Nathan Antunes

Nathan William Cavaco Antunes (born 23 April 1988) in Sydney, Australia is best known as an Australian race car driver. Educated at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.

Nathan Antunes
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Previous series
2013-16 2006-09 2007-08 2006 2006 2005 2004	Australian GT Championship Toyota Racing Series A1 Grand Prix Formula 3 Germany Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW UK Formula Ford New South Wales

Antunes placed sixth in the 2016 Australian GT Championship driving a McLaren 650S GT3

Racing career

Junior Karting

Antunes began his career in 1996 and was Goulburn Kart Club Champion in 1997, 1998 (midget karting) and 1999 (rookie karting). He was also the North Shore Kart Club Champion and ACT Junior Sprint Classic Champion in 1998 and 1999

In 2001, Antunes made his first appearance in National Championships Junior National Light and placed 7th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship. In 2002 he placed 5th in the Junior ICA Australian Championship, 4th in the Junior Piston Port NSW Championship (Junior ICA) and 4th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship improving on his 7th place the year before.

In 2003, Antunes placed 5th in the ICA Australian Championship and competed in the Formula 100 Light Australian Championships aged 14. Unfortunately an accident in the semi-final of Clubman Light did not allow him to complete the season.

Formula Ford

Antunes began in Formula Ford after missing the first race of the season due to age licence restrictions. He placed 5th in the NSW Championship in 2004. He competed in one race in his home state of New South Wales at Oran Park Raceway.

Formula BMW

In 2005, Antunes moved to Europe to pursue his career and competed in the Formula BMW UK Championship. Antunes drove for Motaworld Racing finishing 7th in the championship and in the top 5 teams. The season included one win, 3 third placings and 3 pole positions.

Antunes also raced at the Formula BMW World Championship in Bahrain for Motaworld Racing. He finished 5th – the highest finish for Motaworld racing to date – up from 18th place in qualifying.

Formula Renault

2006 saw Antunes step into Formula Renault car for the first time North European and European Series but did not race the full season. Racing with Motopark Academy, Antunes raced at Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen in Belgium, qualifying 23rd and finishing 14th. He also raced in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and Nürburgring in Germany.

Antunes also tested at the World Series by Renault.

Formula 3

Antunes also competed in the Formula 3 Recaro Cup German Championship in 2006 with the HS Technik Motorsport team. At three events Antunes placed eighth, sixth, fourth, third, first and retired due to car failure and took one pole position in six races.

Antunes also tested at the World Series by Renault.

GP2

On 30 October 2007, Antunes tested for Super Nova Racing at Paul Ricard Circuit in France.

Toyota Racing Series

Antunes competed in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand with Team European Technique owned by Trevor Sheumatk. Trevor Scheumatk is the Managing Director of Track Tyres, the sole distributor of Michelin Racing Tyres in Australia and New Zealand. He placed 14th.

A1 Grand Prix

He made his A1 Grand Prix debut with A1 Team Australia in Shanghai, China in April 2008. He drove in the Rookie sessions for the team, placing 7th and 8th in session 1 and 2 respectively. This paced the team in 7th overall.

In Brands Hatch in May 2008, he again drove for the team in the Rookie sessions, notching up a 10th and an 8th place.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2004	New South Wales Formula Ford Championship	6th	Van Diemen RF94 Ford
2005	British Formula BMW Championship	7th	Mygale FB02 BMW	Motaworld Racing
	Formula BMW World Final	5th
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	24th	Tatuus FR2000 Renault	Motopark Academy
	German Formula Three Championship	10th	Lola B06/30 Opel	HS Technik Motorsport
2007-08	Toyota Racing Series	14th	Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota	European Technique
	A1 Grand Prix	13th †	Lola B05/52 - Zytek	A1 Team Australia
2008-09	Toyota Racing Series	11th	Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota	European Technique
2013	Australian GT Championship	15th	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Melbourne Performance Centre
2014	Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy class	3rd	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Rod Salmon
2015	Australian GT Championship	4th	Audi R8 Ultra	Melbourne Performance Centre
2016	Australian GT Championship	6th	McLaren 650S GT3	Tekno Autosports

† Team result

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2006	Motopark Academy	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 Ret	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 5	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 13	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	AND 1	AND 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	24th	37

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2007–08	Australia	NED SPR	NED FEA	CZE SPR	CZE FEA	MYS SPR	MYS FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	NZL SPR	NZL FEA	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	CHN SPR PO	CHN FEA PO	GBR SPR PO	GBR FEA PO	17th	20

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year	Car#	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2015	5	Rod Salmon Racing	Oliver Gavin Rod Salmon	Audi R8 LMS	AA	103	DNF	DNF
2016	5	GT Motorsport	Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	Audi R8 LMS	AA	294	6th	1st
2017	5	GT Motorsport	Elliot Barbour Greg Taylor	Audi R8 LMS	AAM	161	DNF	DNF

References

• A1GP Brands Hatch [1]

External links

• Nathan Antunes career summary at DriverDB.com
• Photos by Driver: Nathan Antunes
• NathanAntunes.com Official website