Rodrigo Almeida
Rodrigo Almeida | |
|---|---|
 Almeida at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in 2023 | |
| Born | Rodrigo Dias Almeida 30 March 2004 Santo Tirso, Portugal |
| Nationality |  Mozambican |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Rodrigo Dias Almeida (born 30 March 2004) is a Portuguese-born Mozambican racing driver currently competing for Team Jebsen in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
Career
[edit]Almeida made his single-seater debut at the end of 2019, joining Xcel Motorsport in the Trophy round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[1] In his only races in single-seaters, Almeida finished seventh and fifth.[2] Returning to car racing the following year, Almeida raced in the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series, finishing runner-up in the DSG class to Nicola Baldan.[3][4] Almeida then competed in the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing fifth in the GT4 class,[5] before switching to BMW M2 Cup Germany for the rest of the year.[6] Taking one podium all season, a second place-finish at Zolder, Almeida ended the year fifth in points in his only season in the series.[7]
Remaining in GT4 competitions for 2022, Almeida joined BWT Mücke Motorsport to compete in 2022 DTM Trophy.[8] In the series' last season, Almeida took his first podium at the Norisring,[9] before taking his only win of the season at the Red Bull Ring en route to a fifth-place points finish.[10] The following year, Almeida remained with BWT Mücke Motorsport to race in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Josef Knopp.[11] In their only season together, Almeida scored points all but three times and scored a best result of seventh at Lausitzring to end the year 16th in points.[12] At the end of the year, Almeida was a candidate for the PCCA Talent Pool assessment at Sepang.[13]
After a brief appearance in LMP3 machinery in the Prototype Winter Series,[14] Almeida joined R&B Racing to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.[15] In his first season in the series, Almeida scored his first overall podium in race one at Sepang by finishing third,[16] helping him to secure fifth place in the overall standings.[17] At the end of the year, Almeida was once again part of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool roster.[18]
Almeida returned to the series for 2025, albeit switching to Team Jebsen for his sophomore season.[19] Taking his first podium of the season at Shanghai by finishing second in race two,[20] before repeating the same feat three rounds later at Bangsaen.[21] During 2025, Almeida also made his GT3 debut for Comtoyou Racing, making one-off appearances in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[22][23]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Troféu Rotax Portugal – Junior Max | 5th | |
| 2018 | Karting Academy Trophy | Almeida Silva Marco Joel | 32nd |
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | CRG Racing Team | NC | |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup – KZ2 | DR | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series – KZ2 | 61st | ||
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KZ2 | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series – KZ2 | 77th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KZ2 | 54th | ||
| Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 | NC | ||
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series – KZ2 | DR | 72nd |
| Champions of the Future – KZ2 | 7th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KZ2 | 41st | ||
| Portuguese Karting Championship – X30 Super Shifter | NC | ||
| Sources:[24][25] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2020 | TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | Élite Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th |
| 2021 | 24H GT Series – GT4 | 3Y Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| BMW M2 Cup Germany | Project 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 120 | 5th | |
| 2022 | DTM Trophy | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 5th |
| 2023 | GT Winter Series | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18.58 | 56th |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16th | ||
| GT4 European Series – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th | ||
| 2024 | Prototype Winter Series – Class 3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.43 | 10th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | R&B Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 5th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet by Alméras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Team Jebsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 132* | 6th* |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | ||
| Sources:[26][24] | |||||||||
*Season in progress.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R&B Racing | Pro | SIC 1 7 |
SIC 2 4 |
SUZ 1 5 |
SUZ 2 5 |
CHA 1 6 |
CHA 2 5 |
BAN 1 4 |
BAN 2 4 |
SEP 1 3 |
SEP 2 Ret |
SEP 3 14 |
MRN 1 6 |
MRN 2 5 |
SIC 1 6 |
SIC 2 7 |
SIC 3 8 |
5th | 188 |
| 2025 | Team Jebsen | Pro | SIC 1 6 |
SIC 2 2 |
MOT 1 5 |
MOT 2 6 |
SEP 1 6 |
SEP 2 13 |
SEP 3 DNS |
BAN 1 2 |
BAN 2 DNS |
MAN 1 9 |
MAN 2 5 |
MAN 3 7 |
MRN 1 |
MRN 2 |
6th* | 132* | ||
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC |
MNZ |
SPA 6Hrs 71† |
SPA 12Hrs 71† |
SPA 24Hrs Ret |
NÜR |
CAT |
NC* | 0* |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 35 |
17th | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mozambique's Rodrigo Almeida to make F4 debut at Abu Dhabi GP". formulascout.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "F4 UAE: Amna Al Qubaisi and Alex Connor share wins on F1 stage at F4 trophy round". circuitprodigital.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "TCR Ibérico: Gonzalo de Andrés festeja o título". autosport.pt (in Portuguese). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "ELITE Motorsport e Baldan Campioni 2020 del TCR DSG Iberico". iltornante.it (in Italian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida com prestação honrosa na corrida 24H Dubai". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida será piloto da BMW". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Mozambique's Rodrigo Almeida finishes second in BMW M2 Cup". clubofmozambique.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo com convites para "DTM Trophy" e 24 horas Dubai". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Mozambican driver wins bronze at DTM Trophy GT4 tournament". mznews.co.mz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Mozambican driver wins "Red Bull" DTM race in Austria". mznews.co.mz. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "BWT Mücke Motorsport setzt auf Rodrigo Almeida und Josef Knopp". motorsport-xl.de (in German). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "ADAC GT4 Germany: AVIA W&S Motorsport gewinnt Thriller". gt-place.com (in German). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "DSC's Daily Notebook (24/11/2023)". dailysportscar.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida alcança primeiro pódio de 2024 na sua estreia numa corrida num LMP3". gt-place.com (in Portuguese). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida segue no quinto lugar na sua estreia no Porche Cup Ásia". lance.co.mz (in Portuguese). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup Asia: series' first-ever Endurance Challenge takes place at Sepang Circuit". autobuzz.my. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida termina no "top 5" do Porsche Carrera Cup Asia". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Expanded Talent Pool Roster Ready to Bid to Impress". sportscar365.com. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida volta a entrar em cena no Porsche Carrera Cup Asia". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 17 April 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida partilha terceiro lugar na Porsche Carrera Cup Asia". opais.co.mz (in Portuguese). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Mozambican driver on the podium at the Porshe Carrera Asia Cup". mznews.co.mz (in Portuguese). 6 July 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida nas 24 Horas de Spa: prestação curta, mas intensa: "experiência incrível"". autosport.pt (in Portuguese). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "40 Cars for Valencia Sprint Cup Finale". sportscar365.com. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Rodrigo Dias Almeida | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Almeida Rodrigo". Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Almeida Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rodrigo Almeida career summary at DriverDB.com