Rui Andrade (racing driver)

Rui Pinto de Andrade (born 23 September 1999) is an Angolan racing driver. He is currently racing in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with Tower Motorsport and the FIA World Endurance Championship for WRT Team.

Rui Andrade
Nationality Angolan
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999
Luanda, Angola
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021 Asian Le Mans Series
Current teamWRT Team
Starts4
Wins0
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2021
Previous series
2021
2019 - 2020
2020
2019
2019
2018		Asian Le Mans Series
Euroformula Open Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Spanish F4 Championship

Andrade's first experience in single seaters was in Spanish F4 in 2018 with Spanish team Drivex. Andrade competed from the second round in Valencia until the end of the season. He finished the season 12th with 43 points, achieving his best results at Barcelona and Navarra where he finished 5th.

Formula 4 UAE Championship

Andrade drove for Emirate team Dragon Racing in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship. With 201 points Andrade attained 5th in the standings while standing on the podium 6 times, none of which were wins however two of them were second places. The two second places came at the first race at Dubai Autodrome and second race at Yas Marina Circuit.[1]

Toyota Racing Series

At the 2020 Toyota Racing Series Andrade raced for M2 Competition alongside the top two driver in the championship, Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson. Andrade won 70 points over the course of the season meaning he finished 16th, 2 points behind French teammate Émilien Denner. Two 9th places were the Angolans best results at the first 2 races at Pukekohe Park.[2]

Euroformula Open Championship

Andrade's first season at the Euroformula Open Championship was in 2019 with Spanish outfit Drivex Racing.[3] Andrade only finished in the points once and it was at the last round in Monza, ultimately this contributed to a 22nd-place finish with 6 points.

In 2020 Andrade will race for Japanese team CryptoTower Racing alongside Ye Yifei.[4]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Spanish F4 Championship Drivex School 14 0 0 0 0 43 11th
2019 Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School 18 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
Formula 4 UAE Championship Dragon Racing 20 0 0 2 6 201 5th
Formula Ford Portugal N/A 2 0 0 0 1 20 5th
Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2020 Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing 18 0 0 0 0 28 14th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 70 16th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 0 0 0 1 42 8th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 4 0 3 3 3 66 3rd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 RealTeam by WRT 1 0 0 0 1 23 3rd*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 0 *

† As Andrade was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2018 Drivex School ARA
1		 ARA
2		 ARA
3		 CRT
1
9		 CRT
2
8		 CRT
3
9		 ALG
1
10		 ALG
2
8		 ALG
3
6		 CAT
1
C		 CAT
2
5		 JER
1
8		 JER
2
8		 JER
3
9		 NAV
1
13		 NAV
2
8		 NAV
3
5		 NAV
4
10		 12th 43

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2019 Dragon Racing DUB1
1
6		 DUB1
2
3		 DUB1
3
4		 DUB1
4
2		 YMC1
1
3		 YMC1
2
6		 YMC1
3
4		 YMC1
4
5		 DUB2
1
Ret		 DUB2
2
6		 DUB2
3
8		 DUB2
4
8		 YMC2
1
3		 YMC2
2
2		 YMC2
3
9		 YMC2
4
3		 DUB3
1
4		 DUB3
2
4		 DUB3
3
8		 DUB3
4
7		 5th 201

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Drivex School LEC
1
15		 LEC
2
19		 PAU
1
11		 PAU
2
Ret		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
12		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
15		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
15		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
12		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
12		 CAT
1
13		 CAT
2
15		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
9		 22nd 6
2020 CryptoTower Racing HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
12		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
9		 RBR
1
9		 RBR
2
10		 MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
6		 MNZ
3
Ret		 MUG
1
13		 MUG
2
12		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
8		 SPA
3
10		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
12		 CAT
3
9		 CAT
4
10		 14th 28

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2020 M2 Competition HIG
1
14		 HIG
2
14		 HIG
3
16		 TER
1
15		 TER
2
16		 TER
3
14		 HMP
1
13		 HMP
2
13		 HMP
3
Ret		 PUK
1
9		 PUK
2
9		 PUK
3
15		 MAN
1
16		 MAN
2
18		 MAN
3
Ret		 16th 70

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Car Engine Class No. 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2021 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 5 DUB
1
4		 DUB
2
2		 ABU
1
3		 ABU
2
2		 3rd 66

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
7		 RBR
3		 LEC
10		 MNZ
6		 SPA
7		 ALG
8		 8th 42

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 G-Drive Racing Roberto Merhi
John Falb		 Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2
Pro-Am		 108 DNF DNF

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Tower Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3†		 SEB
7		 LGA
 MDO
 WGL
 ELK
 PET
 7th* 265*

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 RealTeam by WRT LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
3		 SPA
 LMS
 MNZ
 FUJ
 BHR
 3rd* 23*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "NEW RACING ROOKIES ARRIVE IN DUBAI FOR THIRD SEASON OF F4UAE". Formula 4 UAE.
  2. "2020 Season Drivers". Toyota NZ.
  3. "Rui Andrade signs with Drivex for Euroformula Open debut season". www.euroformulaopen.net.
  4. "CryptoTower Racing Team, first Japanese team to enter the Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net.
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