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Raphael Matos

{{short description|Brazilian open-wheel racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Raphael Matos

| image = Raphael_Matos_Indy_2011.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Matos at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the first day of qualifying for the 2011 500

| nationality = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazilian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|28}}

| birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil

| death_date =

| retired =

| related to =

| racing licence = 12px FIA Gold

| current series = IndyCar Series

| first year = 2009

| current team = AFS Racing

| car number = 17

| starts = 34

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps =

| former teams = de Ferran Dragon Racing

| best finish = 13th

| year = 2009

| prev series = Firestone Indy Lights
Champ Car Atlantic Series
A1 Grand Prix
Star Mazda Series
Skip Barber Formula Dodge Series

| prev series years = 2008
2006-2007

2004-2005
2002-2003

| titles = Firestone Indy Lights Series
Champ Car Atlantic Series
Star Mazda Series
Skip Barber Formula Dodge

| title years = 2008
2007
2005
2003

| awards = IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year

| award years = 2009

}}

Raphael Matos (born August 28, 1981) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He was the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion and the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series champion. He lives in Miami. He is sometimes also called Rafa Matos.

Career highlights

=Early career=

Born in Belo Horizonte, Matos came to the United States in 2002 after karting in Brazil and began competing in Skip Barber Formula Dodge, winning the championship in 2003. In 2004, he moved up to the Star Mazda Series and in 2005 he won the Star Mazda championship. In 2006 he moved up the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Series where he drove for the Sierra Sierra team and captured one victory on his way to 4th place in the points standings.Image:MatosAtlantics2007.jpg in 2007]]

He also competed in 4 Indy Pro Series races for Guthrie Racing and swept the two races held in March at St. Petersburg, Florida. During the fall he was named a driver for A1 Team Brazil in the A1 Grand Prix series and made his debut at the series' race in Beijing in the 2006–2007 season. He raced a Lola B07/40-Mazda in the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2007 Petit Le Mans.[http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=2774 NEW LOLA, MAZDA-DERIVED ENGINE FOR B-K IN 2007]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, American Le Mans Series, retrieved December 20, 2008

Image:MatosFreedom100.jpg]]

=Atlantics championship and Indy Lights=

Matos continued with the Sierra Sierra team in Atlantics in 2007 and clinched the championship with several races remaining in the season, securing for himself the $2 million "scholarship" for a ride in Champ Car for the 2008 season.

However, Matos decided to pass on the scholarship and sign with Andretti Green Racing to drive in the Indy Racing League's Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2008, where he won the series championship.[http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=75167 Andretti Green, AFS To Field Two-Car Indy Pro Team - Matos Added to Driver Lineup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716145143/http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=75167 |date=2011-07-16 }}, PaddockTalk, January 18, 2008

Prior to the 2008 Indy Lights season, he drove a Mazda RX-8 for the SpeedSource team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, taking first in the GT class and a 9th place overall finish, sharing the car with Nick Ham, David Haskell and Sylvain Tremblay. After the season, he drove for Michael Shank Racing on the winning team in the DP class (with Ian James and John Pew) at the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park.

=IndyCar Series=

Image:Matos09Indy.jpg]]

Matos competed in the full 2009 IndyCar Series season for Luczo-Dragon Racing.DiZinno, Tony. [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=310709 Matos, Luczo Dragon latest to confirm 2009 plans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009081823/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=310709 |date=2008-10-09 }}, Motorsport.com, October 7, 2008 He qualified third in his second race, the Long Beach Grand Prix and finished eight. He was the fastest rookie qualifier in his first Indy 500 and ran in the lead pack, but had a crash with Vítor Meira in which Meira was injured. Matos finished 22nd. Matos captured seasonal Rookie of the Year honors by a wide margin over former F1 driver Robert Doornbos. Matos' best finish was 6th at the Milwaukee Mile. He was running at the finish of each of the last ten races of the season, consistency that led to 13th in the championship despite few top ten finishes. Raphael qualified 12th in both the 2009 and 2010 Indy 500 and he also crashed in both races in roughly the same location at the exit of turn 1. He failed to qualify the AFS entry for the 2011 Indianapolis 500.

He was also the fastest Rookie during the 2009 Indy 500 qualifying.

= After IndyCar =

Matos raced full-time in Stock Car Brasil between 2013 and 2015, claiming a race win in 2014, and a best of 13th overall in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Driver: Rafa Matos {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/raphael-matos |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.driverdb.com}} At the end of 2015, he failed a drug test, and was suspended for two years.{{Cite web |title=Former IndyCar driver Raphael Matos suspended in Brazil for doping |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/22/former-indycar-driver-suspended-drugs-brazil/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Autoblog |date=22 December 2015 |language=en}} Matos claimed that he used the undisclosed substance in question in order to treat several tumors he had since he was 18.{{Cite web |title=Matos defends substance use, saying it was to fight against tumors |url=https://www.motorsport.com/stock-car-pro/news/matos-defends-substance-use-saying-it-was-to-fight-against-tumors/663971/ |url-status= |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Motorsport}}

In 2018, Matos started racing in the Trans-Am Series, and won the TA2 class championship at his first attempt. He won the class championship again in 2021, after finishing in first place in six out of twelve races.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=Trans Am champions in review: Rafa Matos, TA2 |url=https://racer.com/2021/12/15/trans-am-champions-in-review-rafa-matos-ta2/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=RACER |language=en-US}} He won the TA2 championship again in 2024.

On August 30, 2024, it was announced that Matos would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing in collaboration with Peterson Racing Group,{{Cite web |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/xfinity-series/rafa-matos-to-attempt-xfinity-debut-at-watkins-glen-with-peterson-racing-group/ |title=Rafa Matos to Attempt Xfinity Debut at Watkins Glen with Peterson Racing Group |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=August 30, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com |access-date=August 30, 2024}} but several days later, it was revealed that Matos would not make his debut due to being unable to come to a mutual agreement with the team. He would be replaced by Mike Skeen.

Motorsports career results

=American Le Mans Series=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"

!colspan=45| American Le Mans Series results

Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! Tyres

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Rank

! Points

2006

! B-K Motorsports

| LMP2

| Courage C65

| Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor

| {{Goodyear}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret

| TEX

| MID

| LIM

| UTA

| POR

| AME

| MOS

| PET

| MON

|

|

! 23rd

! 14

2007

! B-K Motorsports
Mazdaspeed

| LMP2

| Lola B07/46

| Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4

| {{Kumho}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEB
ovr:NC
cls:NC

| STP

| LNB

| TEX

| UTA

| LIM

| MID

| AME

| MOS

| DET

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PET
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret

| MON

! 28th

! 10

rowspan=3| 2008

!rowspan=2| B-K Motorsports

|rowspan=3| LMP2

| Lola B07/46

|rowspan=2| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(E85 ethanol)

| {{Yokohama}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SEB
ovr:DNS
cls:DNS

| STP

| LNB

| UTA

| LIM

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=3| 33rd

!rowspan=3| 10

Lola B08/86

| {{Dunlop}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
ovr:30
cls:10

|

Andretti Green Racing

| Acura ARX-01b

| Acura 3.4L V8

| {{Michelin}}

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MID
ovr:14
cls:7

| AME

| MOS

| DET

| PET

|

|

2011

! Risi Competizione

| GT

| Ferrari 458 Italia GTC

| Ferrari 4.5 L V8

| {{Michelin}}

| SEB

| LNB

| LIM

| MOS

| MID

| AME

| BAL

| MON

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| PET
ovr:DNS
cls:DNS

|

|

|

! NC

! -

2012

! Performance Tech Motorsports

| PC

| Oreca FLM09

| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

| {{Michelin}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
ovr:49
cls:6

|LNB

|MON

|LIM

|MOS

|MID

|AME

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|BAL
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret

|VIR

|PET

|

|

! 28th

! 10

=A1 Grand Prix=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"

!colspan=45| A1 Grand Prix results

Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! DC

! Points

2006–07

! Brazil

| NED
SPR

| NED
FEA

| CZE
SPR

| CZE
FEA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEI
SPR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEI
FEA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MYS
SPR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MYS
FEA
{{small|18}}

| IDN
SPR

| IDN
FEA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZL
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZL
FEA
{{small|14}}

| AUS
SPR

| AUS
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

| SHA
SPR

| SHA
FEA

| GBR
SPR

| GBR
SPR

! 18th

! 9

=American open–wheel racing=

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

==Atlantic Championship==

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

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!Rank

!Points

2006

! Sierra Sierra Enterprises

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|LBH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HOU
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MTY
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CLE1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLE2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|9}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SJO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|DEN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MTL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ROA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|205

2007

! Sierra Sierra Enterprises

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|LVG
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|LBH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|HOU
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|POR1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|CLE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MTT
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|TOR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|EDM1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|EDM2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SJO
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ROA
{{small|2}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|341

==Indy Lights==

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

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Rank

! Points

2006

! Guthrie Racing

|
HMS

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|STP1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|STP2
{{small|1}}

|INDY

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|WGL
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMS
{{small|4}}

|NSH

|MIL

|KTY

|SNM1

|SNM2

|CHI

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 154

2008

! AGR-AFS Racing

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|HMS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|STP1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|STP2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|IOW
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|WGL1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|WGL2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NSH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|MDO1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MDO2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KTY
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SNM1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SNM2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|CHI
{{small|3}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|510

==IndyCar Series==

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

!colspan=45| IndyCar Series results

Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

2009

! Luczo Dragon Racing

! rowspan=3| Dallara IR-05

! rowspan=2| 2

! rowspan=3| Honda HI7R V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|STP
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LBH
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TXS
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IOW
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|RIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|WGL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|EDM
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SNM
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CHI
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MOT
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS
{{small|14}}

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"|312

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/matosra01/2009/O/|title=Raphael Matos – 2009 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2010

! de Ferran Dragon Racing

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SAO
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STP
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|ALA
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LBH
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TXS
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|IOW
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|EDM
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SNM
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CHI
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS
{{small|17}}

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 290

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/matosra01/2010/O/|title=Raphael Matos – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2011

! AFS Racing

! 17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ALA
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|LBH
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SAO
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

|TXS1

|TXS2

|MIL

|IOW

|TOR

|EDM

|MDO

|NHM

|SNM

|BAL

|MOT

| |KTY

| |LSV

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"|30th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"|67

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/matosra01/2011/O/|title=Raphael Matos – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! Years

! Teams

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! Podiums
(Non-win)

! Top 10s
(Non-podium)

! Indianapolis 500
Wins

! Championships

3

|2

|38

|0

|0

|0

|13

|0

|0

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

2009

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center|12

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|22

| Luczo Dragon Racing

2010

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center|12

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|29

| de Ferran Dragon Racing

2011

| Dallara

| Honda

|colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

| AFS Racing

=Stock Car Brasil=

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

!colspan=45| Stock Car Brasil results

Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! Rank

! Points

2012

! RC3 Bassani

! Peugeot 408

| INT

| CTB

| VEL

| RBP

| LON

| RIO

| SAL

| CAS

| TAR

| CTB

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BSB
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
{{small|9}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC†

! 0†

2013

! Bardahl Hot Car

! Chevrolet Sonic

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CUR
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAL
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBP
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
{{small|18}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 13th

! 84

2014

! Bardahl Hot Car

! Chevrolet Sonic

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SCZ
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRA
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GOI
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:black; color:white;"| GOI
1
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CAS
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAS
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| VEL
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SCZ
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SAL
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRA
1
{{small|Ret}}

! 16th

! 104

† Ineligible for championship points.

  • Season still in progress

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://www.rafamatos.com/}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Raphael_Matos}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726161039/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3655-raphael-matos/ IndyCar Driver Page]
  • [http://www.champcaratlantic.com/Drivers/Driver.asp?ID=426 Champ Car Atlantic Series bio]

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title=Firestone Indy Lights Champion|before=Alex Lloyd|after=J. R. Hildebrand|years=2008}}

{{succession box|title=Champ Car Atlantic Champion|before=Simon Pagenaud|after=Markus Niemelä|years=2007}}

{{succession box|title= Star Mazda Championship Champion|before=Michael McDowell| after=Adrian Carrio|years= 2005}}

{{s-ach|ach}}

{{succession box|title=IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year|before=Hideki Mutoh|after=Alex Lloyd|years=2009}}

{{s-end}}

{{AFS Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matos, Raphael}}

Category:Living people

Category:1981 births

Category:Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte

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