, competing in second-tier domestic stock cars. She finished 8th overall in her début season with three top-five finishes. She remained in the championship for

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, scoring a podium at

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before being parachuted into the top-flight for the

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after

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suffered a medical episode.

Racing record

Career summary

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Complete W Series results

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

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results

References

External links

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