Bruno Bonifacio

{{Short description|Brazilian racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Bruno Bonifacio

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flag|BRA|name=Brazilian}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| related to =

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = Formula Renault 3.5 Series

| first year = 2015

| current team = International Draco Racing

| former teams =

| car number = 20

| starts = 13

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 25th

| year = 2015

| prev series = Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Abarth
Formula 3 Sudamericana

| prev series years = 2013-14
201214
2012
201112
2011

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

=Karting=

Born in São Paulo, Bonifacio entered karting in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.brunobonifacio.co/en/carreira.cfm|title=Career|work=brunobonifacio.co|publisher=Bruno Bonifacio|access-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141020041908/http://www.brunobonifacio.co/en/carreira.cfm|archive-date=20 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}

=Formula 3 Sudamericana=

Bonifacio made his début in single-seaters in 2011, taking part in the Light Class of the local Formula 3 Sudamericana championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races.{{cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-3-south-america-light/2011/|title=Formula 3 South America — Light 2011 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=20 October 2014}}

=Formula Abarth=

Also in 2011, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam.{{cite news|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH_EU/home/ing/1237/Three-new-drivers-and-a-come-back-at-the-Red-Bull-Ring |title=Three new drivers and a comeback at the Red Bull Ring |date=25 August 2011 |work=Formula Abarth |publisher=Automobile Club d'Italia |access-date=20 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003145023/http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH_EU/home/ing/1237/Three-new-drivers-and-a-come-back-at-the-Red-Bull-Ring |archive-date=3 October 2011 |df=dmy }} He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums.{{cite news|url=http://www.paddockscout.com/paddockscout-preview-italian-championships-begin-in-spain/|title=PaddockScout Preview: Italian championships begin...in Spain!|last=Allen|first=Peter|date=30 March 2012|publisher=Paddock Scout|access-date=5 February 2014}} He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series.{{cite news |url= http://www.paddockscout.com/roundup-bianchi-steals-fr3-5-points-lead-with-home-win/ |title=Roundup: Bianchi steals FR3.5 points lead with home win |last= Khorounzhiy |first= Valentin |publisher= Paddock Scout |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2014}}

=Formula Renault=

Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema.{{cite news|url=http://www.premapowerteam.com/en/news.php?id_news=9012|title=Bonifacio re-joins Prema for Formula Renault 2.0|date=11 February 2013|work=premapowerteam.com|publisher=Prema Powerteam|access-date=20 October 2014}} He took a podium finish at Spa and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind teammates Antonio Fuoco and Luca Ghiotto.

Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.premapowerteam.com/en/news.php?categ=-1&id_news=17366|title=PREMA announces {{as written|i|t's [sic]}} drivers for 2014|date=12 February 2014|publisher=Prema Powerteam|access-date=20 October 2014}} He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at Spa.{{cite news|url=http://www.paddockscout.com/bruno-bonifacio-claims-first-eurocup-win-at-spa/|title=Bruno Bonifacio claims first Eurocup win at Spa|last=Khorounzhiy|first=Valentin|date=1 June 2014|publisher=Paddock Scout|access-date=20 October 2014}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! FLaps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=4| 2011

|align=left| Formula 3 Brazil Open

|rowspan=2 align=left| Cesário Fórmula Jr.

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| 7th

align=left| Formula 3 Sudamericana - Light Class

| 14

| 12

| 5

| 13

| 13

| 318

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| Formula Abarth Italian Series

|rowspan=2 align=left| Prema Powerteam

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10

| 14th

align=left| Formula Abarth European Series

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

| 15th

rowspan=5| 2012

|align=left| Toyota Racing Series

|align=left| Giles Motorsport

| 15

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 525

| 10th

align=left| Formula Abarth European Series

|rowspan=4 align=left| Prema Powerteam

| 24

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 13

| 219

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| Formula Abarth Italian Series

| 18

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 9

| 157

| 5th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 16

| 20th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 20

| 35th

rowspan=4| 2013

|align=left| Toyota Racing Series

|align=left| Giles Motorsport

| 15

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 650

| 5th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

|rowspan=3 align=left| Prema Powerteam

| 14

| 3

| 6

| 2

| 8

| 145

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 29

| 15th

align=left| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| 6th

rowspan=2| 2014

|align=left| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

|rowspan=2 align=left| Prema Powerteam

| 14

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 88

| 5th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

| 6

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 4

| N/A

| NC†

2015

|align=left| Formula Renault 3.5 Series

|align=left| International Draco Racing

| 13

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 25th

rowspan=3| 2016

|align=left| Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class

|align=left rowspan=2| Oregon Team

| 6

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 37

| 8th

align=left| Renault Sport Endurance Trophy

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 18

| 14th

align=left| European Le Mans Series

|align=left| Murphy Prototypes

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 38th

As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

= Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Pos

! Points

2012

!nowrap| Prema Powerteam

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| PAU
1

| PAU
2

| IMO
1

| IMO
2

| SPA
1

| SPA
2

| RBR
1

| RBR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MUG
2

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1

{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
2

{{small|Ret}}

! 20th

! 16

2013

!nowrap|Prema Powerteam

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VLL
1

{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VLL
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO1
1

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IMO1
2

{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
1

{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2

{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MNZ
1

{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIS
1

{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MUG
1

{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MUG
2

{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO2
1

{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO2
2

{{small|23}}

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"|145

2014

! Prema Powerteam

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
1

{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
2

{{small|2}}

| PAU
1

| PAU
2

| RBR
1

| RBR
2

| SPA
1

| SPA
2

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
1

{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
2

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
1

{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JER
2

{{small|Ret}}

! NC†

! 0

† As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

=Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

2012

! Prema Powerteam

|HOC
1

|HOC
2

|HOC
3

|NÜR
1

|NÜR
2

|OSC
1

|OSC
2

|OSC
3

|ASS
1

|ASS
2

|RBR
1

|RBR
2

|MST
1

|MST
2

|MST
3

|ZAN
1

|ZAN
2

|ZAN
3

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |SPA
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |SPA
2

{{small|Ret}}

! 35th

! 20

=Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

2013

!rowspan="2"|Prema Powerteam

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |ALC
1

{{small|12}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |ALC
2

{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |SPA
1

{{small|15}}

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |SPA
2

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |MSC
1

{{small|6}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |MSC
2

{{small|8}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |RBR
1

{{small|31}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |RBR
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |HUN
1

{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |HUN
2

{{small|14}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |LEC
1

{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |LEC
2

{{small|16}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |CAT
1

{{small|24†}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |CAT
2

{{small|Ret}}

! 15th

! 29

2014

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |ALC
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |ALC
2

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |SPA
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#ffffbf;" |SPA
2

{{small|1}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |MSC
1

{{small|16}}

| style="background:#ffffff;" |MSC
2

{{small|DNS}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |NÜR
1

{{small|20}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |NÜR
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |HUN
1

{{small|8}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |HUN
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |LEC
1

{{small|8}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" |LEC
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |JER
1

{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |JER
2

{{small|13}}

! 5th

! 88

=Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2015

! nowrap| International Draco Racing

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALC
1

{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALC
2

{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
1

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
1

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2

{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
1

{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
2

{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
2

{{small|12}}

| BUG
1

| BUG
2

| JER
1

| JER
2

! 25th

! 1

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2016

! nowrap| Murphy Prototypes

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 03R

! nowrap| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| SIL

| IMO

| RBR

| LEC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

| EST

! 38th

! 0

References

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