Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in São Paulo, Bonifacio entered

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in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup.

Formula 3 Sudamericana

Bonifacio made his début in single-seaters in

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, taking part in the Light Class of the local Formula 3 Sudamericana championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races.

Formula Abarth

Also in

, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam. He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums. He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in

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, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series.

Formula Renault

Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of

Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 Alps was a category of Formula Renault open-wheel racing, created by the merging of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship (formerly known as Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland) and Formula Renault 2.0 Italia. Ov ...

and

Formula Renault 2.0 NEC The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The ...

at the end of 2012. For

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, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both

and the

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula 3.5 V8, Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to ...

, staying with Prema. He took a podium finish at

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and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind teammates Antonio Fuoco and Luca Ghiotto. Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in

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. He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at

Racing record

Career summary

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonifacio, Bruno 1994 births Living people Racing drivers from São Paulo Brazilian racing drivers Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Formula Abarth drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Draco Racing drivers Murphy Prototypes drivers European Le Mans Series drivers