Gianluca de Castro Petecof[1] (born 14 November 2002) is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 101 Toyota Corolla E210 for Full Time Sports.[2] He was champion of the Formula Regional European Championship in 2020,[3] and has competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Campos Racing.[4]
| Gianluca Petecof | |
|---|---|
 Petecof in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 14 November 2002 São Paulo, Brazil |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 20 |
| Former teams | Campos Racing |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 27th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2018-19 2018-19 | FR European Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship |
He was a former member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Career
editKarting
editBorn in São Paulo, Petecof started his karting career in 2010. After multiple karting titles in Brazil, Petecof moved over to Europe to compete on an international level. His best result was fifth in the CIK-Karting World Championship in 2016.
Lower formulas
editIn 2018 Petecof made his single-seater racing debut in the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 Championships.[5] 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 Italy and Germany.[6] He won four races and became vice-champion in the Italian series, 136 points behind Dennis Hauger. In ADAC F4 Petecof achieved one victory and finished 5th.[7]
Formula Regional European Championship
edit
In 2020 Prema Powerteam announced that Petecof would drive for them in the Formula Regional European Championship alongside Jamie Chadwick, Oliver Rasmussen and fellow Ferrari Academy member Arthur Leclerc.[8] 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 Vallelunga, where Petecof was crowned both rookies' and series champion.[9]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
editIt was announced in early February that he would join Campos for the 2021 FIA F2 Championship. He lined up alongside Ralph Boschung.[10] In June, he left the team citing financial reasons.
Formula One
editIn December 2017 Ferrari added Petecof to their Driver Academy.[11] In January 2021, Petecof announced he had left the academy.[12]
Stock Car Brasil
editPetecof is due to join Stock Car Brasil in 2022 with Full Time Sports. He will partner ex-Formula 1 race winner Rubens Barrichello.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Theodore Racing | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 186 | 4th |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 10th | ||
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 233 | 2nd |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 164 | 5th | ||
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 359 | 1st |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd | |
| 2022 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30th |
| 2023 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 13th |
| 2024 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Sports | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 376 | 24th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(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 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Prema Powerteam | ADR 1 5 |
ADR 2 2 |
ADR 3 7 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 6 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 24 |
MIS 3 DSQ |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 6 |
IMO 3 6 |
VLL 1 2 |
VLL 2 5 |
VLL 3 5 |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 3 |
MUG 3 2 |
4th | 186 | |
| 2019 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 5 |
VLL 3 1 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 3 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 4 |
HUN 3 1 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 4 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 2 |
IMO 3 14 |
IMO 4 3 |
MUG 1 23 |
MUG 2 6 |
MUG 3 4 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 5 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
2nd | 233 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Prema Theodore Racing | OSC 1 8 |
OSC 2 6 |
OSC 3 15 |
HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 18 |
HOC1 3 9 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 Ret |
LAU 3 9 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 17 |
HOC2 1 6 |
HOC2 2 7 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 6 |
NÜR 3 2 |
HOC3 1 Ret |
HOC3 2 7 |
HOC3 3 4 |
10th | 92 |
| 2019 | Prema Powerteam | OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 16 |
OSC 3 Ret |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 Ret |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 4 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 11 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 7 |
SAC 1 7 |
SAC 2 3 |
SAC 3 5 |
5th | 164 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prema Powerteam | MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 1 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 2 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 1 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 3 |
MUG 3 2 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 2 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 6 |
CAT 3 3 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 4 |
VLL 1 4 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 5 |
1st | 359 |
| 2021 | KIC Motorsport | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 28 |
VAL 1 22 |
VAL 2 11 |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 10 |
MNZ 1 21 |
MNZ 2 14 |
22nd | 5 | ||||
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Campos Racing | BHR SP1 17 |
BHR SP2 13 |
BHR FEA Ret |
MCO SP1 Ret |
MCO SP2 Ret |
MCO FEA 16 |
BAK SP1 |
BAK SP2 |
BAK FEA |
SIL SP1 |
SIL SP2 |
SIL FEA |
MNZ SP1 |
MNZ SP2 |
MNZ FEA |
SOC SP1 |
SOC SP2 |
SOC FEA |
JED SP1 |
JED SP2 |
JED FEA |
YMC SP1 |
YMC SP2 |
YMC FEA |
27th | 0 |
Complete Stock Car Pro Series 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Full Time Sports | Toyota Corolla | INT 1 22 |
GOI 1 30 |
GOI 2 Ret |
RIO 1 15 |
RIO 2 4 |
VCA 1 19 |
VCA 2 26 |
VEL 1 Ret |
VEL 2 13 |
VEL 1 16 |
VEL 2 17 |
INT 1 |
INT 2 |
VCA 1 |
VCA 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
INT 1 Ret |
INT 2 DNS |
30th | 42 | ||
| 2023 | Full Time Sports | Toyota Corolla | GOI 1 24 |
GOI 2 18 |
INT 1 Ret |
INT 2 DNS |
TAR 1 13 |
TAR 2 10 |
CAS 1 19 |
CAS 2 13 |
INT 1 9 |
INT 2 8 |
VCA 1 2 |
VCA 2 4 |
GOI 1 13 |
GOI 2 4 |
VEL 1 3 |
VEL 2 4 |
BUE 1 3 |
BUE 2 5 |
VCA 1 18 |
VCA 2 Ret |
CAS 1 20 |
CAS 2 Ret |
INT 1 22 |
INT 2 Ret |
13th | 205 | |
| 2024 | Full Time Sports | Toyota Corolla | GOI 1 22 |
GOI 2 18 |
VCA 1 Ret |
VCA 2 C |
INT 1 19 |
INT 2 22 |
CAS 1 18 |
CAS 2 DSQ |
VCA 1 10 |
VCA 2 14 |
VCA 3 18 |
GOI 1 11 |
GOI 2 19 |
BLH 1 23† |
BLH 2 Ret |
VEL 1 1 |
VEL 2 3 |
BUE 1 21† |
BUE 2 Ret |
URU 1 25 |
URU 2 15 |
GOI 1 25 |
GOI 2 21 |
INT 1 |
INT 2 |
24th* | 376* |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Gianluca Petecof conquista vice-campeonato na Copa Brasil de Kart" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Petecof lands Stock Car Brasil chance with Toyota team". 2 February 2022.
- ^ "FREC champion Gianluca Petecof to leave Ferrari Driver Academy". February 2021.
- ^ "FREC champion Petecof completes Campos F2 line-up". Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "New Ferrari recruit Petecof to race in both Italian and German F4 for Prema". February 5, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Ferrari junior Petecof remains in ADAC and Italian F4 with Prema". March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "2019 International Formula 4 season review". December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Arthur Leclerc gets Ferrari junior status, joins Prema in Formula Regional". January 17, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Petecof takes FREC title at Vallelunga as rival Leclerc crashes out". December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Howard, Tom (8 February 2021). "FREC champion Petecof completes Campos F2 line-up". Autosport. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Ferrari adds Brazilian karter Gianluca Petecof to Driver Academy". December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Petecof announces departure of FDA".
External links
edit- Gianluca Petecof career summary at DriverDB.com