Lourenço Beirão da Veiga (born 7 September 1979) is a Portuguese auto racing driver.
| Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 7 September 1979 (Portugal) |
| Spanish GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | ASM Team |
| Car number | 3 |
| Previous series | |
| 2001-2002 2002 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Spanish F3 Championship Supercopa SEAT Leon SEAT León Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 | Spanish GT Champion |
Career
editHe competed in the 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2008 he competed in the SEAT León Eurocup. A win in race six at his home circuit in Estoril, saw him rewarded with entry into one round of the World Touring Car Championship with the SUNRED Engineering team at Brands Hatch.
His first major title came in 2009, winning the Spanish GT Championship along with fellow Portuguese driver Ricardo Bravo.
Racing record
edit| Season | Series | Team | Car No. | Races | Wins | Poles | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Bicar Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Cram Competition | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th | |
| 2003 | Spanish Formula Three Championship | Racing Engineering | 12 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9th | |
| 2004 | British GT Championship | Damax | ||||||
| 2005 | Supercopa SEAT Leon Spain | Baporo Motorsport | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Supercopa SEAT Leon Spain | Baporo Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9th | |
| 2007 | Supercopa SEAT Leon Spain | Bastos Sport | 16 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 3rd | |
| 2008 | Supercopa SEAT Leon Spain | Bastos Sport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9th | |
| SEAT Leon Eurocup | Bastos Sport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10th | ||
| WTCC | SUNRED Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| 2009 | Spanish GT Championship | ASM Team | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1st |
Complete WTCC results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León TFSI | CUR | PUE | VAL | PAU | BRN | EST | BRA | OSC | IMO | MNZ | OKA | MAC | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2002 Formula Renault Eurocup". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "ASM continua nos GT Espanhóis com Ricardo Bravo e Lourenço Beirão da Veiga" (in Italian). April 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Lourenço Beirão da Veiga". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "SEAT LEÓN EUROCUP REACHES ITS HALFWAY MARK". cached archive. Seat Media. July 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Lourenço Beirão da Veiga preparado para Jarama" (in Portuguese). Auto Sport. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Lourenço Beirão da Veiga de trás para a frente" (in Portuguese). Auto Hoje. June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Race Driver Database: Lorenco da Veiga". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
External links
edit- Lourenço Beirão da Veiga at AvM website (in Portuguese)
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