Sérgio Sette Câmara

After he turned 16, Sette Câmara was legally able to race in the national F3 championship (Class A) in Brazil. He made his debut at the fourth round at Interlagos. Although he could not quite match up to teammate Pedro Piquet, he finished the year with a strong seventh.

He also made his European F3 debut at the second-last round at Imola, driving for EuroInternational. Driving as a guest driver and ineligible for championship points, Sette Câmara finished 14th, 20th, and 21st respectively in the three races over the weekend.

File:Sergio Sette Camara, Formel 3 2015.JPG during the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.]]

After a one-off appearance that year, Sette Câmara made his full-time debut for the 2015 season, driving for Motopark. After a rather disappointing start to the season, his luck turned for the better at Spa where he achieved his first podium in Europe where he finished 3rd. After that race, Sette Câmara went on to score more consistently than not while achieving another 3rd place at Red Bull Ring and went on to finish 14th in the championship with 57.5 points next to his name.

The annual meeting at Zandvoort for the Masters of F3 event was a successful one for Sette Câmara, bagging a pole position for the qualification race. In that race, he finished in third place and also finished third in the main race.

Another annual meeting for Formula 3 drivers, this time at Macau, a circuit Sette Câmara had not competed on before. His weekend started well by qualifying 7th, an impressive result for a rookie. In the qualification race, he improved one position to finish a respectable sixth place. In the main race, he struck trouble before finishing 22nd, last of the runners and two minutes off eventual winner Felix Rosenqvist. Despite the disappointing result, Sette Câmara recorded the fastest lap of the race which not only was over 1.5 seconds faster than his own fastest qualifying lap, but it is now also the outright lap record for the Macau GP circuit.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Sette Câmara made his Toyota Racing Series debut in 2015 after replacing Dzhon Simonyan at Taupo. He ended the season with 199 points and placed 20th overall.

Returning with Motopark for a second season, now part of the Red Bull Junior Team, the 2016 season for Sette Câmara started off with a tricky weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard when he was taken out by his teammate at the first corner in race 1. But from Hungaroring onwards, Sette Câmara started to prove that he was a genuine competitor on the track by performing some top quality overtaking maneuvers and consistently finishing in the 'points paying positions' including podiums at Pau and Red Bull Ring. Unfortunately, the second half of the season was less than lucky for Sette Câmara: he had many high grid position placings, including a pole position, taken away from him due to grid penalties and suffered other problems, including a drive-through penalty whilst running in 2nd place at Hockenheim. He finished 11th in the championship at the season's end but that did not justify the pace he had all year.

Like last year's event, Sette Câmara enjoyed success at the Zandvoort event. After qualifying 7th for the qualification race, he ended finishing 5th in that race and then in the main race, Sette Câmara finished 3rd once again to top off a successful outing.

Returning after a record-breaking race weekend for him in last year's event, Sette Câmara came into the event with Carlin, a team he had never raced with previously. With past winner Antonio Felix da Costa and rising stars Jake Hughes and Lando Norris as his teammates, Sette Câmara was not going to have it easy. He showed his strong form by qualifying in 4th place, just one place behind da Costa. In the qualification race, Sette Câmara made up 1 place in the race to finish 3rd behind da Costa and former Red Bull Junior Callum Ilott. For the main race, Sette Câmara held the lead for half of the race in strong fashion until Nikita Mazepin crashed and brought out the safety car. Once the safety car came in, he was immediately pressured by da Costa and lost the lead in an epic duel between them and Felix Rosenqvist, reigning and 2-time winner of this event, also snuck by Sette Câmara after putting extreme pressure on and Sette Câmara held onto 3rd place at the end of the race to take a podium in one of the most prestigious events in world motorsport, finishing behind now 2-time winner da Costa and Rosenqvist.

File:Sérgio Sette Câmara Monza F2 2017.jpg]]

In November 2016, Câmara was confirmed to be stepping up to FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport for the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127292|title=Sergio Sette Camara secures MP Motorsport seat for 2017 GP2 season|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|work=Autosport|date=November 27, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2016}}

Arriving at Bahrain for Round 1 of the new era of Formula 2, Sette Câmara had a challenge on his hands as he not only had to prove he can match experienced teammate Jordan King, but he also had to prove that being the youngest driver on the grid was not going to hold him back, and after qualifying, he proved he can be quick from the get go as he qualified an impressive 10th for his first ever race and qualified 1 place ahead of his teammate in the process. Race 1 proved to be the real challenge however as tyre degradation played a massive role in the outcome of the race but Sette Câmara held on nicely and took a fine 12th place at the end but got relegated to 13th after a time penalty for forcing Campos driver Ralph Boschung off the track. Race 2 did not end up too much better for Sette Câmara as a puncture on lap 1 forced him into the pits for a tyre change and he did not help his own cause by stalling in the pits either. Eager to prove his worth after a major setback, Sette Câmara went out and while he was too far back from the rest of the field, he was lapping times quicker than most. By the end, he finished a miserable 18th but set the fastest lap of the race and was the only driver to lap a 1: 43-second lap but unfortunately did not get the 2 points for the fastest lap as he failed to finish inside the top 10.

Unfortunately for Sette Câmara, points did not get earned at either Spain or Monaco. Struggling for genuine pace in the feature race before being forced off the track by Johnny Cecotto in the sprint race at Spain and being to told to stop crying by his own team over the radio and retiring with a suspension failure whilst in the points in the feature race and being stuck at the back of the field due to extremely difficult overtaking opportunities in the sprint race at Monaco were his problems.

Baku, Austria, Silverstone and Hungaroring were also quiet and scoreless runs for Sette Câmara but could have had a breakthrough points score in Austria after qualifying 2nd before being disqualified and sent to the back of the grid for having an irregular fuel sample in the car and to sum up his season going into the summer break, scoring 0 points from 14 races was certainly not what Sette Câmara planned to achieve.

After the summer break, Sette Câmara returned to the Spa circuit where he had much success in the past. After qualifying 11th for the feature race in a session that was hit by heavy rain, Sette Câmara wasted no time in making his way up inside the top 10. He finished 8th, his first points finish of the season, before being promoted to 6th after the disqualifications of Charles Leclerc and Oliver Rowland. Starting 3rd for the sprint race, Sette Câmara made the best start of the season as he managed to take the lead out of turn 1. He had tough competition behind him, but held the lead until the end. This was his first race win not only in Formula 2, but in car racing in general, as he had not won a race since his karting days.

File:FIA F2 Austria 2019 Nr. 5 Camara.jpg round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. He would win the sprint race.]]

1 week later at Monza, Sette Câmara came in with good momentum after his first win and while qualifying 11th was not the best start, his 2 races were top class once again. Having a quiet race up until the frantic final laps of the feature race, he finished 6th after all of the penalties were set in stone and once again started 3rd for the sprint race, where once again he capitalized on his improving race pace and captured 2nd place after losing the lead to the fast charging Luca Ghiotto and held his own for another deserving podium.

For the penultimate round at Jerez, which was a stand-alone event for F2 and GP3 to make up for the German Grand Prix not being able to host an event that year, Sette Câmara got up to speed quite quickly despite the circuit being unfamiliar, and was comfortably inside the top 10 for the majority of the weekend before a string of bad luck which led to bad timing leaving him with 10th and 14th in the feature and sprint races respectively. He had better luck at Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi where he had a solid weekend that resulted in 9th and 8th in the feature and sprint races respectively to close off his rookie year in Formula 2.

Returning for his third attempt, Sette Câmara had a lot more of a challenge on his plate due to being out of a Formula 3 car all year while racing in Formula 2. He was the fastest in FP1 but that involved hitting the wall and in qualifying, his best lap was ruined by making contact with the wall and he had to settle for 9th. That did not hamper his progress through the qualification race as he made a rapid start, making his way to fifth by the end of lap 1 before reaching 3rd and pressuring Joel Eriksson for 2nd. In the end, Joel held his own and Sette Câmara finished an impressive 3rd from 9th on the grid.

The main race, however, was action-packed and entertaining, featuring hard racing and daring overtakes as well as a number of incidents. For Sette Câmara however, it was a fairytale that quickly turned into his biggest nightmare. After both Joel Eriksson and Callum Ilott ran into trouble, Sette Câmara inherited the lead and held it until the final lap. After firstly being under immense pressure from Maximilian Günther and then the fast charging Ferdinand Habsburg, Sette Câmara looked set to take victory, but he was overtaken around the outside on the final corner on the last lap by Habsburg and both drivers went into the wall after carrying too much speed into the corner. Habsburg managed to make it across the line in a heavily damaged car and finished 4th, but Sette Câmara did not make it to the checkered flag and was classified in 13th place, after having led the majority of the race.

Sette Câmara returned to Formula 2 for the 2018 season and started it off in impressive fashion, finishing 2nd behind Lando Norris in the first feature race of the year in Bahrain. He followed that up with a 3rd place finish in the same weekend's sprint race. He would go on to finish 6th in the championship with a total of 8 podium finishes for the year.

In February 2020, Sette Câmara, along with former European Formula 3 teammate Joel Eriksson, joined the GEOX Dragon Formula E team as reserve driver and entrant into the March rookie test in Marrakesh.{{cite web|url=https://dragonracing.com/sergio-sette-camara-named-geox-dragon-test-reserve-driver/|title=Sérgio Sette Câmara Named GEOX DRAGON Test & Reserve Driver|last=Cornelison|first=Justin|work=GEOX Dragon|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020}} In the test, his efforts saw him set the second fastest time of the day behind Envision Virgin Racing entrant Nick Cassidy.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2020/feb/marrakesh-rookie-test-round-up|title=Nick Cassidy sets fastest time for Envision Virgin Racing in Rookie Test|date=March 1, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020}} In July 2020, following Brendon Hartley's departure from the outfit, Dragon promoted Sette Câmara to the second race seat for the season finale in Berlin.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/sette-camara-dragon-berlin-hartley/4841724/|title=Sette Camara replaces Hartley at Dragon for Berlin|last=Klein|first=Jamie|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=July 22, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020}}

File:Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon Penske Autosport FIA Formula E World Championship 2021 Valencia Testing.jpg.]]

In November, the team confirmed Sette Câmara would join the series full time as part of the 2020–21 line-up.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2020/november/sergiio-sette-camara-dragon-penske-autosport|title=Sette Camara first to be confirmed at rebranded DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT|work=FIA Formula E|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020}} He scored his first points finish in Formula E with a 4th place finish at the Diriyah ePrix. This was Dragon's best finish in Formula E since the 2019 Swiss ePrix.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-09 |title=The Formula E team resurgence that 'shocked' its own driver |url=https://the-race.com/formula-e/the-formula-e-team-resurgence-that-shocked-its-own-driver/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=The Race |language=en-GB}} He finished eighth at the London ePrix to take his second points finish of the year and ended up 22nd in the standings.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-26 |title=London Formula E 2021 driver ratings |url=https://the-race.com/formula-e/london-formula-e-2021-driver-ratings/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=The Race |language=en-GB}}

Sette Câmara was signed by Dragon for the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |title=DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT CONFIRMS SERGIO SETTE CAMARA FOR SEASON 8 {{!}} DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT |url=https://dragonracing.com/dragon-penske-autosport-confirms-sergio-sette-camara-for-season-8/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=dragonracing.com}} Ex-F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi was signed as his teammate.{{Cite web |title=DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT SIGNS ANTONIO GIOVINAZZI FOR SEASON 8 {{!}} DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT |url=https://dragonracing.com/dragon-penske-autosport-signs-antonio-giovinazzi-forseason-8/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=dragonracing.com}} He finished ninth in the London ePrix, scoring his team's and his only points of the season.

File:2023-04-21 Motorsport, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Berlin E-Prix 2023 1DX 0780 by Stepro.jpg]]

Sette Câmara switched to NIO 333 FE Team for the 2022–23 season, partnering Dan Ticktum.{{Cite web|title=Sergio Sette Camara joins NIO 333 for Season 9|date=14 September 2022|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/september/sette-camara-nio-333-season-9|access-date=14 September 2022|website=ABB Formula E}} The Brazilian would be outscored by his teammate across the year, though he would achieve their outfits best result since 2018 with fifth place in a chaotic Hyderabad ePrix.{{Cite web |title=Formula E in India: Sette Camara benefits from chaos and secures Nio 333's first top 5 result since 2018 - e-formula.news |url=https://e-formula.news/news/formula-e-news/formula-e-news-detail/formula-e-in-india-sette-camara-benefits-from-chaos-and-secures-nio-333s-first-top-5-result-since-2018 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=e-formula.news}} The Brazilian also came eighth at the first race in Rome and fifth at the opening round of the London event, though he would later be disqualified as his team failed to obey the race directors' instructions, not changing a broken front wing during a red flag race stoppage.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-30 |title=Sette Câmara disqualified as race one results finally confirmed |url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/07/30/sette-camara-disqualified-as-race-one-results-finally-confirmed/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Motorsport Week |language=en-GB}} Sette Câmara ended up 20th in the championship, with Ticktum scoring double his amount of points.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=2022/23 season review: A record-breaking year for Formula E |url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/08/28/2022-23-season-review-a-record-breaking-year-for-formula-e/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Motorsport Week |language=en-GB}}

File:Sergio Sette Camara 2024 Tokyo Qualify.jpg]]

In September 2023, the team, which was rebranded as ERT Formula E Team, announced that it would be retaining Sette Câmara and Dan Ticktum for the 2023–24 campaign.{{Cite web|title=Dan Ticktum And Sergio Sette Camara Return At NIO 333 For Season 10|date=22 September 2023|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/478538/dan-ticktum-and-sergio-sette-camara-return-at-nio-333-for-season-10|access-date=28 September 2023|website=The Official Home of Formula E.|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Newbold |first=James |date=2023-10-20 |title=NIO 333 rebrands as ERT for 2024 Formula E season |url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/nio-333-rebrands-as-ert-for-2024-formula-e-season/10534897/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}} Sette Câmara was released from the team at the end of the season, and was replaced by David Beckmann.{{Cite web|last=Mackley|first=Stefan|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula-e/news/sette-camara-reasons-for-losing-formula-e-seat-not-so-transparent/10680027/|date=7 December 2024|title=Sette Camara: Reasons for losing Formula E seat "not so transparent"|access-date=17 December 2024|website=Autosport.com}}

After losing his full-time Formula E drive, Sette Câmara joined Nissan as their reserve and simulator driver for the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web|title=Nissan sign Sergio Sette Camara as Reserve and Simulator Driver|date=3 December 2024|url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/514755|access-date=17 December 2024|website=The Official Home of Formula E.|language=en}} He will make his return during the Berlin ePrix subbing in for Norman Nato who will have clashing commitments in the FIA World Endurance Championship.{{Cite web|title=Spurned Formula E driver already has a race return ready|date=11 December 2024|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/axed-formula-e-driver-sergio-sette-camara-return-nissan/|access-date=17 December 2024|website=The Race|language=en}}

File:Red Bull RB7 (28173966404).jpg at the Ignition Festival in Glasgow in 2016]]

After impressive pace in Formula 3 in 2015, Red Bull signed him to the Red Bull Junior Team.{{cite news|url=http://www.redbulljuniorteam.com/article/new-names-injected-red-bull-junior-team-2016|title=New names injected into the Red Bull Junior Team for 2016|work=Red Bull Junior Team|date=11 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015}} After his first taste of F1 machinery in a demo run at Motorland Aragón,{{cite news|title=Red Bull junior Sette Câmara set for maiden F1 demo run|publisher=Julien Billiotte|work=en.f1i.com|url=http://en.f1i.com/news/50714-red-bull-junior-sette-camara-set-for-maiden-f1-demo-run.html|access-date=13 April 2016}} he made his official test debut with Toro Rosso after the {{F1 GP|2016|British}} at Silverstone.{{cite news|title=Sette Camara to make F1 test debut|publisher=Keith Collantine|work=f1fanatic.co.uk|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/06/27/sette-camara-make-f1-test-debut/|access-date=27 June 2016}} In the beginning of 2017, Sette Câmara was dropped from the Red Bull Junior Team program.{{cite news|title=Red Bull adds Ticktum, Verhagen to junior roster|publisher=David Gruz|work=Motorsport.com|url=https://www.motorsport.com/frenault/news/red-bull-adds-ticktum-verhagen-to-junior-roster-866437/|date=18 January 2017|access-date=18 April 2017}} In November 2018 he was signed by McLaren as a 2019 test and development driver and took part in the 2019 Catalunya Young Driver Test,{{cite news|work=BBC|title=McLaren: Sergio Sette Camara signs as test and development driver|date=6 November 2018|author=Andrew Benson|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/46111253|access-date=6 November 2018}} but returned to the Red Bull program in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/sergio-sette-camara-mclaren-red-bull/|title=Sergio Sette Camara swaps McLaren for Red Bull|website=PlanetF1|date=9 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}

Alongside his reserve driver role for Nissan in Formula E, Sette Câmara signed with Nielsen Racing to compete in the 2025 European Le Mans Series alongside co-drivers James Allen and Anthony Wells.

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