Gianluca de Castro Petecof (born 14 November 2002) is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian

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, driving the No. 101

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for KTF Sports. He was champion of the

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in 2020, and has competed in the

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with

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. He was a former member of the

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Career

Lower formulas

In 2018 Petecof made his single-seater racing debut in the

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and

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Championships. The former would be more successful for Petecof, with one win and four further podiums helping him to fifth in the standings, meanwhile the Brazilian only scored one podium in ADAC F4 on his way to tenth. The next year Petecof continued racing in both

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and

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. He won four races and became vice-champion in the Italian series, 136 points behind

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. In ADAC F4 Petecof achieved one victory and finished 5th.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2020

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announced that Petecof would drive for them in the

alongside

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and fellow Ferrari Academy member

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. Petecof started the season strongly, amassing four victories in the first three rounds. Despite his strong start to the season, Leclerc was able to keep the championship battle going until the last race of the season at

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, where Petecof was crowned both rookies' and series champion.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

It was announced in early February that he would join Campos for the 2021 FIA F2 Championship. He lined up alongside

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. In June, he left the team citing financial reasons.

Formula One

In December 2017

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added Petecof to their

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. In January 2021, Petecof announced he had left the academy.

Stock Car Brasil

Petecof is due to join

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in 2022 with

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. He will partner ex-Formula 1 race winner

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petecof, Gianluca 2002 births Living people Racing drivers from São Paulo ADAC Formula 4 drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Campos Racing drivers KIC Motorsport drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Karting World Championship drivers Brazilian racing drivers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen